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Jungle Fever
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Jungle Fever is a 1991 American drama and romance film directed by Spike Lee, who also wrote the screenplay and produced the movie alongside Monty Ross. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Ossie Davis, and Ruby Dee. It was produced by 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks and Universal Pictures, with Ernest Dickerson serving as director of photography and Terence Blanchard composing the score. Ruth E. Carter designed the costumes.
Set in New York City, the narrative explores themes of forbidden love, interracial relationships, and xenophobia. The film was released in 1991, with specific dates including May 16, June 7, and October 24. It has a runtime of 132 minutes and was originally in English. Universal Pictures and Netflix distributed the work, which is available via video on demand.
Jungle Fever received an 81% review score and a 7/10 rating. It was honored with a National Board of Review award for Top Ten Films. The film is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Film · TMDB
6.4A 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.
Cast
- Wesley Snipes as Flipper Purify
- Annabella Sciorra as Angie Tucci
- Spike Lee as Cyrus
- Ossie Davis as Reverend Purify
- Ruby Dee as Lucinda Purify
- Samuel L. Jackson as Gator Purify
Themes
- new york city
- architect
- forbidden love
- interracial relationship
- xenophobia
- crack addict
- frustrated
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Screenwriter
- Spike Lee
- Cast member
- Queen Latifah
- Composer
- Terence Blanchard
- Producer
- Monty Ross
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Dickerson
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 715705
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Jungle Fever
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Ruth E. Carter
- review score
- 7/10
- publication date
- 1991-10-24
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