Man Friday (1975)

Starring:

• Richard Roundtree
• Peter O'Toole
• Peter Cellier
• Christopher Cabot
• Joel Fluellen
• Sam Seabrook
• Stanley Bennett Clay

Storyline

Marooned on a beautiful South Seas island with a black man, Crusoe declares himself 'master' and throws Friday into a cave when he rebels. Friday escapes and leaves Crusoe, who soon discovers he needs Friday's companionship and welcomes him back. A slave ship comes to the island and put them in peril, but in a violent battle, they defeat the ship. After many difficulties, they build a seaworthy raft and sail to Friday's island. Unable to adapt, Crusoe is destined to live out his life isolated and alone.

Do The Right Thing (1989)

Starring:

• Ossie Davis
• Ruby Dee
• Richard Edson
• Giancarlo Esposito
• Spike Lee
• Bill Nunn
• Danny Aiello
• John Turturro
• Paul Benjamin
• Frankie Faison
• Robin Harris
• Joie Lee
• Miguel Sandoval
• Rick Aiello
• John Savage
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Rosie Perez
• Roger Guenveur Smith
• Steve White
• Martin Lawrence
• Leonard L. Thomas
• Christa Rivers
• Frank Vincent
• Luis Antonio Ramos
• Richard Habersham
• Gwen McGee
• Steve Park
• Ginny Yang
• Sherwin Park
• Shawn Elliott

Storyline

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito), 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.