Jungle Fever

1991 2h 12m EN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 330

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wesley Snipes
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Annabella Sciorra
Angie Tucci
Spike Lee
Cyrus
Ossie Davis
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Ruby Dee
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Lonette McKee
Drew
John Turturro
Pauline Carbone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Spike Lee, Jeff Balsmeyer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Ernest R. Dickerson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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Original score by Stevie Wonder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam Pollard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra and Spike Lee carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102175 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Spike Lee directs. Ernest R. Dickerson behind the camera. Stevie Wonder scores. Sam Pollard cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Ernest R. Dickerson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stevie Wonder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sam Pollard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra and Spike Lee carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0102175 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.