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Plot

The plot centers on the interracial romance between a successful married African American architect, Flipper Purify (played by Snipes), and an Italian-American woman, Angie Tucci (played by Sciorra). The two meet at their workplace in New York, an architectural firm where Purify works and Tucci is hired as a temporary secretary. The lovers come under intense pressure from their friends and family as a result of their relationship. The title of the film refers to the sexual attraction between two different races. An interracial couple is a romantic couple or marriage in which the partners are of differing races. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... An Italian American is an American of Italian descent. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... A secretary is either an administrative assistant in business office administration, or a certain type of mid- or high-level governmental position, such as a Secretary of State. ...

A subplot considers the problems of drug abuse, with Flipper's brother Gator (played by Samuel L. Jackson) a suffering crack addict. Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

The film also features John Turturro, Halle Berry,Charlie Murphy,Queen Latifah, Anthony Quinn, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and a then-unkown Michael Imperioli. John Nicodemus Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an Emmy Award winning American actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Color of Money (1986), Five Corners (1987), Do The Right Thing (1989), Barton Fink (1991), Men of Respect (1991), The Big Lebowski... Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966[1]) is an award-winning American actress. ... Charles Quinton Charlie Murphy (born July 12, 1959) is an American writer, actor, and stand up comedian, known for his role on the American television program Chappelles Show. ... Also see the Arab singer Latifa Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens, March 18, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy-winning American rapper/singer, model, and Academy Award-nominated actress. ... Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 Chihuahua, Mexico – June 3, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ... Ruby Dee (born October 27, 1924) is an African American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and activist. ... James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an Italian-American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. ...

Theme

Though many people would view this movie as negativity towards interracial dating, it does have a message of hope. Flipper and Angie's relationship was the result of being "curious" of the notion of being with someone from another race, especially coming from neighborhoods and backgrounds that consider this taboo. They did not love each other or even have a chemistry together, so their relationship was doomed from the beginning. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the beginning of Paulie and Orin's relationship at the end seems sincere as there is an attractiveness that is genuine and not fueled by curiosity. The movie also shows extreme views of non-African American peoples. Caucasians, specifically those of Italian American origin are shown in an almost comic book fashion with extreme stereotyping. An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ...

Soundtrack

See: Jungle Fever (soundtrack).

Jungle Fever is a 1991 soundtrack album by Stevie Wonder released on Motown. ...

Popular culture

The success and popularity of this film has also spurred the usage of "Jungle Fever" to mean a couple of more than one race, or one who is attracted to a member of another race from themselves is considered to have "Jungle Fever". An offshoot of this term, "Yellow Fever", was coined to pertain to an interracial relationship where one of the participants is East Asian. East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

Awards

• Cannes Film Festival
  • Best Supporting Actor – Samuel L. Jackson
  • Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention)

• Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor – Samuel L. Jackson

• National Board of Review
  • 10th best film of the year

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor – Samuel L. Jackson

• Political Film Society Human Rights Award

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