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Brown Sugar

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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.

RomanceComedy

3.4 / 5

Release Date: 5th October 2002
Director
Rick Famuyiwa
Top Cast
Sanaa LathanTaye DiggsYasiin Bey
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Full Cast
Sanaa Lathan Image

Sanaa Lathan

Sidney 'Sid' Shaw

Taye Diggs Image

Taye Diggs

Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Yasiin Bey Image

Yasiin Bey

Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon

Nicole Ari Parker Image

Nicole Ari Parker

Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Boris Kodjoe Image

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

Angie Martinez Image

Angie Martinez

Self (Radio DJ)

Rosalyn Coleman Image

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

Donna DuPlantier Image

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]

Questlove Image

Questlove

Self

Kool G Rap Image

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

Doug E. Fresh Image

Doug E. Fresh

Self

Slick Rick Image

Slick Rick

Self

Jermaine Dupri Image

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

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Beanie Sigel Image

Beanie Sigel

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Talib Kweli

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Common

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Method Man Image

Method Man

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Hadley Martin Fisher

Backstage Bartender

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Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Kid in the Park

Liza Lapira Image

Liza Lapira

Hot 97 Receptionist

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Ralph E. Tresvant

Royale (uncredited)

Kevin Watson Image

Kevin Watson

Record Label Executive (uncredited)

Vinny DeGennaro Image

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)

Chyna Image

Chyna

Woman at Party (uncredited)

Full Crew
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Rick Famuyiwa

Director

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Michael Elliot

Screenplay

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G.A. Aguilar

Stunts

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Trish Hofmann

Unit Production Manager

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Jono Oliver

First Assistant Director

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Rebecca Strickland

Second Assistant Director

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Darryl A. Smith

Production Accountant

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Alma Victoria LaMarr

Second Assistant Accountant

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Heather Baird

Casting Associate

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Cassandra Butcher

Unit Publicist

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Steven R. Hammond

Transportation Captain

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Peter Clores

Transportation Co-Captain

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Josh Michael

Craft Service

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Eugene Stamos

Craft Service

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Dennis Green

24 Frame Playback

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Darryl A. Smith

Payroll Accountant

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Josh Campbell

Associate Editor

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De Non Porter

First Assistant Editor

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Matt Colleran

Sound Recordist

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Victor Ray Ennis

First Assistant Sound Editor

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Roland N. Thai

Sound Effects Editor

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Anne Slack

Foley Editor

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Alec St. John

Foley Editor

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Paul Flinchbaugh

Sound Assistant

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David Kudell

Sound Assistant

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Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

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Damion Reed

Musician

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Nick Smith

Musician

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Scott Kinsey

Musician

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Bennie Maupin

Musician

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Steve Tavaglione

Musician

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Robert Hurst

Musician

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Brian Richards

Music Editor

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Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

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Dennis McNeill

Color Timer

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Mark Dornfeld

VFX Supervisor

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Susan Shin George

Visual Effects Producer

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Laurie Powers

Digital Effects Supervisor

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Adam Gass

Production Manager

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Thierry Mugler

Thanks

Barbara Harris Image

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

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Dawn Bridgewater

Production Assistant

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Dalia Burde

Production Assistant

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Terrell John

Production Assistant

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Chris Peterson

Production Assistant

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Marcus Woods

Production Assistant

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Kija Brooks

Production Assistant

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Joshua C. Hersko

Production Assistant

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Meegan Neeb

Production Assistant

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Lisa Varley

Production Assistant

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Michael Reilly

Production Assistant

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Robert Hurst

Orchestrator

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Robert Hurst

Conductor

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Sherree Ford-Payne

Vocals

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Barry Cole

Music Supervisor

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Christopher Covert

Music Supervisor

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Trish Hofmann

Co-Producer

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Darryle Johnson

Costume Designer

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Peter Heller

Producer

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Magic Johnson

Executive Producer

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Rick Famuyiwa

Screenplay

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Michael Elliot

Story

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Dirk Westervelt

Editor

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Alexa L. Fogel

Casting

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Kalina Ivanov

Production Design

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Robert Hurst

Original Music Composer

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Enrique Chediak

Director of Photography

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Deirdre Horgan

Script Supervisor

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Roberta J. Holinko

Set Decoration

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Peter Gelfman

Property Master

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Nora Kasarda

Art Department Coordinator

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Greg Hedgepath

Supervising Sound Editor

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William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

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Daniel S. Irwin

Dialogue Editor

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Stephanie Flack

Dialogue Editor

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Gary Gegan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Robert Fernandez

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Alan Freedman

Foley Mixer

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Michael Hertlein

ADR Editor

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K.C. Bailey

Still Photographer

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Will Arnot

Steadicam Operator

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Will Arnot

Camera Operator

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Rick Raphael

Steadicam Operator

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Andrew Casey

Camera Operator

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Bernie Krish

Scoring Mixer