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Do the Right Thing   1989         R, 120 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama Director: Spike Lee   Cast: Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, John Savage, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, Paul Benjamin, Frankie Faison, Rick Aiello, Joie Lee, Robin Harris, Miguel Sandoval   Italian-American Sal (Danny Aiello) owns a pizzeria in a Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, and his sons—angry bigoted Pino (John Turturro) and congenial Vito (Richard Edson)—work at the pizzeria. The only Black employee is Mookie (Spike Lee) who drives the delivery truck. One hot summer day, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito) arranges a boycott of Sal's pizzeria because of the lack of racial diversity. Tensions rise and erupt in violence. Spike Lee created critical attention with his much discussed finale. Cast Spike Lee Mookie Danny Aiello Sal Ossie Davis Da Mayor Ruby Dee Mother Sister Richard Edson Vito John Turturro Pino John Savage Clifton Giancarlo Esposito Buggin` Out Bill Nunn Radio Raheem Paul Benjamin ML Frankie Faison Coconut Sid Rick Aiello Officer Long Joie Lee Jade Robin Harris Sweet Dick Willie Miguel Sandoval Officer Ponte