

Jungle Fever
1991-06-07 · 132 min · ★ 6.4
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Spike Lee
- Production companies
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 14,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 32,482,682
Top Cast
Wesley SnipesFlipper Purify
Annabella SciorraAngie Tucci
Spike LeeCyrus
Ossie DavisReverend Purify
Ruby DeeLucinda Purify
Samuel L. JacksonGator Purify
Lonette McKeeDrew
John TurturroPauline Carbone
Frank VincentMike Tucci
Anthony QuinnLou Carbone
Halle BerryVivian
Tyra FerrellOrin Goode
Veronica WebbVera
David DundaraCharlie Tucci
Michael ImperioliJames Tucci
Nicholas TurturroVinny
Steven RandazzoSonny
Joseph D'OnofrioPatty
Michael BadaluccoFrankie BotzTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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