A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Language
English
Release Date
June 7, 1991
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$32,482,682
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor
Cast
Wesley Snipes
Flipper Purify
Annabella Sciorra
Angie Tucci
Spike Lee
Cyrus
Ossie Davis
Reverend Purify
Ruby Dee
Lucinda Purify
Samuel L. Jackson
Gator Purify
Lonette McKee
Drew
John Turturro
Pauline Carbone
Frank Vincent
Mike Tucci
Anthony Quinn
Lou Carbone
Halle Berry
Vivian
Tyra Ferrell
Orin Goode
Veronica Webb
Vera
Veronica Timbers
Ming
David Dundara
Charlie Tucci
Michael Imperioli
James Tucci
Nicholas Turturro
Vinny
Steven Randazzo
Sonny
Joseph D'Onofrio
Patty
Michael Badalucco
Frankie Botz
Anthony Nocerino
Veeshay
Debi Mazar
Denise
Gina Mastrogiacomo
Louise
Tim Robbins
Jerry
Brad Dourif
Leslie
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Nilda
Theresa Randle
Inez
Pamala Tyson
Angela
Rick Aiello
Officer Long
Miguel Sandoval
Officer Ponte
Charlie Murphy
Livin' Large
Talese Harris
Iris
Averell Curtle
Young Panhandler
Melvin Bethea
Drug Dealer
Ewart Lauder
Drug Dealer
Randolph May
Man in Crack Den
El-Shah Muhammad
Gentleman in Wheelchair
Suzanna White
Church Lady
Danielle Coleman
Woman Panhandler
Marilyn Nelson
Crack Lady
Bob Adrian
Man on the Street
Doug E. Doug
Friend of Livin' Large
Scot Anthony Robinson
2nd Friend of Livin' Large
Frank Esposito
Frankie, Denise's Brother
Joseph Giammarino
Boy in Candy Store
Shawn Lowenthal
2nd Boy in Candy Store
Queen Latifah
Lashawn
Curtis Atkins
Paperboy
Yvette Brooks
Mouth #1
Mamie Louise Anderson
Mouth #2
Show Full Crew
Sound
Stevie Wonder
Original Music Composer
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
David Boulton
ADR Recordist
Bruce Pross
Foley Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Designer
Fred Rosenberg
Dialogue Editor
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Jeffrey Stern
Dialogue Editor
Ron Bochar
Sound Effects Editor
Alex Steyermark
Music Editor
Steven Visscher
Foley Editor
Deborah Wallach
ADR Editor
Russell Williams II
Sound Recordist
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Magdaline Volaitis
Dialogue Editor
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
ADR Editor
Brian Johnson
Assistant Sound Editor
Albert Aquino
Boom Operator
Diane Schaub
ADR Editor
Kevin Lee
Dialogue Editor
Greg Speed
Assistant Sound Editor
Directing
Spike Lee
Director
Shari L. Carpenter
Continuity
H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Artist
Jennifer Bryan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Laini Thompson
Makeup Artist
Ellie Winslow
Makeup Artist
Clifford Booker
Hairdresser
Larry M. Cherry
Hairdresser
Editing
Art
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Martin Bernstein
Construction Coordinator
Jeff Balsmeyer
Storyboard Artist
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Diann Duthie
Assistant Art Director
Ted Glass
Set Decoration
Scott Rosenstock
Leadman
Production
Spike Lee
Producer
Tracy Vilar
Extras Casting
Jon Kilik
Line Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Production Supervisor
Monty Ross
Co-Producer
Robi Reed
Casting
Brent Owens
Unit Manager
Brent Owens
Location Manager
Andrea Reed
Extras Casting
Sherri G. Sneed
Production Secretary
Debra D. Jeffreys
Production Office Coordinator
Susan D. Fowler
Production Coordinator
Carl Anthony Lee
Casting Associate
Eric Klein
Assistant Location Manager
Dale Watkins
Assistant Location Manager
Camera
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director of Photography
Frank Prinzi
Additional Camera
Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Robert M. Andres
Key Grip
David Lee
Still Photographer
Pamela Katz
First Assistant Camera
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
George Pattison
Additional Camera
Phil Oetiker
Camera Operator
Tom Kudlek
Dolly Grip
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Second Assistant Camera
Paul Wachter
Best Boy Grip
Nate Ranger
Second Assistant Camera
Daniel Sanabria
First Assistant Camera
Crew
Writing
Lighting