France / May 19, 1989 / Cannes Film Festival
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2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Sal 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Turturro | Pino |
| Paul Benjamin | ML |
| Frankie Faison | Coconut Sid |
| Robin Harris | Sweet Dick Willie |
| Joie Lee | Jade |
| Miguel Sandoval | Officer Ponte |
| Rick Aiello | Officer Long |
| John Savage | Clifton |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Mister Señor Love Daddy |
| Rosie Perez | Tina |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | Smiley |
| Steve White | Ahmad |
| Martin Lawrence | Cee |
| Leonard L. Thomas | Punchy |
| Christa Rivers | Ella |
| Frank Vincent | Charlie |
| Luis Antonio Ramos | Stevie |
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| Richard Habersham | Eddie |
| Gwen McGee | Louise |
| Steve Park | Sonny |
| Ginny Yang | Kim |
| Sherwin Park | Korean Child |
| Shawn Elliott | Puerto Rican Icee Man |
| Diva Osorio | Carmen |
| Chris Delaney | Stevie's Friend |
| Angel Ramirez Jr. | Stevie's Friend |
| Sixto Ramos | Stevie's Friend |
| Nelson Vasquez | Stevie's Friend |
| Travell Lee Toulson | Hector |
| Joel Nagle | Sergeant |
| David E. Weinberg | Plain Clothes Detective |
| Yatte Brown | Double Dutch Girl |
| Mecca Brunson | Double Dutch Girl |
| Shawn Stainback | Double Dutch Girl |
| Soquana Wallace | Double Dutch Girl |
| Erik Dellums | Customer in Pizzeria (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Turturro | Policeman (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Do the Right Thing |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, English, Español, 한국어/조선말 |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Release date | 14 giugno 1989 |
| Production | Spike Lee, Jon Kilik, Monty Ross |
| Writer | Spike Lee |
| Casting | Robi Reed |
| Editing | Barry Alexander Brown, Tula Goenka, Bob Hagans, John Nicolard |
| Cinematography | Ernest R. Dickerson, John Newby, Jonathan Burkhart, Darnell Martin, Frank Prinzi, George Pattison, Bob Gorelick, Paul Reuter, David Lee, Robert Ippolito, Paul Wachter, Rex North, Rodney Bauer, John Archibald, Erich Augenstein, Donald Bialer, Roger Kimpton |
| Assistant directors | Randy Fletcher, Nandi Bowe, Christopher Lopez, Joe Gonzalez, Spike Lee |
| Lighting | Charles Houston, Val DeSalvo, Serge Mihajlov, John O'Malley, James Boorman, Christopher Vanzant |
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Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jun 25, 1989 / Hollywood, California
Limited release
United States / Jun 30, 1989 / R
Theatrical release
France / Jun 14, 1989 / TP
Ireland / Jun 23, 1989 / 18
United Kingdom / Jun 23, 1989 / 18
Germany / Jul 13, 1989 / 12
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United States / Jul 21, 1989 / R
Greece / Jul 27, 1989 / 16
Netherlands / Jul 27, 1989 / 16
Argentina / Aug 31, 1989
Portugal / Sep 01, 1989
Spain / Oct 03, 1989 / 16 / ICAA: 18952
Italy / Nov 17, 1989
Australia / Dec 14, 1989 / R18+
Japan / Apr 21, 1990 / R18+
Digital
United States / Sep 06, 2006 / R / Amazon Prime Video
Physical media
United States / Jan 11, 1990 / R / VHS
Japan / Jan 25, 1991 / LaserDisc
France / Oct 24, 2001 / DVD
Italy / Oct 25, 2001 / 14+ / 3 Spike Lee Joints DVD
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Netherlands / Jun 10, 2004 / 16 / DVD
United Kingdom / May 19, 2007 / 18 / With Get on the Bus DVD
Germany / Dec 14, 2018 / 12 / Turbine Steel Collection Blu-ray
Canada / Feb 02, 2021 / 18A / 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Australia / Feb 15, 2025 / R 18+ / 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
TV
United States / Jul 13, 1991 / CBS
Poland / Nov 21, 2001
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