Jungle Fever (1991)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $14,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $32,482,682.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.535 |
Directed By
Spike Lee
Crew
Terence Blanchard
Wynn Thomas
Sam Pollard
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Ernest R. Dickerson
Stevie Wonder
Ruth E. Carter
Jeffrey Rollins
Ted Glass
Spike Lee
Robi Reed
Skip Lievsay
Monty Ross
Jon Kilik
Randy Fletcher
H.H. Cooper
Debra D. Jeffreys
Preston L. Holmes
Brent Owens
Susan D. Fowler
Brent Owens
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Anna Southall
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Sherri G. Sneed
Daniel Sanabria
Nate Ranger
David Lee
Pamela Katz
Phil Oetiker
Shari L. Carpenter
George Pattison
Ted Churchill
Kirk R. Gardner
Frank Prinzi
Larry McConkey
Tom Kudlek
Martin Bernstein
Diann Duthie
Tracy Vilar
Dale Watkins
Albert Aquino
Kevin Ladson
Scott Rosenstock
Val DeSalvo
Robert M. Andres
Jeff Balsmeyer
Charles Houston
Eric Klein
Carl Anthony Lee
Russell Williams II
Paul Wachter
Andrea Reed
Jeffrey Stern
Leander T. Sales
Larry M. Cherry
Jennifer Bryan
Kevin Lee
Bernadette Mazur
Ellie Winslow
Magdaline Volaitis
Jeff Ward
Tom Fleischman
Brunilda Torres
Clifford Booker
Laini Thompson
Fred Rosenberg
Bruce Pross
Steven Visscher
James Leavey
Brian Johnson
Diane Schaub
Frank Kern
Deborah Wallach
Chris Fielder
Greg Speed
Alex Steyermark
Marko Costanzo
David Boulton
Ron Bochar
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
TOP CAST
Wesley Snipes
Flipper Purify
Annabella Sciorra
Angie Tucci
Spike Lee
Cyrus
Ossie Davis
Reverend Purify
Ruby Dee
Lucinda Purify
Samuel L. Jackson
Gator Purify
Lonette McKee
Drew
John Turturro
Pauline Carbone
Frank Vincent
Mike Tucci
Anthony Quinn
Lou Carbone
Halle Berry
Vivian
Tyra Ferrell
Orin Goode
Veronica Webb
Vera
Veronica Timbers
Ming
David Dundara
Charlie Tucci
Michael Imperioli
James Tucci
Nicholas Turturro
Vinny
Steven Randazzo
Sonny
Joseph D'Onofrio
Patty
Michael Badalucco
Frankie Botz
Anthony Nocerino
Veeshay
Debi Mazar
Denise
Gina Mastrogiacomo
Louise
Tim Robbins
Jerry
Brad Dourif
Leslie
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Nilda
Theresa Randle
Inez
Pamala Tyson
Angela
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Charlie Murphy
Livin' Large
Talese Harris
Iris
Averell Curtle
Young Panhandler
Melvin Bethea
Drug Dealer
Ewart Lauder
Drug Dealer
Randolph May
Man in Crack Den
El-Shah Muhammad
Gentleman in Wheelchair
Suzanna White
Church Lady
Danielle Coleman
Woman Panhandler
Marilyn Nelson
Crack Lady
Bob Adrian
Man on the Street
Doug E. Doug
Friend of Livin' Large
Scot Anthony Robinson
2nd Friend of Livin' Large
Frank Esposito
Frankie, Denise's Brother
Joseph Giammarino
Boy in Candy Store
Shawn Lowenthal
2nd Boy in Candy Store
Queen Latifah
Lashawn
Curtis Atkins
Paperboy
Yvette Brooks
Mouth #1
Mamie Louise Anderson
Mouth #2
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