Jungle Fever

...safest place on earth.'" Frank Sinatra was less easy to please. When Lee approached Nancy Sinatra about using one of her father's songs in Jungle Fever, he struck difficulties. "My father did not like that you burned his picture on the wall...

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...FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING WATERVILLE, Maine-John Turturro has appeared in the Coen brothers' "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and "Barton Fink" and Spike Lee films like "Do the Right Thing" and "Jungle Fever." He's written and directed his...

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His acclaimed work includes She's Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, He Got Game, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, The Original Kings of Comedy, Summer of Sam, Get on The Bus, When the Levees Broke, and Miracle at St. Anna. In our...

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...play in 2001, Davis came to see it. Later in life, Davis distinguished himself in a string of Spike Lee films, including "Do the Right Thing," "Jungle Fever," "She Hate Me," and "Get on the Bus." He was also a civil rights activist. He...

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...themes and characters that bordered on excess. "Part of what [Lee] was challenged with at the time was, 'How much of what I want to think about can I get into this film?' " says Neal. Still, many sing the film's praises and say that its...

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...born December 21, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He began his career as a supporting actor, appearing in movies like Coming to America and Do the Right Thing before causing the Cannes Film Festival to literally create a Best Supporting Actor...

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...when you're sick, you have to do more. " Lee, whose films include "Do the Right Thing," "Jungle Fever" and "Malcolm X," was invited to speak by the university's Black Action Society. A Brooklyn native who had just finished his...

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...programs for young audiences. Davis found recognition late in his life by working in several of director Spike Lee's films, including Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, She Hate Me and Get on the Bus. He also found work as a commercial...

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