Jungle Fever (1991)

A Big Misunderstanding

Tensions rise as the cops misinterpret Flip (Wesley Snipes) and Angie’s (Annabella Sciorra) playful fighting as an assault in progress.

Directed by Spike Lee.

Released in 1991 by Universal.

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  • action: Embrace
  • action: Tease
  • action: Argue
  • action: Threaten
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  • primary-genre: Romance
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  • mood: Tuff
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: Neighborhood
  • theme: Mistakes
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Race
  • actor: Rick Aiello
  • actor: Wesley Snipes
  • actor: Miguel Sandoval
  • actor: Annabella Sciorra
  • director: Spike Lee
  • producer: Monty Ross
  • producer: Spike Lee
  • producer: Jon Kilik
  • cinematographer: Ernest R. Dickerson
  • composer: Terence Blanchard
  • editor: Samuel D. Pollard
  • costume-designer: Ruth E. Carter
  • production-designer: Wynn Thomas
  • role-name: Angie Tucci
  • role-name: Officer Long
  • role-name: Officer Ponte
  • role-name: Flipper Purify
  • screenwriter: Spike Lee
  • year: 1991
  • studio: Universal