Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Halle Berry, Tim Robbins, 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
Flipper Purify (Wesley Snipes), a successful and happily married architect from Harlem, is married to Drew (Lonette McKee), who works as a buyer at Bloomingdales. Together, they have a young daughter, Ming (Veronica Timbers). At work, Flipper discovers that an Italian-American woman named Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra) has been hired as a temp and his secretary. Initially Flipper is upset that he is the only black person working at Mast & Covington, but after being told employees are hired according to their ability and not race, he relents.
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