“It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...”
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Ernest R. Dickerson
Bill Lee
Danny Aiello
Sal
Ossie Davis
Da Mayor
Ruby Dee
Mother Sister
Richard Edson
Vito
Giancarlo Esposito
Buggin Out
Spike Lee
Mookie
Bill Nunn
Radio Raheem
John Turturro
Pino
Paul Benjamin
ML
Frankie Faison
Coconut Sid
Robin Harris
Sweet Dick Willie
Joie Lee
Jade
... and 32 more
Wuchak
_**When someone does the wrong thing and others react the wrong way**_ On a hot summer day in a predominantly black neighborhood in Brooklyn, one person makes the wrong decision and sets off a chain of events that results in havoc. Rosie Perez is a highlight on the feminine front. “Do the Righ...
CinemaSerf
Whilst there can be no doubt of the potency of the theme here, I thought the nature of the story telling was all over the place and angry. With temperatures rising, literally and metaphorically, the bored youth of an area of Brooklyn are becoming more and more frustrated. The thrust of these frustra...
Spike Lee Deals With Trouble At Sal's Pizzeria
Clip • YouTube
Radio Raheem's Death Sparks Riot in 4K HDR
Clip • YouTube
Spike Lee and Ruth E. Carter find color in the dark
Featurette • YouTube
“How Come You Ain’t Got No Brothers Up on the Wall?” Scene in 4K HDR
Clip • YouTube
Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING
Featurette • YouTube
Radio Raheem's Story of LOVE and HATE
Clip • YouTube
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