Brown Sugar
Film poster to Brown Sugar
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)
IMDb profile

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. Image File history File links BrownSugarMoviePoster. ... Hollywood writer and director of films such as The Wood (1999) and Brown Sugar (2002). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Taye Diggs in the 1999 film House on Haunted Hill Taye Diggs (born Scott Diggs on January 2, 1972) is an American theatre, film and television actor. ... Sanaa Lathan Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971 in New York City, New York) is an African-American actress, who is known equally for her talent and beauty. ... Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973) is a critically acclaimed rapper and actor. ... Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (born Nicole Ari Parker on October 7, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African American actress, who was briefly a model. ... Boris Kodjoe, (born March 8, 1973 in Vienna, Austria) is a multilingual actor and former male fashion model. ... Latifah on the cover of her 1999 autobiography Also see the Arab singer Latifa Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970) is a Grammy-winning American rapper/singer and Academy Award-nominated actress. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... A romantic drama film is a film that seriously studies the romantic nature of relationships between people. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Hollywood writer and director of films such as The Wood (1999) and Brown Sugar (2002). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Taye Diggs in the 1999 film House on Haunted Hill Taye Diggs (born Scott Diggs on January 2, 1972) is an American theatre, film and television actor. ... Sanaa Lathan Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971 in New York City, New York) is an African-American actress, who is known equally for her talent and beauty. ... I Used to Love H.E.R is a Hip-Hop song by the Chicago-born rapper Common. ... Common (formerly Common Sense, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

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. Sanaa Lathan Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971 in New York City, New York) is an African-American actress, who is known equally for her talent and beauty. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for presentation through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... Breakdancer in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ... Taye Diggs in the 1999 film House on Haunted Hill Taye Diggs (born Scott Diggs on January 2, 1972) is an American theatre, film and television actor. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (born Nicole Ari Parker on October 7, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African American actress, who was briefly a model. ...

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

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Awards & nominations

2003 NAACP Image Awards (nominations) The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ...

• 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

External links

• Brown Sugar at the Internet Movie Database