Brown Sugar (film)
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 Film poster to Brown Sugar |
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| Directed by | Rick Famuyiwa |
| Produced by | Magic Johnson Peter Heller |
| Written by | Michael Elliot (story & screenplay) Rick Famuyiwa (screenplay) |
| Starring | Taye Diggs Sanaa Lathan Mos Def Nicole Ari Parker Boris Kodjoe Queen Latifah |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | October 5, 2002 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
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Brown Sugar is a 2002 romantic drama film, written by Michael Elliott and Rick Famuyiwa, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. This movie stars Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan. This film is the story of a hip-hop record executive and magazine editor (who have been friends since childhood) becoming more than friends despite the fact that they're both involved on other relationships. The story is based on the classic I Used to Love H.E.R. by Common , which is a story of how a relationship with hip hop connects with a relationship between a man and woman.
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[edit] Synopsis
Brown Sugar follows the evolving relationship between Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), an attractive young African-American woman who has just been appointed the editor-in-chief of the hip-hop review "XXL", and Dre (Taye Diggs), a record producer who has been bound to Sidney since their early childhood. The news that Dre is going to be married to Reese (Nicole Ari Parker), a successful attorney who happens to be stunningly beautiful, sends Sidney into a subconscious tizzy. Suddenly, she doesn't seem to know how to behave around Dre anymore, and an impulsive kiss on the eve of his wedding sends fissures of doubt cracking in every direction.
[edit] Cast
- Taye Diggs — Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
- Sanaa Lathan — Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
- Mos Def — Christopher 'Chris' Vashawn
- Nicole Ari Parker — Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
- Boris Kodjoe — Kelby Dawson
- Queen Latifah — Francine
- Erik Weiner — Ren
- Reggi Wyns — Ten
- Wendell Pierce — Simon
cameo appearances
- Kool G. Rap — Himself
- Pete Rock — Himself
- De La Soul — Themselves
- Tariq Trotter — Himself (Black Thought)
- Jermaine Dupri — Himself
- Talib Kweli — Himself
- Common - Himself
- Method Man - Himself
- Slick Rick - Freestyler
[edit] Awards & nominations
2003 NAACP Image Awards (nominations)
- Outstanding Motion Picture
- Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture — Taye Diggs
- Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture — Sanaa Lathan
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Mos Def
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture — Boris Kodjoe
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Queen Latifah
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Nicole Ari Parker
