Love Jones (1997)

Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just ... See full summary »

Director:

Theodore Witcher

Writer:

Theodore Witcher

Stars:

Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Larenz Tate	...	Darius Lovehall
Nia Long	...	Nina Mosley
Isaiah Washington	...	Savon Garrison
Lisa Nicole Carson	...	Josie Nichols
Bill Bellamy	...	Hollywood
Leonard Roberts	...	Eddie Coles
Bernadette Speakes	...	Sheila Downes (as Bernadette L. Clarke)
Khalil Kain	...	Marvin Cox
Cerall Duncan	...	Troy Garrison
David Nisbet	...	Publisher
Simon James	...	Roger Lievsey
Oona Hart	...	Model (Lievsey Studio)
Jaqueline Fleming	...	Lisa Martin
Manao DeMuth	...	Nina's Assistant
Marie-Françoise Theodore	...	Tracey Powell

Storyline

Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | middle class | ex boyfriend | black romance | african american | 

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Taglines:

Get Together. Fall Apart. Start Over.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Absolut kärlek

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,908,725 (USA) (14 March 1997)

Gross:

$12,514,138 (USA) (15 August 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Addis Wechsler Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Nina's hair changes when talking to Darius after their first date.

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Quotes

Darius Lovehall: [answers phone] yea...
Savon Garrison: Hey, What's up, cat daddy?
Savon Garrison: How's the book comming?
Darius Lovehall: Masterpiece of MINIMALISM.

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Connections

Referenced in Simply Untitled (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Jelly Jelly"
Written by Hanes and Eckstein
Performed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Love Jones is a must-see, thought provoking masterpiece.

Love Jones cleverly portrays young African-American men and women in a clear, positive, realistic sense. I feel that all of the actors and actresses were magnificent and really did a great job at capturing the mood. Nia Long and Larenz Tate worked well together and I hope to see more work from the two of them. As a matter of fact all of the actors/actresses did such a fine job it would be great to see another romantic-comedy from them. This movie can be compared to most any well-written, romantic comedy. If you have not seen this movie already I strongly recommend that you do, it can definitely give you another perspective on life and love.