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Encyclopedia > The Best Man (1999 film)
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The Best Man
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Written by Malcolm D. Lee
Starring Taye Diggs
Nia Long
Morris Chestnut
Produced by Spike Lee
Bill Carraro
Sam Kitt
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date October 22, 1999
Runtime 120 minutes
Language English
Budget $9,000,000
IMDb page

The Best Man is a 1999 comedy-drama romance film, written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. This film stars Taye Diggs and Nia Long. Director Malcolm D.Lee wanted this film to be a male-centered answer to female-targeted films like Waiting to Exhale. Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... Nia Long Nitara Carlynn Long (born October 30, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actress. ... Morris Chestnut (born January 1, 1969),in Cerrios, CA, is an African American film and television actor. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957), better known as Spike Lee, is a film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his many films dealing with social and political issues. ... Universal Studios logo Universal Studios is a famous Hollywood movie studio located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. ... Drama is a term generally used to refer to a literary form involving parts written for actors to perform. ... Romance or romantic can refer to several things. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... 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 (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... Nia Long Nitara Carlynn Long (born October 30, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actress. ... Waiting to Exhale (1995) directed by Forest Whitaker. ...

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Plot summary

Taye Diggs plays Harper Stewart, a young man who’s about to hit the big time professionally. His debut novel, ominously titled Unfinished Business, has been selected by Oprah's Book Club. He has a beautiful and devoted girlfriend Robin (Sanaa Lathan), and his best friend Lance (Morris Chestnut) is getting married on the weekend. In an early scene with Harper and Robin lounging in a tub, it becomes clear that all is not well. Robin merely sighs contentedly and idly mentions that she could stay like this forever. For Harper, life is just beginning, and he feels that committing to a woman now that he’s on the verge of success would be a death-knell for him. Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Oprahs Book Club is a popular book club as decided on by talk show host Oprah Winfrey. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sanaa Lathan Sanaa McCoy Lathan is an American actress, born September 19, 1971 in New York City. ... Morris Chestnut (born January 1, 1969),in Cerrios, CA, is an African American film and television actor. ...


To complicate matters further, Harper’s new book, which is autobiographical, has fallen into the wrong hands. Jordan (Nia Long), an old woulda-coulda-shoulda flame of Harper’s, has read an advance copy that seems to be working its way through Harper’s inner circle, coincidentally the other members of the wedding party. In the novel are several unsavory fictionalized characterizations of Harper’s real-life friends. These friends all take it in good stride when they talk to Harper face-to-face, but their hurt causes at least one of them to want to teach Harper a lesson. Jordan learns that Harper’s book is unabashedly flattering in its portrayal of a character based on her, however, and she decides to test the waters with Harper at this vulnerable stage. For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ... Nia Long Nitara Carlynn Long (born October 30, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actress. ...


Cast

Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an African-American actor. ... Nia Long Nitara Carlynn Long (born October 30, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actress. ... Morris Chestnut (born January 1, 1969),in Cerrios, CA, is an African American film and television actor. ... Harold Perrineau Harold Perrineau Jr. ... Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is a prolific African-American actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sanaa Lathan Sanaa McCoy Lathan is an American actress, born September 19, 1971 in New York City. ... Regina Hall (December 12, 1970, in Washington, DC is an American actress. ... Lady Madonna is a song by the rock band the Beatles. ...

Soundtrack listing

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SCREEN IT! ARTISTIC REVIEW: THE BEST MAN (1034 words)
Comedy/Drama: As a first time author plans to be the best man at his friend's wedding, he hopes that the groom and his other college friends don't recognize themselves and their past in the characters of his soon to be published novel.
Although the film doesn't completely manage to escape such trappings -- the men see women as sexual objects, some "exotic" and scantily clad dancers perform at a bachelor party and there's plenty of cussing and stereotypical sexual banter -- those moments are surrounded by a mostly intelligent script featuring nicely developed and delineated characters.
While the film isn't anything particularly earthshaking or groundbreaking and the ending goes on a bit too long, it may just be remembered, like other ensemble films before it such as "The Big Chill" and "Diner," as the film that "launched" many careers into higher orbits.
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