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Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

19916.42h 12m

Overview

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Spike Lee
Produced by Spike Lee
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $32.5M

Top Cast

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Flipper Purify

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Angie Tucci

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Cyrus

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Reverend Purify

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Lucinda Purify

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Gator Purify

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Drew

John Turturro

John Turturro

Pauline Carbone

Frank Vincent

Frank Vincent

Mike Tucci

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Lou Carbone

Themes & Keywords

new york cityarchitectforbidden loveinterracial relationshipxenophobiacrack addictfrustrated

About Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever is a drama, romance film released in 1991 exploring themes of new york city, architect, forbidden love, interracial relationship, xenophobia, crack addict. Directed by Spike Lee, it stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee. A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

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