Jungle Fever

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Jungle Fever
"Jungle Fever" movie poster
Directed by	Spike Lee
Produced by	Spike Lee
Written by	Spike Lee
Starring	Wesley Snipes Annabella Sciorra John Turturro Anthony Quinn Samuel L. Jackson Halle Berry Queen Latifah Ossie Davis Ruby Dee
Music by	Stevie Wonder
Cinematography	Ernest Dickerson
Editing by	Samuel D. Pollard
Studio	40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	June 7, 1991 (United States)
Running time	132 min.
Language	English

Jungle Fever is a 1991 drama film directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. It was Lee's fifth feature-length film.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Awards 5 External links

[edit] Plot

The plot centers on the interracial romance between a successfully married African American man, Flipper Purify (Snipes), and an Italian-American woman, Angie Tucci (Sciorra). The two meet at their workplace in New York, at an architectural firm where Purify works and Tucci is hired as a temporary secretary. The lovers come under intense pressure from their friends and family as a result of their relationship. The title of the film refers to the sexual attraction between whites and blacks. A subplot considers the problems of drug abuse, with Flipper's brother Gator (Samuel L. Jackson) a crack addict.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character
Wesley Snipes	Flipper Purify
Annabella Sciorra	Angie Tucci
Spike Lee	Cyrus
Ossie Davis	The 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
David Dundara	Charlie Tucci
Michael Imperioli	James Tucci
Nicholas Turturro	Vinny
Michael Badalucco	Frankie Botz
Debi Mazar	Denise
Gina Mastrogiacomo	Louise
Tim Robbins	Jerry
Brad Dourif	Leslie
Theresa Randle	Inez
Miguel Sandoval	Officer Ponte
Charlie Murphy	Livin' Large
Doug E. Doug	Friend of Livin' Large
Queen Latifah	LaShawn

[edit] Soundtrack

See: Jungle Fever (soundtrack).

[edit] Awards

• Cannes Film Festival
  • Best Supporting Actor

    Samuel L. Jackson

  • Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention)
• Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor

    Samuel L. Jackson

• National Board of Review
  • 10th best film of the year
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor

    Samuel L. Jackson

• Political Film Society Human Rights Award

[edit] External links

• Jungle Fever at the Internet Movie Database

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