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Jungle Fever

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starring:
Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Anthony Quinn
director:
Spike Lee, Doctor Walter Turnbull
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details
Rating: R
Running Time: 132 mins.
Running Time: 131 mins. (video version)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
The story of a romance between a young, married African-American architect from Harlem and an Italian-American woman from Bensonhurst, and the repercussions it has on their respective social circles.
cast + crew
Spike Lee
Director
Doctor Walter Turnbull
Director
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
Spike Lee
screenplay
Spike Lee
Producer
Monty Ross
Co-Producer
reviews
Source
December 8, 2000
Flipper Purify (Wesley Snipes) is a married black architect from Harlem. Angela Tucci (Annabella Sciorra) is an Italian secretary from Bensonhurst. And they've gotta have it. In Jungle Fever, Spike Lee is less interested in their affair than the environment in which it takes place. As Lee sees it, racial and class conflicts -- intensified by sex, drugs, violence, politics, religion, music and myth -- have turned urban America into a powder keg. Lee tips his hand by dedicating the film to Yusuf… Continued
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