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Jungle Fever
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780783230382
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783230389
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: D20428D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 15, 1998
Running Time: 132 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: June 07, 1991
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Editorial Review:
Spike Lee's 1991 story about an interracial relationship and its consequences on the lives and communities of the lovers (Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra) is one of his most captivating and focused films. Snipes and Sciorra are very good as individuals trying to reach beyond the limits imposed upon them for reasons of race, tradition, sexism, and such. Lee makes an interesting and subtle case that they are driven to one another out of frustration with social obstacles as well as pure attraction--but is that enough for love to survive? John Turturro is featured in a subplot as an Italian American who grows attracted to a black woman and takes heat from his numbskull buddies. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not quite catching the fever...
PLEASE NOTE:
In preparing to write my own review for this film I happened to read The New Yorker's review posted on this site and realized that it took the words right out of my mouth, so please, forgive me if this sounds a tad repetitious.
On with the review...
I finally got around to watching `Jungle Fever' last week. I have to admit that all week I've been singing `Jungle Fever' to just about everyone I see, and at times even to myself (that song is just ... Read More
Rating:  - Spike's Racial Fever
Spike has said in an interview that when he sees an interracial couple that he wants to throws darts at them. After seeing part of this terrible, cluttered film on cable--I can see where he's coming from. I particularly felt sorry for the 2 main actors in the film, Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra, their parts were terribly written resulting in caricatures. The only saving grace of this movie was Samuel L. Jackson's portrayal as Gator, Snipes drug addict brother. That's the only reason I gave ... Read More
Rating: - Spike Lee Film With Interesting Episodes
This film is good and I recommend it but there is too much and the film is too cluttered to be a great film. Spike Lee puts everything including the kitchen sink in the film. There is a crack head brother who gets killed like Marvin Gaye. An educated son who is married to a woman who is half black, half white and identifies herself as black and has an affair with a white woman whose Italian working class relatives harass her for it. The reaction to the black/white affair is very harsh. While it ... Read More
Rating:  - Film #5 Interracial Relationships
I am going through all of Spike's films chronologically. This is Spike Lee's fifth film and follows along the lines of "Do the Right Thing". So far this is my second favorite (of five) Spike Lee films.
It is an excellent film because of the intensity of numerous scenes throughout it. In fact anyone out there who has not yet seen this film must see it for the following scene in particular. Here is a brief description.
The scene I am referring to is the one in which Wesley Snipes ... Read More
Rating:  - way to scary and crazy!
Look I have seen some people diapprove of interracial relationships but not like this. I mean in this film the way Spike lee show's people being against these two people being together is as if's the End of the world or someting. And I remember the first time I saw this movie it was on TV But I sure as Hell didn'd buy it so I decided to bowor it from the library and there was some seens that was to strong for me to watch. Please Take my advice if you want to see a movie about interracial relationships then ... Read More
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