Jungle Fever

M
2h 12m
1991
6.4 /10 (306)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1991-06-07

Top Billed 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

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