Wheel of Film!

Do the Right Thing

The Yay Network Episode 7

Welcome back to Wheel of Film, the podcast where we spin, land, and dive deep into cinema’s most compelling stories.

This week’s pick: Do the Right Thing — Spike Lee’s explosive 1989 drama that unpacks race, heat, and humanity on one block in Brooklyn. Written, directed, and produced by Lee himself, the film stars Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, and Lee as the pizza delivery guy Mookie.

The plot? A scorching summer day boils over into violence after a confrontation at Sal’s Famous Pizzeria — revealing the simmering racial tensions in the neighborhood.

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