Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee. The film stars Lee, Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Halle Berry (in her film debut), Tim Robbins, Brad Dourif, Queen Latifah, Michael Imperioli, and Anthony Quinn, and is Lee's fifth feature-length film. Jungle Fever explores the beginning and end of an extramarital interracial relationship against the urban backdrop of the streets of New York City in the early 1990s. The film received positive reviews, with particular praise for Samuel L. Jackson's performance.
Plot
Successful Harlem architect Flipper Purify lives with his wife Drew, a buyer at Bloomingdales, and their young daughter, Ming. At work, Flipper discovers that an Italian-American woman named Angie Tucci has been hired as his temp secretary. Initially upset at being the only black person, he relents after being told hiring is based on ability, not race.
Awards
Cast
- Annabella Sciorra
- Anthony Quinn
- Brad Dourif
- Charlie Murphy
- Debi Mazar
- Doug E. Doug
- Frank Vincent
- Gina Gershon
- Halle Berry
- Illeana Douglas
- John Turturro
- Lonette McKee
- Michael Badalucco
- Michael Imperioli
- Miguel Sandoval
- Nicholas Turturro
- Ossie Davis
- Queen Latifah
- Ruby Dee
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Spike Lee
- Theresa Randle
- Tim Robbins
- Tyra Ferrell
- Veronica Webb
- Wesley Snipes
More details
| author | Spike Lee |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Spike Lee |
| editor | Sam Pollard |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | abusive father assault begin bensonhurst buyer crack crack cocaine crack house date discover do the right thing elderly widow fight greenwich village grocery store harlem interracial relationship italian-american kill late night preacher return home search shoot southern baptist southern baptist convention temp temporary worker the same ones who killed radio raheem two years prior wanting to have children white woman widow young daughter |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard |
| producer | Spike Lee |
| productionCompany | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | romantic drama urban |