Jungle Fever
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.
Critics Sentiment
The Good Reverend shoots and kills his son Gator
Paulie asks black customer Orin Goode out on a date
The film drops significantly from the powerful emotional climax of Gator's death to the criticized silly ending with Paulie's date request.
Jungle Fever maintains steady mid-range sentiment throughout most of its runtime, with critics appreciating Lee's thoughtful exploration of racial and sexual themes while noting structural problems. The film peaks dramatically during the devastating Gator subplot conclusion, widely praised as Lee's most powerful filmmaking, but stumbles to a weak ending that reviewers found contrived and silly.
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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
Crew
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