Do the Right Thing | “How Come You Ain’t Got No Brothers Up on the Wall?” Scene in 4K HDR 

Giancarlo Esposito saying he doesn’t see any American Italians, great casting.

This guy left and opened his own Chicken place years later, had some business on the side too. Sadly he died in a nursing home explosion a few years back.

An underrated brilliance of this scene is it tortures you with that pizza. It actually looks really good, and you just want him to take a fucking bite, but he never does. It gets so frustrating by the end of the scene that you feel the characters frustration.

What’s funny here is that the actor Giancarlo Esposito is half Italian American himself LMAO

Man you really feel the heat in this movie

Remember folks, this man complaining about more cheese on the pizza went on to become Gustavo Fring, one of the greatest and most feared villains in TV history.

Damn back then one slice of pizza was a $1.50, now a days it’s like $5.00

That's a fantastic shot at 2:50 when the camera follows them out into the street and then follows Mookie back in.

it’s crazy how Buggin Out looking up at the wall for a quick second leads to the death of a man by the end of the same day

A modern cinematic masterpiece! RIP Danny Aiello & Ossie Davis.

He played the antagonist in this movie. If you look at everything that happened, all the problems, all the chaos, it was him.

"You want brothers up on the wall, get your own place. You can do what you want to do. You can put your brothers and uncles and nieces and nephews, step-fathers, step-mothers, whoever you want." 😂 Love that! Sounds 100% improvised!

I watched this movie in the theater. I thought it was amazing how every character is flawed, but their flaws are understandable. I think the movie was a great portrait of people living together in spite of their flaws and differences. They obviously don’t live without conflict, but that’s just reality.

Hard to believe Buggin Out is played by the same guy who played Gustavo Fring. Giancarlo is truly an amazing actor.

Guy boycotted a place because an Italian guy has pictures of Italian celebrities on his wall

A guy goes into an Italian restaurant and complains about no brothers on a wall for an Italian restaurant.

He was so mad, he moved to New Mexico and established his own chain of restaurants, "Los Pollos Hermanos"

“Who Else Went Straight To The Comments?”

John Turturro's character is very racist in the movie, but he is also level headed and takes the bat from his dad's hand.

Sal is right. It's his business and he's promoting his heritage.

Sal and Buggin Out are two sides of the same coin in this scene. Neither man owes the other anything beyond the exchange of a slice of pizza for $1.50. But they both behave as if they are owed something. Buggin Out believes that because he and other Black neighbors spend money in Sal's shop, they are entitled to a picture of Malcolm X on the wall. Sal believes that, because it's his shop, he can do as he pleases and owes his customers nothing, even though their patronage supports his family. Both men have valid arguments, and neither attempts to look at things from the perspective of the other man. They're more concerned with being right than showing empathy. In a community, a neighborhood, you can't be so concerned with what you deserve or what you are entitled to. You have to find common ground. This is the entitlement I speak of. Sal and Buggin Out both dig their heels in, take up opposing positions and push each other apart instead of trying to find common ground. If they were thinking level-headedly and behaving rationally, they would each see that the other man has a reasonable position, and they would treat each other with respect. In the fairytale version of this story, Sal would probably hang pictures of Nelson Mandela and Michael Jordan alongside Frank Sinatra and Al Pacino, and the community would come together more closely -- but that's a fairytale. Instead, they are each concerned with what they are owed, which is amplified by racism and the unrelenting heat. It's a powder keg. The subsequent death of Radio Raheem by the police is the spark that finally burns it all down. At least, that's my interpretation of this scene.

It’s an Italian joint, it only makes sense for Italians to be on the wall regardless what neighborhood..as an Italian American myself if I go to a local Mexican joint and I see Italians on a wall I’d be like “um wtf?” Lol would be expecting to see Mexicans only

Spike lee is the most overrated director in Hollywood, fueling the cultural divide and victim mentality for 30+ years.

The most hilarious thing about this film is the people who watch it and do not think the black characters did anything wrong.

Growing up in NYC every pizza shop and barber shop (Italian owned) had posters of Bruno Sammartino ! He was an icon !!

lol, my god, Sal's gotta have the patience of a freakin Buddhist monk

The Audacity to go in somebody else's business and try to run their place smh. Always thought Sal was in the right.

Absolute trash race baiting movie

The camera work in this movie is brilliant.

You don’t come into a persons place of business and tell them what to do or what to hang up on their wall. Dude was being a gigantic smartass, he’s lucky Sal didn’t whoop his ass.

Buggin’ Out was the real villain.

Michael Jor-DAN😂😂😂😂

It's so crazy how this crap is still relevant right now in 2021

I love how someone can be so entitled to think if they spend money at a privately owned establishment, then they have some right to say how the place is ran. Here’s how capitalism works, if you don’t like it, don’t spend your money there, if enough people don’t spend their money there, they will either change or shut down.

Imagine walking into a black soul food restaurant and asking why there's no white people on the wall what response you'd get.

My dad turned me on to Spike Lee films at an age where I was mostly just into action and superheroes or cartoons. Granted he probably shouldn't have but the stories were compelling. And I can appreciate them even more as an adult. Spike Lee knew what he was doing. The shot selection he would use and the duration of takes without incessant or abundant editing. Extended takes. Single takes even. That's directing. That's how you capture the moment. The feeling and emotion you want to convey. Charles Dutton's scene at the end of Get on the Bus as an example. Done in one extended take. That and this are probably his best films.

I want to see the 60 minute director's cut version of this flick where Sal relents and puts brothers up on the wall of his pizza place and the film simply ends with nods of mutual respect.

No bruthus because it's an Italian restaurant. Duh

I love this movie so much and i only just realised Gus Fring was Buggin Out.

This film is a masterpiece.

My work has a board featuring pictures of all the top employees of the month. Currently all of the faces are black, and as a giant fan of this movie it really makes me want to make some variation of "brothas on the wall" as a joke to my coworkers but I just can't tool the joke right to where people will both get the reference and I won't get fired. Should probably just put that idea in the trash bin.

Giancarlo. Can't believe that's breaking bad's baddest. What an amazing actor.

Line that sparked disaster: "Sal, how come there ain't brothas on the wall?"

This character predicted BLM.

When I was growing up, every so often someone was a "retard". Over the years, it's become politically incorrect to point that out. But somehow taking the word out of our vocabulary hasn't lessened their numbers any!

Giancarlo Esposito is one of the greats.

And now he's an Imperial Moff.

From this to Moff Gideon. Bravo, Mr. Esposito. Bravo. Your acting range is beyond words.

Thats movie is absolute briljant, my favorite Spike Lee movie with as second Jungle Fever (Jacksons best performance ever)

Back when you can somewhat work a shitty job and still make it

Also 40 Years ago Giancarlo Esposito was a Day Player on Guiding Light. He was in The 1982 Cast Picture when the show celebrated Two Anniversaries. 45 overall (Debuting on Radio in 1937) then on TV on June 30th 1952. So many African Americans appeared on The Show. Taye Diggs, Sharon Leal, The "Original" Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday, Jesse L. Martin, Karla Mosley, and Kevin Mambo who won Two Daytime Emmys for playing Marcus Williams.

very realistic to how they sure can cry about this and that

The Mayor is such a great character. I love the real time nature of this film, how individuals and conversations bleed into each frame. Superb

Robert Dinero on the wall of fame ? His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French..uh so I guess he's allowed LOL

As with many pseudo social movements, it was started by a attention seeking no body mad at the world and attempting to intrude himself onto someone else(Buggin' Out). All of the harm done in this film was due to his self centered BS.

The banter is natural, they dont make movies like this anymore. Movies now are just forced 1 liners and awkward unrealistic dialogue.

Spike Lee is one of our greatest filmmakers. It’s a real shame that he isn’t regarded as much as the likes of Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Spielberg, and other greats. He’s never gotten his due in my opinion.

"It's the hottest day of the year, there's racial tension everywhere, and we ain't patronizing your pizzeria till there's some brothas up on that wall!"

Buggin' Out's type is still a problem even today.

I don’t see how he can go in there am demand changes. If you don’t like the establishment, DON’T GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY = SIMPLE!!

The same reason you don't have Italians on your wall. (character, not the actor).

Great classic movie. Best scene in the movie. Still relevant today.

Who knew Buggin Out was such a Karen in this movie

He was going there all the time and suddenly realized there was no black on wall.....🙄

If the character in this movie wants pictures of African Americans on the wall, he should open up his own pizzeria.

Buggin out was wrong about everything.

Sal's Pizzeria is a restaurant run by Sal, who has owned it for 25 years (circa since 1964). His staff includes his sons Vito and Pino, and Mookie. Sal and his sons make the pizza and customer service, while Mookie is the delivery boy. The pizzeria is opposite the Korean grocery store. Sal has a Wall of Fame in the pizzeria which includes Italian-American celebrities. Buggin' Out complains to Sal about how there are no black people on the wall and tells people to boycott the place when he gets kicked out.

🤣😂🤣I’ll never forget those words, “I’m a trouble maker, making trouble.” What a great movie! 😁

You think he asks that at Los Pollos Hermanos?

Man I love this film. I watched this so many times as a kid. Excellent masterpiece from Spike Lee.

Joe DiMaggio Robert De Niro Al Pacino Sofía Loren Sylvester Stallone Frank Sinatra John Travolta and lots more of famous Italian actors on the wall

This is exactly as Family Guy described it.

so if i walk into a soul food restaurant and ask the opposite question would they make a movie about that?

he went in there a few time a day, everyday, eating pizza and complaining about anything he could, there are people like that too

And what Sal did is how creators should respond to demands of representation of any kind.

No one else wants to say it so i will. Spike lee made Gustavo character a ignorant no need loud mouth blah 😢

I maintain my opinion that there is no real racism from Sal. That guy just happen to get under his skin. Had been someone else bringing that up, I'm sure he would just put up one

Talk about entitlement, what is this guy a Communist? "we spend money here so we should have some say." Go open your own shop, stop trying to enforce your radical politics on blue collar workers. Could anyone image an Italian saying the same to a black- owned restaurant? it's called Respecting the establishment, and if you have a problem, take a number and go elsewhere.

You're gonna pay now or you're gonna pay on layaway?

😂 he was definitely looking for trouble

You are totally 'free' to do or say anything that you want to do OUTSIDE of my house, business, or property. However, my you ARE NOT free to do or say anything that you want to as soon as you are in my house or business or on my property........Did you see how easy that was??

It’s crazy how I talk to some people about this movie and it completely goes over their heads. Some people do not get this movie and the point

Interesting to see how some take the forward roles, some make "the most noise" and just as in real life some prefers to be more in the background. But do the others prefer to be in the background or it´s just how it happens to play out. This was a good movie and some time ago since i saw it in one go.

This is just a great movie through and though, quite an achievement in American filmmaking history

No soul food here 😂

Much money? You wouldn’t even pay 50 cents for extra cheese 😂

How come there’s no gay pride flags on the wall

Seriously this movie tried to play it like "there was fault on all sides." but this was will always be a "victim mentality" problem.

How do you charge more for a topping than the actual pizza

Notice he said American Italian, and not Italian American, … see the pride in where he was born. And the mouthpiece wants brothers on the wall smh no respect

An Italian restaurant with pictures of Italian celebrities sounds right I've never seen a Chinese restaurant with Pancho Villa painted on the wall in a Mexican neighborhood

that scene bothered me the most. destroying a hard working mans life because there were only Italian heroes on the wall. you go to a black joint there are no white pictures, white employees or white customers. this joint accepted all races, and was friendly to them and employed a black man. Spike wanted the world to see how it is in the world when it comes to blacks that riot and burn down businesses. great movie.

Don't think I have seen this one, looks like a canny film.

You know this guy went on to make a chicken chain restaurant?

such a masterpiece.

i would have never guessed that was giancarlo, its insane how young he was

Danny Aiello is incredible in this scene. The mannerisms and the gestures. That is professional acting

Apparently, Gus Fring came from the streets of New York and spent his later years in the American Southwest. Well-heeled. 🐓

In an interview with Giancarlo where he’s talked about how he’s felt ostricized by the Italian community despite the fact that he’s more Italian than most people really feels like subtext in this scene

This remaster's so dark it's like they turned off half of the lights on the set.