Do the Right Thing

1989 · Movies · 2h 0m · Drama

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Major character dies

Downer ending

How it ends

Radio Raheem is killed by police, leading to a riot and the destruction of Sal's pizzeria.

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Overview

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.