Directed by Spike Lee   Written by Spike Lee   Cast Wesley Snipes ... Flipper Purify Annabella Sciorra ... Angie Tucci Spike Lee ... Cyrus Ossie Davis ... The Good Reverend Doctor Purify Ruby Dee ... Lucinda Purify Samuel L. Jackson ... Gator Purify Lonette McKee ... Drew John Turturro ... Paulie 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 (as Joe D'Onofrio) 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 (as Pamela Tyson) Rick Aiello ... Officer Long Miguel Sandoval ... Officer Ponte Charlie Murphy ... Livin' Large (as Charles Q. Murphy) Talese Harris ... Iris Averell Curtle ... Young Panhandler Melvin Bethea ... Drug Dealer Ewart Lauder ... Drug Dealer Randolph May ... Man in Crack House 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 Illeana Douglas ... Angie's Neighbor (scenes deleted) Gina Gershon ... Angie's Neighbor (scenes deleted) Tiger Haynes   Uncredited Cast John D. Bair ... Nosey Neighbor Crystal L. Bass ... Crack addict Jay Bethea ... Junkie Kurt Leitner ... College Kid Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas ... Homeless Man Produced by Jon Kilik   Spike Lee   Monty Ross   Original Music by Terence Blanchard

Additional Info Premiere: May 16, 1991 Theatrical Release: June 07, 1991 DVD Release: December 15, 1998 Blu-ray Release: February 04, 2020 Country: Distributor: Kino Video Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (presents) 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks Distributors Universal Pictures   (1991) (USA) (theatrical) FX Network   (1999) (USA) (TV) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan for MCA Home Video) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,614 / 20,959 Site Ranking #3,610 The Wretched (2019) #3,611 The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) #3,612 Bait (2012) #3,613 Tales From The Darkside: The Movie (1990) #3,614 Jungle Fever (1991) #3,615 The Grudge 3 (2009) #3,616 The Knight Before Christmas (2019) #3,617 The Dark Half (1993) #3,618 Tomcats (2001)