The Interracial Sex Havoc
project is a reviews selection of films that contain at least one interracial
sex scene. I am focusing on regular films (both independent and major studios’
productions), but select adult films are also included (there are tens of
thousands of interracial sex scenes out there so it is impossible for one
person to watch all of them – although I suspect that I’ve seen more than any
sane person on earth). The present chapter is about movies released from 1991 to
1995. Many goodies are presented, including an Oliver Stone film and an Al Pacino flick. So, enjoy what is the present column’s longest
chapter yet!
Introduction on Categorizing
Each month when I’m trying to make a choice of what interracial adult
films I will include in my research, I find it peculiar that it is so easy to
sort out what porn you want to watch with lists that divide the scenes in
looks, ethnicities, sex acts, and whatnot. One would say that this is almost
offensive. Then, I thought of what that is: Categorizing. And I thought of how
useful this is with regular films. Because, simply put, when I browse the
internet looking for a film, I like categorization. When I want to see horror,
I want the rest of the stuff to be put aside. Heck, categorization goes back to
Aristotle! I came to the conclusion that categorization is abusive only on
dating sites and social media. I find it really cruel that corporations thought
that we need to divide people by whatever means. Because, let’s face it, when
you like or dislike someone, all those “options” are irrelevant.
The Reviews
Jungle Fever (1991)
A black man [Wesley Snipes, around the same time he was in King of New York (1990)] is happily
married to a mixed race woman [Lonette McKee from Men of Honor (2000)] but he will soon find himself to a
relationship with his white secretary [Annabella Sciorra from Cop Land (1997)].
What starts out as a film about sexual relationships (interracial ones
at that), it then becomes much more; to be precise, a social commentary unlike
anything you’ve ever seen before. Writer/director Spike Lee delivered the most
important ‘90s film on the subject, and it deservedly won several awards the
world over. It is hands down the best film in the present list.
The cast is impressive too and it also includes Samuel Jackson [shortly
after he did Def by Temptation
(1990)], Halle Berry [almost a decade before X-Men (2000)], Tim Robbins [The
Shawshank Redemption (1994)], and Anthony Quinn.
In Loving Color 1 (1992)
This is the porn parody of the same-titled Keenen Ivory Wayans TV show
(1990 – 1994) which I have not seen. It consists of five sketches that don’t
run for more than 20 minutes each (all divided by the same ‘spot’ that is
repeated again and again), but still they feel lengthy.