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  • Available in theaters: June 7, 1991

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Critic Barry Mcilheney
rated 8

...what is addressed is approached in typically gutsy style, is as superbly conceived as ever, and includes a number of memorable set pieces...

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Cast & Crew

Spike Lee
As Cyrus
Spike Lee
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Samuel L. Jackson
As Gator Purify
Anthony Quinn
As Lou Carbone
John Turturro
As Pauline Carbone
Brad Dourif
As Leslie

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A successful African American architect, Flipper Purify, risks everything when he starts an affair with his white secretary, Angie Tucci. As their relationship deepens, they face opposition from their friends and families, who see their love as a taboo. Flipper's brother, Gator, struggles with drug addiction and his father, a reverend, struggles to reconcile his faith with his son's interracial relationship. Meanwhile, Angie's fiancé, Paulie Carbone, is beaten by his friends for dating a black woman. As tensions rise, Flipper and Angie must confront the harsh realities of racism and drugs in their community, ultimately leading to a tragic end.

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Jungle Fever was released in theaters on June 7, 1991.