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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 12/15/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Urban Drama

Spike Lee defines "jungle fever" as sexual attraction between members of two races. In his film Jungle Fever, he examines the repercussions of an interracial affair upon two very distinct communities. Wesley Snipes is Flipper, a happily married and successful architect, and Annabella Sciorra is Angie, an office temp. When she starts working in Flipper's Manhattan office, one day they look at each other and are soon having sex over a blueprint-strewn desk. Their liaison causes an explosion on both homefronts. Flipper's family consists of his father Doctor Purify (Ossie Davis), a former preacher; his mother Lucinda (Ruby Dee); his violent, crackhead brother Gator (Samuel L. Jackson); and his wife Drew (Lonette McKee), whom he loves, despite his sexual attraction to Angie. Angie's family is a typical Italian-American household from Bensonhurst. She's engaged to Paulie Carbonne (John Turturro), who works in a deli owned by his father Lou (Anthony Quinn). When the two families find out about Flipper and Angie's affair, their shock leads to recriminations and racial animosity. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Wesley Snipes - Flipper Purify
Annabella Sciorra - Angie Tucci
Spike Lee - Cyrus
Anthony Quinn - Lou Carbone
Ossie Davis - The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
Ruby Dee - Lucinda Purify

The DVD presentation of Spike Lee's Jungle Fever is a good attempt to give fans a little more than just the film. Presented in widescreen 1:85, the film shines due in part to a great transfer and cinematographer Ernest Dickerson's fabulous lighting. Audio is also impressive, with Dolby Surround available on the English, French, and Spanish tracks. The extras, though few, are enough to satisfy. In additional to the theatrical trailer, cast and crew bios, production notes, and web links, there's a short "making of" featurette showing Spike Lee directing on the set and discussing the theme of interracial relations. It's a studio-produced electronic press kit , but it features interviews with much of the film's cast. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide