Films

Do the Right Thing : Brawl Breaks Out in Sal's

(TW: use of the n-word) Sal (Danny Aiello) smashes Radio Raheem’s (Bill Nunn) boombox, starting a fight between his family and the residents of the neighborhood that spills out onto the street

Citation

Contributor(s)

Film Language

beat, action, beat, general, canted frame, cutaway, dialogue, diegetic sound, dolly shot, eyeline match, handheld camera, high angle, low angle, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, music, diegetic, pan, shallow focus, shot/reverse shot, tracking shot, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

Black: African-American, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, White: White American

"Brawl Breaks Out in Sal's" in Do the Right Thing. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1989, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2775

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Nicholas Thurber

Share on Facebook