Jungle Fever finds Spike Lee tackling timely sociopolitical themes in typically provocative style, even if the result is sometimes ambitious to a fault. Read critic reviews
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Jungle Fever: Official Clip - Office Liaison
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - Gator's Last Dance
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - A Big Misunderstanding
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - The Art of "No" Theory
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - A Disturbing Vision
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - She Looks Good!
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - I Don't Love You
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - Thrown Out
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - I Like Gettin' High
Jungle Fever: Official Clip - Flip Quits the Firm
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Movie Info
A married black lawyer named Flipper (Wesley Snipes) begins an affair with Angie (Annabella Sciorra), his white secretary. When the news is leaked through an acquaintance, Flipper's wife (Lonette McKee) kicks him out of the house. Flipper decides to begin courting his mistress, only to be greeted by disapproval from friends, family and even strangers. The relationship continues to be strained in a society not ready to accept it, and people are hurt during its inception.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Spike Lee
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Producer: Spike Lee
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Writer: Spike Lee
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $31.7M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
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Production Co: Universal Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround
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Aspect Ratio: 35mm
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Critic Reviews for Jungle Fever
Audience Reviews for Jungle Fever
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not porn. DISAPPOINTED.
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For some reason I don't seem to ever watch a Spike Lee film in one sitting. The only ones I did were Do the Right Thing and Clockers. I did two sittings for this one, it's not a bad thing, but I just feel a lack of concentration when he does extended intimate portraits on his characters. Anyways, this 'joint' didn't feel like it dragged on, nor did it feel too short but I felt by the end of it that the central theme was slightly forgotten about. I think that's because all the supporting characters (especially Samuel L Jackson) are just so much more interesting than the central two.
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What we have here is Spike Lee's thematic sequel to Do The Right Thing. While ultimately an exploration of inner city life for different cultural, economic, and racial groups, the main focus is on the consequences, repercussions, and attitudes towards interracial relationships. The film has noble ambitions and aims, but a lot of the strength is undermined primarily by some surprisingly untimely music cues from Stevie Wonder and a really bloated, meandering run time. I liked how the film explored the issue of mixed dating from different viewpoints, but I found it odd how it neglects to really capture the situation from the perspective of the two main parties: a well to do black architect, and his working class Italian secretary. Aside from mixed dating, the film does take a more general look at big city life, with special attention paid to crack addiction. The film is extremely well shot, with some well used camera moves (including a ripping long take), and, despite being flawed, does offer a great amount of substance and food for thought. It also contains some terrific performances from a notable ensemble cast, which includes names like Wesley Snipes, Anna Sciorra, Anthony Quinn, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, John Turturro, and briefer appearances from Brad Dourif, Tim Robbins, Queen Latifah, Halle Berry (this being the debut for those latter two), as well as a breakout turn from Samuel L. Jackson as the crackhead Gator. All in all, the film is kind of a mess, but it does have its moments, so yeah, give it a go.
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This was made before I started sighing during Spike Lee movies. I thought the performances here were fabulous.
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