Brown Sugar  

Sat Oct 05 2002

Overview,

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.

The Movie Database: 6.6/10

Internet Movie Database: 6.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 66%

Metacritic: 58/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, Rick Famuyiwa |

Screenplay By, Michael Elliot | Rick Famuyiwa |

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Sanaa Lathan

Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
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Taye Diggs

Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
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Yasiin Bey

Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
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Nicole Ari Parker

Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis
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Boris Kodjoe

Kelby Dawson
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Queen Latifah

Francine
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Wendell Pierce

Simon
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Erik Weiner

Ren
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Reggi Wyns

Ten
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Melissa Martínez

Meghan
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Aaliyyah Hill

Young Sidney
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Marc John Jefferies

Young Dre
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Angie Martinez

Self (Radio DJ)
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Rosalyn Coleman

Trish Hofmann
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Keith Tisdell

Richard Lawson
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Venida Evans

Older Woman
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Breece Wilson

Woman
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Brette Taylor

Woman 2
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Donna DuPlantier

Woman 3
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Robin T. Kirksey

Bartender 1
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Sterling K. Brown

Co-Worker
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Kofi Boakye

Host
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Dena Atlantic

Hot 97 Assistant
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Gerry Pinzon

Instructor
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Sam McPherson

Iridium Waiter
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Big Daddy Kane

Self
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Tariq Trotter

Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
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Questlove

Self
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Kool G Rap

Self
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Helmar Augustus Cooper

Reverend
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Wyking Jones

Bartender
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Toks Olagundoye

Sidney's LA Assistant
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Opal Alladin

Crafts Vendor
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Dana Dane

Self
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Doug E. Fresh

Self
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Slick Rick

Self
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Jermaine Dupri

Self
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Pete Rock

Self
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David Jolicoeur

Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]
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Kelvin Mercer

Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]
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Vincent Mason

Self - Maseo [De La Soul]
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Kimora Lee Simmons

Self
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Russell Simmons

Self
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Beanie Sigel

Self
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Talib Kweli

Self
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Common

Self
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Method Man

Self
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Hadley Martin Fisher

Backstage Bartender
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Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Kid in the Park
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Liza Lapira

Hot 97 Receptionist
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Ralph E. Tresvant

Royale (uncredited)
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Kevin Watson

Record Label Executive (uncredited)
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Vinny DeGennaro

Bouncer (uncredited)
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Lamman Rucker

Man on Couch at Radio Station (uncredited)
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Erica Ise

Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden

Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Joan Marie Laurer

Woman at Party (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Romance
Comedy

Tagline

When did you first fall in love with hip-hop?

Langauge

en

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures
Evergreen Productions
Heller Highwater Productions
Magic Johnson Entertainment
20th Century Fox

Runtime

109 minutes

Budget

8.000 Million $

Box-Office

27.363 Million $

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