"They're not your friends. If they were your friends, they wouldn't laugh at you." RIP Danny Aiello 😪

RIP Danny Aiello . We grew up on his food.

I like how he tells him “ Son, I’ve never had any trouble with these people”...in so many words “have they ever threatened your life, have they ever threatened my life, sure we have our disputes, but what, we don’t do that in our neighborhoods with each other??...real stuff..

The fact that this is a single take blows my mind. Honestly my favorite scene in the movie.

"Why you got so much anger in you"??

The avant garde jazz really does add to the scene and how Sal feels

I have met a lot of Italian business owners like this over the year. You get to know them and they have a ‘Dad’ vibe about them. Once they get to know you they can be very loyal and you actually sometimes develop a bond with them.

Sal makes a very good point. If your friends laugh at you like that, then they aren't your friends.

Personally, I think Sal genuinely likes the people in the neighborhood. He talks about his pride in knowing that they grew on his food and how he has watched the neighborhood kids grow up over the years. Even toward the end, before he smashes the radio, four of the neighborhood kids show up as they are about to go home for the night and he lets them in anyway for one last slice. I think the racial slurs from Sal come more from anger and frustration (although that is not an excuse). I don't know; everyone will have their own point of view about the actions of the characters, but that is what I get from Sal.

The acting from Aiello when Turturro is yelling at smiley is amazing, ready to just blow up on the inside without saying a word.

Danny Aiello was one of the great character actors of all time. RIP, King!

3:15 this scene is so powerful man. The frustration on sal’s face while the whole situation is unfolding it’s hits deep. I’ve worked at gas stations having to deal with homeless people and my reaction was exactly the same with getting them of the property and the truth is I should have been more tolerant because the ultimate truth is hatred only leads to suffering.

my favourite ever line in a movie: "you oughta boycott the god damn barber who fucked up your head."

This scene made me cry. I wish I had a real father like this reaching out to me and educating me about one fine area of life Great acting

Pino could just quit and make his own way, like his dad did, if he hates being around "them",but he doesn't. He is being supported by his Dad and by the same "animals" that pay for their food. That's another angle Spike shows. Seething in anger because he feels like he is stuck, hatred bubbling , yet can't even be a man and make his own way. He will never understand the pride Sal feels in HIS business.

Brandford Marsalis (soprano sax, in this scene) and Terrence Blanchard (trumpet, used in a lot of Spike movies, plus Sugarhill) are two unsung masters of music scores!

If they were your friends they wouldnt laugh at you

His son was giving him a warning.

there is so much to appreciate in this scene. the acting, dialogue but especially how it is shot. Love how it is all in one shot

What's not talked about _nearly_ enough is the beautiful score by the composer (and Spike Lee's dad) Bill Lee

Sal is old school Italian takes pride in work and in his food and if he can make someone happy with a slice of pizza then that's all good with him I don't think his son ever really unstood pride

One of my favorite movie scenes of all time.... RIP DANNY AEILLO😔

LMAO at Pino screaming "GET A FUCKING JOB!".

Sal has every right to run his joint the way he sees fit. That includes having a Wall of Honor for Italian-Americans. If Spike Lee owned a pizza joint with a Wall of Honor for African-Americans, what right do I, as a First Nations man, of Mohawk and Piscataway blood, to tell Spike Lee that Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and Geronimo need to replace Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson and John Coltrane on Spike Lee's wall in his own joint? I have no right at all and all the comments in reply to this post cannot change that. Here's a pro tip for Spike Lee: When you burn down the pizza joint that has been in business for over twenty years in your neighborhood, don't be surprised when not one businessman of any blood, of any ethnicity, comes around to rebuild it. Because they won't come around to rebuild it and all you will get is a memorial of ashes, rubble and charred bricks--a memorial to pride, and pride goeth before the fall.

Sal was not a racist. He had some issues, but on the whole he liked the community. He just smiled when he saw Smiley. He stayed because he liked the fact that the people in the community grew up on his pizza. It sort of gave his life a sense of meaning.

Pino instigated the whole altercation with Smiley and he ends up playing the victim

Danny was a one of kind actor who will truly be missed

I Love this film. It represents the purest form of verisimilitude. We need to cherish and protect art like this. It doesn't judge, it doesn't have an agenda it just reflects the reality of Bed-Stuy in the late 80s from ALL perspectives involved. Its crass its offensive utterly thought provoking but above all else its REAL.

Sal blew it at the end calling Radio Raheem the n word, but I think he actually had a lot of love for the Black people in the community. He didn’t want to move his pizzeria. He was cast as a symbol of white oppression and exploitation, but seemed to get along well on the whole with the local patrons. He got a bad rap but he was actually initially pretty well liked and his place was a ‘hit’ in the Black community. I think they liked his pizza and it was a hang out. You sometimes see those type of store owners. Sort of tough, imperfect with some issues, but once you get know them and they like you, you can share a warm relationship.

This man was such a good actor. I have the highest respect for him. An excellent actor. Rip sir. He gave to a lot of charities. One was for autism. My son is autistic. I personally hate cities,but man if the pizza was as good as he made in this movie. I'd eat there everyday😼😼😼

The older I get the more and more I relate to every character in that movie. I understand everyone's perspective.

If Pino's not happy he should just quit. What could he do, he wouldn't get the same treatment that he would get working for "Daddy". Look at Vito he doesn't complain and he gets along great with everyone.

Pino & Bugging Out messed everything up. Without them, things would've been different.

It's so funny when Smiley tries to say "Fuck You."

Wonderful scene and The Natural Spiritual Orchestra's 'Father to Son' is the perfect backdrop for it.

The scene with Pino's confrontation with Smiley kicks bad ass! Especially when Smiley shouts "FA FA FA FA FU-FU-FUCK-YA-YA-YA-YOU!!".

Its interesting... in the behind the scenes making of the Film... Spike Lee was asked did he think the character "Sal" was a Racist after everything was said and done, to which his Response was... "Well obviously he's racist because he refers to black folks as THESE people, he obviously must be a racist" But Danny Aiello was asked did he think the character Sal was a Racist... He said... "Well... when I had read the character that Spike wrote on paper, yea on paper it seems like he was Racist when I was reading it to myself alone... but I made sure I wasn't going to play it like that... Do I think Sal was a Racist? No... no I don't think he was a Racist at all... when I actually started to say my lines out loud and speak LIFE into the character "Sal" with my own words and gestures... I thought to myself... "he's a self made man, he has alot of pride in his business, he respects the role he plays in the community in which he's been occupying his place of Business, and he at least thinks he understands the dichotomy between him, his family, and the outside forces of the community where his business dwells"... but also... I can see he represents the idea that maybe he's an outsider to some... maybe he's a foreign element within the boundaries of this tightly-nit community... maybe he has a hard time seeing that because he's been doing it so long, and maybe he can't see himself representing anything negative to the public... I think he would like to see himself as accomplishing something good and noble, but he's also old and experienced enough to know that the presence of his business can be perceived as both a Gift to some, and a threat to others in the community, depending on how you look at it... but now if he was a racist in any form, he would've allowed himself to give in to his Son's shallow & misguided rhetoric... he would've allowed himself to give in to his Son's narrow-minded social concerns that alot of young men allow themselves to get caught up with nowadays, and he would've let those concerns dictate his decisions on how he should go about running his business from that moment forward... do I think he's a Racist?? No I don't think or believe he is a Racist at all" R.I.P. Danny Aiello 💔💔

"It's like I come to work, it's Planet Of The Apes." John Turturro was hilarious in this movie even though his character is a total racist prick lol.

Classic Scene RIP Danny Aiello😪😪😪

RIP Sal, serve Da Mayor and Raheem a slice 🍕

Great scene. Topped off with Bill Lee's fantastic musical score and Branford Marsalis great sax. Superb movie, too.

daddy is such a sweetheart

The way the go back and forth in this film gets me every time😆

3:39...."leave dat boy alone you know he aint right...daaamm"....love Robin Harris

"Do your friends put money in your pocket, Pino? Food on your table? They pay your rent, the roof over your head?" Never worry about what your "friends" think of you.

shoot in 1 take, Music Builds up great with the scene, the zoom uptil 1.35, the father son conversation. difference in looking at the situation, pride great scene.

One of the most important Films of the 20th Century.

Thank you so much for this! Love this scene! The hate and love shown through this. Spike was on one when he made this

Pino, if your unhappy being there, go out and look for another job and stop blaming others for your unhappiness .

“Pop, what can I say? I don’t wanna be here, and they don’t want us here”

“you may think it’s funny, but i’m very proud of that”

Great scene between Sal and Pino. Great story within a story with this scene. Great acting!

RIP Danny Aiello!

A, Timeless Scene !!! RIP Danny Aiello !!!

Sal was amazing!

This scene is amazing

This is spikes magnum opus...sadly he peaked to soon

@alexgomez83 that just goes to show what type of mentality he has. Even if he wanted to hang with a black person he can't. Because he let his friends, which is his own people control him. Ain't nothing wrong with having pride in your race. But as far as being your own individual, you should be able to work wherever you want or hang out with whoever you want. No matter how anybody else feel about it.

Great Scene got to love the jass music playing in the background slowly picking up tempo as peno flips out.

Funny how John Tutturo, plays this "Pwop, I'm tired of N-words" in Do the Right Thing, but in Jungle Fever, he's like, "I'm dating a Black girl. So what?" That's versatility!

Great scene.... Leave that boy alone you know he ain't right

It's funny. I can't speak for anyone else, but his advice went a long way for me. So often, we're so concerned about what others think. It took me a long time to realize who the people in my life were until I truly heard what Sal was trying to say.

The end with Pino freaking out was all improvised.

To everyone on here. Happy holidays. If it was as easy to spread love, as much as people spread hate. What a wonderful world this would be. 😿😿

Boy, what a beautiful movie.

great movie. Love it

3:54 (smiley) have me dying when I see that scene.

in the end, we all trying to survive, smile and live another day.

“i’m your father and i love ya, but that’s the way it is”

Turturro has had a hell of a career.

A great film. It's complicated. There was no easy answer. Just like real life. Spike Lee's masterpiece.

Pino could have been more compassionate. Yes, dealing with a "Special Needs" Person takes work I know this only too well. My Uncle is "Special Needs" and although he doesn't do what Smiley does, if anyone treated him like Pino treated Smiley he would have gotten his butt kicked. He lives in a Small Town so a lot of people know him.

I love how Smiley tries to curse back at Pino.

Rest Easy Danny A.❣️❤️🙏🏾

The track is called 'Father to Son' and it's on the Bill Lee Musical Score soundtrack.

powerful scene

What a scene to see and watch! 🤭

sal is a rightous man he is like furious out of boyz n the hood

Rest in Peace good sir.

Sal is the original Mr. Crabs, money and customers first😲👍 waiting for do the right thing 2😭

Great scene

Whoever would of thought he would be on transformers

I love that name PINO 🍕I was a John Turturro fan back in the day and Danny Aiello was one of my faves 🍝

For me one of the most affecting and heartbreaking scenes in any movie ever. The music building with the scene. Sal is a good man but loses his cool - tragically - in the end.

“You may think it’s funny but I’m proud of that.” RIP😢

I feel so bad for Smiley, I mean that he's disabled and lives in a bad neighborhood. John Turturro I thought was kind of an asshole for yelling at him. Again, it's so sad. If he sold me a picture I'd pay 10 dollars. cause i feel so bad.

“Get a fuckin job man! I’m sick of this shit! You get a job! What! I got a job! I got a job man!” Bring yo ass over here punk! Naw I ain’t going over there I ain’t got no reason to go over there man! I got no reason to go over there! What are you gonna do fuckin jump me?” 🤣🤣🤣

good scene with a dash of anxiety

The very next second after this: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

3:55 Smiley! lol!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I would die for Smiley.

The only lesson...never relax.

If feels like I'm coming to work to the planet of apes🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣so true

“Get a fucking job man” “You get a job” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

RIP Sal "( I always wanted to try a slice at ur spot guess ill never get to

I wonder what the name of the jazz song playing in the background is.

Sal is a good guy

People miss how the heat played such a Big role in this movie and how it added to tension in the neighborhood.

R.I.P. Danny Aiello

3:52 Smiley had me dying when this first came out