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Jungle Fever is a 1991 film directed by Spike Lee. It follows three intertwining plotlines. In the first, architect Flipper Purify ( Wesley Snipes) leaves his wife Drew (Lonette McKee) and takes up an affair with his firm's temp secretary Angie Tucci ( Annabella Sciorra ). In the second, Flipper and his parents ( Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee ...
Jungle Fever is a prophetic film that sheds light upon the troubled soulscape of America. More than anything else, the twin demons of fear and hate have caused the divisiveness in relationships and communities in urban America. Spike Lee doesn't have an answer that will heal these divisions, but then neither does anyone else.
Show all ( 9) Cannes Film Festival. 1991 | Winner: Best Supporting Actor. 1991 | Special Mention: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. National Board of Review. 1991 | Winner: Top Ten Films. New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 1991 | Winner: Best Supporting Actor. Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.
Berry. Film roles in Jungle Fever (1991), directed by Spike Lee, and in Boomerang (1992), starring Eddie Murphy, first brought her notice. She starred with Jessica Lange in Losing Isaiah (1995), a drama about adoption, before earning acclaim for her portrayal of film star Dorothy Dandridge, the first.
Jun 7, 1991 · 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 ...
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