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Title: Jungle Fever (1991)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Flipper Purify | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Angie Tucci | |
| Spike Lee | ... | Cyrus | |
| Ossie Davis | ... | The Good Reverend Doctor Purify | |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Lucinda Purify | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Gator Purify | |
| Lonette McKee | ... | Drew | |
| John Turturro | ... | Paulie Carbone | |
| Frank Vincent | ... | Mike Tucci | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Lou Carbone | |
| Halle Berry | ... | Vivian | |
| Tyra Ferrell | ... | Orin Goode | |
| Veronica Webb | ... | Vera | |
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Veronica Timbers | ... | Ming |
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David Dundara | ... | Charlie Tucci |
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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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
Plot Keywords:
architect | interracial affair | harlem manhattan new york city | family relationships | religious fanatic |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sensuality, strong language, drug content, and for violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 June 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$32,482,682Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby SRColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Gator Purify: Mama, I smoked the color TV!
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Traditional
Arrangement by Terence Blanchard
Performed by The Boys Choir of Harlem
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When Flipper walks into the "Taj Mahal" crackhouse to find his brother Gator, the crackhouse is an homage to the crackhouse in New Jack City (1991), where Wesley Snipes starred as a drug lord. See more »Goofs
During the dinner about 15 minutes into the film, the position of the sliced bread changes then changes back. See more »Quotes
Lucinda Purify: What happened to the color TV?Gator Purify: Mama, I smoked the color TV!
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Crazy Credits
Certain lyrics to the end song move across the screen during the credits See more »Connections
Spoofed in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) See more »Soundtracks
Behold the StarTraditional
Arrangement by Terence Blanchard
Performed by The Boys Choir of Harlem
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With some interesting ideas about racism, some creative camera-work, and generally solid acting, there is enough in this film to make it worth checking out, albeit not enough to make it a great film. Spike Lee's depiction of a modern society build about racism lacks credibility, as it is hard to believe that the only thing the characters care about is racism-related. Lee's colour scheme hurts the film too, as the hues, in particular the oranges, are very harsh on the eyes, this distracting one from the on screen action. There are also some drug addiction subplots fitted in, to no certain advantage, and despite Terence Blanchard providing a nice multi-style score, it is used rather awkwardly throughout. Plus, there one large unanswered question: is Lee endorsing segregation and racism in the film? Believe it or not, in spite of these problems, the film has enough in it for adequate viewing. Seeing Halle Berry in her first big screen appearance is quite interesting, and Queen Latifah makes her debut appearance too as a waitress. It is very well shot, competently acted and it provides some things to think about, even if it is not too great overall stuff.