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Jungle Fever ()

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Friends and family of a married Black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.
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Flipper Purify
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Angie Tucci
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Cyrus
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The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
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Lucinda Purify
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Gator Purify
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Drew
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Paulie Carbone
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Mike Tucci
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Lou Carbone
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Vivian
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Orin Goode
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Vera
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Ming
David Dundara ...
Charlie Tucci
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James Tucci
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Vinny
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Sonny
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Patty (as Joe D'Onofrio)
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Frankie Botz
Anthony Nocerino ...
Veeshay
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Denise
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Louise
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Jerry
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Leslie
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Nilda
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Inez
Pamala Tyson ...
Angela
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Officer Long
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Officer Ponte
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Livin' Large (as Charles Q. Murphy)
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
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Man on the Street
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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
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Lashawn
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Paperboy
Yvette Brooks ...
Mouth #1
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Mouth #2
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Nosey Neighbor (uncredited)
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Crack Addict (uncredited)
Jay Bethea ...
Junkie (uncredited)
Tiger Haynes ...
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College Kid (uncredited)
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Homeless Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Spike Lee

Written by

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Spike Lee ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jon Kilik ... line producer
Spike Lee ... producer
Monty Ross ... co-producer

Music by

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Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by

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Ernest R. Dickerson ... (as Ernest Dickerson)

Editing by

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Sam Pollard

Editorial Department

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Jeffrey Cooper ... apprentice editor (as Jeff Cooper)
Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez ... apprentice editor (as Sonia Gonzalez)
Anthony L. Jamison ... apprentice editor
Noëlle Penraat ... negative matcher
Dave Pultz ... color timer
Leander T. Sales ... assistant editor (as Leander Sales)
Brunilda Torres ... additional editor

Casting By

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Robi Reed

Production Design by

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Wynn Thomas

Set Decoration by

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Ted Glass

Costume Design by

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Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department

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Clifford Booker ... hair stylist: women
Larry M. Cherry ... hair stylist: men (as Larry Cherry)
Bernadette Mazur ... makeup artist
Laini Thompson ... makeup artist
Ellie Winslow ... makeup artist
Chey Greene ... make-up artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Preston L. Holmes ... production supervisor (as Preston Holmes)
Brent Owens ... unit manager
Donna Smith ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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H.H. Cooper ... second assistant director
Randy Fletcher ... first assistant director
Dale Pierce-Johnson ... second assistant director (as Dale Pierce)

Art Department

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Jacqueline Arnot ... inside prop assistant
Anthony Baldasare ... first assistant props
Jeff Balsmeyer ... storyboard artist
Werner Bargsten ... main title sign props
Martin Bernstein ... construction coordinator
Katherine Bloss ... scenic artist
Nancy Gayle Boytos ... set dresser (as Nancy Boytos)
Erwin Brown ... construction production assistant
William Butler ... set dresser (as Bill Butler)
John Calling ... construction production assistant
Rodney Clark ... set builder
Lorenzo Contessa ... scenic artist
Thomas Costabile ... key set builder (as Tom Costabile)
Sara D'Alessandro ... scenic artist sculptor
Rena Dillon ... assistant to the set decorator
Diann Duthie ... assistant art director
Rudolph Eccleston ... construction production assistant
Marc Fambro ... carpenter
Anthony Galloway ... construction production assistant
James Geyer ... scenic artist
Jeffrey L. Glave ... chargeman scenic artist
Kevin Golden ... scenic artist
John Grimolizzi ... set builder
Gary Jennings ... scenic artist
Bruton Jones ... assistant to the production designer
Mark Jones ... construction production assistant
Jerry Kadar ... set dresser
David B. Kadow ... set builder (as David Kadow)
Joyce Kubalak-Szuflita ... stand-by scenic artist (as Joyce Kubalak)
Kevin Ladson ... property master
Charles LaPlaca ... welder
Virginia Lim ... scenic artist
Jann McClary ... second assistant props
Ken Nelson ... key set builder
Richard Parker ... construction production assistant
Carl Prinzi ... key construction grip
Scott Rosenstock ... lead man
Rosalie Russino ... scenic shopwoman
William Starke ... construction production assistant
Pam Stephens ... assistant to the production designer
Terry Sylvester ... scenic artist (as Helen Terry Sylvester)
Jack Travis ... consulting architect
Peter von Bartheld ... second set dresser (as Peter Von Bartheld)
Keith Wall ... set dresser (uncredited)
Paul Wardwell ... construction grip
John Wellington ... construction production assistant
Laura Jean West ... set dresser (as Laura West)
Robert Woods Jr. ... construction grip
Chris Cumberbatch ... scenic (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Albert Aquino ... boom operator
Ron Bochar ... sound effects editor
David Boulton ... adr recordist
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Keiko Deguchi ... assistant adr editor
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas ... adr editor (as Pam DeMetruis)
Chris Fielder ... assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer
Vaughn Halyard ... computer sound designer
Bradford L. Hohle ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Rosa Howell-Thornhill ... cable person
Brian Johnson ... assistant sound editor
Frank Kern ... foley editor
Kevin Lee ... dialogue editor
Stuart Levy ... apprentice sound editor
Skip Lievsay ... sound designer
Bruce Pross ... foley editor
Fred Rosenberg ... dialogue editor (as Frederic Rosenberg)
Diane Schaub ... adr editor
Greg Speed ... assistant sound editor (as Gregory L. Speed)
Jeffrey Stern ... dialogue editor
Steven Visscher ... foley editor
Magdaline Volaitis ... dialogue editor
Deborah Wallach ... adr editor
Robert S. Warren ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Russell Williams II ... sound recordist
Kay Denmark ... adr boom operator (uncredited)
Harry Peck Bolles ... adr editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jerry Holway ... cablecam operator
Andy Hudson ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jeff Ward ... stunt coordinator
Bill Anagnos ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Stuart Allen ... crane operator: Louma crane
Robert M. Andres ... key grip (as Bob Andres)
Keith Bunting ... company grip
Ted Churchill ... steadicam operator
Lamont Crawford ... fourth grip
Richard Crudo ... steadicam assistant
Val DeSalvo ... best boy electric
Kirk R. Gardner ... steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner)
Emil Hampton ... steadicam assistant
Andy Harris ... additional first assistant camera (as Andrew Harris)
Charles Houston ... gaffer
Pamela Katz ... first assistant camera (as Pam Katz)
Tom Kudlek ... crane grip / dolly grip
David Lee ... still photographer
Charlie Marroquin ... rigging grip (as Charles Marroquin)
Rick Marroquin ... rigging grip
Michael Marzovilla ... electrician
Larry McConkey ... steadicam operator
Derek McKane ... electrician
Nancy Meshkoff ... video operator
John Mitchell ... electrician
Andy Niceberg ... generator operator
Fred Nielson ... camera trainee (as Frederick V. Nielsen II)
John O'Malley ... electrician
Phil Oetiker ... camera operator
George Pattison ... additional camera operator
Carl Peterson ... key rigging grip
Tony Pisciotta ... electrician (as Anthony Pisciotta)
Frank Prinzi ... additional camera operator
Charles Quinlivan ... company grip
Floyd A.B. Rance III ... second assistant camera
Nate Ranger ... second assistant camera (as Nate C. Ranger)
Daniel Sanabria ... first assistant camera
Douglas W. Shannon ... electrician (as Doug Shannon)
Chris Skutch ... third grip
Marcus Turner ... fourth grip
David S. Tuttman ... additional first assistant camera (as David Tuttman)
Paul Wachter ... best boy grip
Tom Zafian ... video engineer (as Thomas Zafian)
David Zimmern ... video operator
Christian Epps ... electrician (uncredited)
J.D. Freedman ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Carl Anthony Lee ... casting associate
Andrea Reed ... extras casting
Winsome Sinclair ... casting production assistant
Tracy Vilar ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Donna Berwick ... assistant to costume designer
Jennifer L. Bryan ... wardrobe supervisor (as Jennifer Bryan)
Beulah Jones-Black ... assistant to costume designer
Precious Lovell ... wardrobe assistant
Barry Mazurek ... assistant wardrobe supervisor
Rita McGhee ... wardrobe assistant
Miriam Wong Tsao ... wardrobe assistant (as Miriam Wong)
Sandra Hernandez ... wardrobe intern (uncredited)

Location Management

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Kristen M. Johnson ... location production assistant
Eric Klein ... assistant location manager (as Eric Barry Klein)
Brent Owens ... location manager
Ginger Sledge ... location scout
Dale Watkins ... assistant location manager (as Dale T. Watkins)
Eddie Rehfeldt ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ethel Abelson ... musician: violin
Sanford Allen ... musician: violin (as Allen Sanford)
Stephanie Andrews ... soundtrack project coordinator
Jerome Ashby ... musician: French horn
Diane Barere ... musician: cello
Steve Berrios ... musician: Latin percussion
Sandra Billingslea ... musician: violin
Larissa Blitz ... musician: violin
Barbara Bogatin ... musician: cello
Kimberly Brewer ... music arranger: vocals
Richard Brice ... musician: viola
Alfred Brown ... musician: viola
Carol Buck ... musician: cello
Anne Callahan ... musician: cello
Malcolm Cecil ... additional music engineer
Jean Dane ... musician: viola
Troy Davis ... musician: drums
John R. Dexter ... musician: viola (as John Dexter)
Joseph Diamonte ... musician: violin
Gayle Dixon ... musician: violin
Robin Eubanks ... musician: trombone
Sue Evans ... musician: percussion
Barry Finclair ... musician: violin
James Flatto ... assistant music editor
Eileen M. Folson ... musician: cello (as Eileen Folson)
Stephanie Fricker ... musician: viola
Winterton Garvey ... musician: violin
Kenneth Gordon ... musician: violin
Karen Griffen ... musician: flute
Juliet Haffner ... musician: viola
R.R. Hanlan ... additional music engineer
Roland Hanna ... musician: piano (as Sir Roland Hanna)
Jennie Hansen ... musician: viola
Ellen Hassman ... musician: cello
Richard Hendrickson ... musician: violin
Milt Hinton ... musician: bass
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner ... musician: violin
Howard Howard ... musician: French horn
Yong-Yan Hu ... musician: violin
Stanley G. Hunte ... musician: violin
Regis Iandiorio ... musician: violin
Keith John ... music arranger: vocals
Gregory Komar ... musician: violin
Jesse Levine ... musician: viola
Charles Libove ... musician: violin
Carmel Malin ... musician: violin
Joe Malin ... musician: violin (as Joseph Malin)
Delfeayo Marsalis ... score recordist
Lois Martin ... musician: viola
Alvin McCall ... musician: cello
Melissa Meel ... musician: cello
Diane Monroe ... musician: violin
Louann Montesi ... musician: violin (as Lou Ann Montesi)
Frank Morelli ... musician: bassoon
James P. Nichols ... score mixer (as James Nichols)
Suzanne Ornstein ... musician: violin
Marion Pinheiro ... musician: violin
John Pintavalle ... musician: violin
Greg Poree ... music arranger
Susan Pray ... musician: viola (as Sue Pray)
Melanie Punter ... musician: bass
Alvin Rogers ... musician: violin
Bruce Rogers ... musician: cello
Elliot Rosoff ... musician: violin
Clay Ruede ... musician: cello
James A. Sandweiss ... assistant music engineer (as Jimmy 'Rock'N Roll' Sandweiss)
Myra Segal ... musician: violin
Patrick Smith ... score recordist
Richard Spencer ... musician: viola
Debra Spohnheimer ... musician: bass (as Deb Spohnheimer)
Bob Stewart ... musician: tuba
Alex Steyermark ... music editor
Dale Stuckenbruck ... musician: violin
Gerald Tarack ... musician: violin
Stephen James Taylor ... musician: oboe (as Stephen Taylor)
Lesa Terry ... musician: violin
Steve Van Arden ... music engineer / music mixer
Yuri Vodovoz ... musician: violin
Bruce Wang ... musician: cello
Nathan Watts ... executive associate music producer / music arranger: vocals
Rodney Whitaker ... musician: bass
Stevie Wonder ... music arranger / music arranger: vocals / music producer
Jue Yao ... musician: violin
Ming Yeh ... musician: violin
Harry Zaratzian ... musician: viola
Frederic Zlotkin ... musician: cello
Roger Gallo ... music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Shari L. Carpenter ... continuity (as Shari Carpenter)

Transportation Department

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Charles Bennis ... driver
Bill Buckman ... driver (as William Buckman Jr.)
Joseph Caffrey ... driver (as Joseph Caffrey)
Michael Canosa ... driver
James Collins ... driver
Robert Collins ... driver
Brendan P. Connolly ... driver (as Brendan Connolly)
Rocco Curatolo ... driver
Bob Donavan ... driver (as Robert Donovan)
Dennis Drogan ... driver (as Ronald Drogan)
Robert Dwyer ... driver
John Elder ... driver
Robert Featherstone ... driver
William K. Gaskins ... driver (as Willie Gaskins)
Ponce Granger ... driver
Gus Hein ... driver
Patrick Hogan ... driver
James Jelardi ... driver
Clifford Johnson ... driver (as Cliff Johnson)
Richard S. Kornack ... driver (as Richard Kornack)
Robert Lansing ... driver
Robert Lapine ... driver
Harry J. Leavey ... driver (as Harry Leavey)
James Leavey ... transportation captain
William Leavey ... driver (as Bill Leavey)
David Lenhart ... driver
Franklin Lopez ... driver (as Frank Lopez)
Brian Maxwell ... driver
Andrew Orlou ... driver
Martin Whitfield ... driver

Additional Crew

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Gerald Barclay ... intern
Wanda Brooks ... production assistant: 40 Acres
Johanne Brown ... post-production office coordinator
Rasheed Ali Brown ... craft service (as Rasheed Brown)
Jeffrey W. Byrd ... electric production assistant (as Jeffrey Byrd)
Idreana Causby ... intern
Constance Cherry ... intern
Darrol Clark ... intern
Pierre Cottrell ... our man in Fort-de-France
William Davies ... intern
Lee Davis ... set production assistant
Victor De Jesus ... intern
Lyle Dickey ... production assistant: 40 Acres
Liza Donnell ... craft service
Laura Dorsey ... intern
Elloise Dover ... intern (as Elloise McRae-Dover)
Mike Ellis ... set production assistant (as Michael Ellis)
Frank L. Fleming ... intern (as Frank Fleming)
Susan D. Fowler ... production coordinator: 40 Acres
Francesca Freeman ... intern
Anna Fuson ... unit publicist (as Anna Southall)
Darryl Ganious ... craft service
Michael Gaynor ... projectionist
Anika Gibbons ... intern
Chey Greene ... intern (as Chey Green)
Simone Greggs ... intern
Sarah Gyllenstierna ... intern
Van Hayden ... set production assistant
Ronald M. Haynes ... intern
Tracey Hinds ... craft service
Patricia Ann Holmes ... assistant auditor (as Patricia Holmes)
Debra D. Jeffreys ... production coordinator
Desirée Jellerette ... assistant production office coordinator
Sheldon Kaplan ... helper
Terri Kennedy ... intern
Gregory King ... intern
Zenaida Lorenzo ... intern
Charles Lowrey ... caterer
Charles Mahorner ... set production assistant
Marcie Newman ... intern
Robert F. Nickson ... production controller (as Robert Nickson)
Eric Oden ... auditor
Stephanie Payton ... intern
Michael A. Pinckney ... intern (as Michael Pinckney)
John Raffone ... helper
Philip M. Ricks ... intern
Jon-Marc Sandifer ... intern
Kevin Sharkey ... helper
Earl Smith ... assistant: Mr. Lee
Valerie Hughes Smith ... intern (as Valerie Hughes)
Sherri G. Sneed ... production secretary
Danny Spillane ... helper
Susan Stuart ... intern
Monica Sutton ... intern
Shawn Sweeney ... production assistant
Sikay Tang ... intern
Dwayne Thomas ... intern
Walter J. Turnbull ... founder/director: The Boys Choir of Harlem (as Walter Turnbull)
Ntshaveni Wa Luruli ... set production assistant (as Ntshavheni Wa Luruli)
Jimmie Walker ... intern
John Wassel ... cablecam assistant
Doug G. Watson ... set production assistant
Dana White ... production assistant
Raymond White ... security officer
Sonja Whittle ... intern
Harold R. Williams Jr. ... assistant projectionist
José Williams ... helper
Traci Runcie Williams ... intern (as Tracey Runcie)
Tracy A. Wright ... intern
Randall Balsmeyer ... title designer (uncredited)
Mimi Everett ... title designer (uncredited)
Coati Mundi ... adr voice (uncredited)

Thanks

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Terence Blanchard ... special thanks
Garrett Brown ... special thanks
Louis J. Delsarte ... special thanks
Yusuf K. Hawkins ... in memory of
Jason Hunt ... special thanks
Spencer Lawrence ... special thanks
Charlie Newton ... special thanks
Michael J. Singletary ... special thanks
Stevie Wonder ... special thanks (as Steveland Morris)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Murray Chapman

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Also Known As
  • Fiebre salvaje (Spain)
  • Febre da Selva (Brazil)
  • 叢林熱 (Taiwan)
  • Febbre della giungla (Italy)
  • Dzsungelláz (Hungary)
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  • 132 min
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Budget $14,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Samuel L. Jackson had just undergone treatment for drug addiction, and had only two weeks from his discharge from rehab to the start of filming. Jackson has gone on record as saying that Gator's ravaged look was not make-up, but actually the result of Jackson's own detoxification. See more »
Goofs At the start of the film, Flipper Purify tells his boss that he objects to having a white secretary, and instead demands "a woman of color." That would have resulted in his dismissal, especially in a New York City company. Such a demand would have been in open violation of local, state and federal civil rights laws banning discrimination in hiring based on race. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Bless This House See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits are printed on roadsigns that move across the frame. See more »
Quotes Lucinda Purify: What happened to the color TV?
Gator Purify: Mama, I smoked the color TV!
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