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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.
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Earnest, overwhelming, contemporary and prestige.
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
27 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Cartographers.
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Cast
- Danny AielloSal
- Ossie DavisDa Mayor
- Ruby DeeMother Sister
- Richard EdsonVito
- Giancarlo EspositoBuggin Out
- Spike LeeMookie
- Bill NunnRadio Raheem
- John TurturroPino
- Paul BenjaminML
- Frankie FaisonCoconut Sid
Crew
- Spike LeeDirector
- Spike LeeScreenplay
- Ernest R. DickersonDirector of Photography
- Bill LeeOriginal Music Composer
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Spike LeeProducer
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Pairings
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Weapons 202569% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, overwhelming.
The Departed 200669% alikeBoth earnest, contemporary, overwhelming.- good kid, m.A.A.d city 201277% alikeAlbum · Both earnest, contemporary.
Mr. Robot 201572% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, earnest, overwhelming.
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Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
