With a cast consisting of some of the best character actors in Holly- wood (Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, Ossie Davis, and Bill Nunn)
and dialogue only found in the roughest parts of town, DO THE RIGHT THING is a stunning film about how life can take an upside down turn when racism rears its ugly head. Spike Lee leads the cast (not to
mention directs the movie) as Mookie, a soft-spoken black pizza
delivery boy who works for Sal (Danny Aiello), who owns the pizzaeria. What seemed like an regular day of work turns into a firestorm of racial conflict as two acquaintances of Mookie's (Esposito and Nunn)
becomes outraged at Sal's subtle racism towards African-Americans. Lee directed DO THE RIGHT THING with a rugged view of urban life,
adding a bit of reference to another film called NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. If you've seen the rings on one of the characters' hands, you'll catch the reference a mile away.
and dialogue only found in the roughest parts of town, DO THE RIGHT THING is a stunning film about how life can take an upside down turn when racism rears its ugly head. Spike Lee leads the cast (not to
mention directs the movie) as Mookie, a soft-spoken black pizza
delivery boy who works for Sal (Danny Aiello), who owns the pizzaeria. What seemed like an regular day of work turns into a firestorm of racial conflict as two acquaintances of Mookie's (Esposito and Nunn)
becomes outraged at Sal's subtle racism towards African-Americans. Lee directed DO THE RIGHT THING with a rugged view of urban life,
adding a bit of reference to another film called NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. If you've seen the rings on one of the characters' hands, you'll catch the reference a mile away.