The Brothers (2001)

Director:

Gary Hardwick

Writer (WGA):

Gary Hardwick (written by)

Release Date:

23 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Refusing To Exhale

Plot:

Four friends begin to question women and relationships when one of them announces impending nuptials.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Friendship | African American | Basketball | Blue Bra

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Morris Chestnut	...	Jackson Smith
D.L. Hughley	...	Derrick West
Bill Bellamy	...	Brian Palmer
Shemar Moore	...	Terry White
Gabrielle Union	...	Denise Johnson
Tatyana Ali	...	Cherie Smith
Jenifer Lewis	...	Louise Smith
Tamala Jones	...	Sheila West
Clifton Powell	...	Fred Smith
Susan Dalian	...	BeBe Fales
Marla Gibbs	...	Mary West
Julie Benz	...	Jesse Caldwell
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Dr. Thelma Woolridge
Angelle Brooks	...	Judge Carla Williams
Kimberly Scott	...	Redena's Mom
Aloma Wright	...	Helen Palmer
Sean P. Young	...	Tyrel Palmer
Nicole Cummins	...	Female Bailiff
Kim Porter	...	Sandra the Temp
Tanya Wright	...	LaMuzindah
Gary Hardwick	...	T-Boy
Nadège August	...	Ursula (as Nadege Auguste)
Nayo Wallace	...	Red the Stripper
Henry Kingi Jr.	...	Ceyno, the Multi-Ethic Lover
Buddy Lewis	...	Steve on the Strip (as Roland 'Buddy' Lewis)
Redena Bivins	...	Spurned Woman
Darin Scott	...	Derrick's Attorney
Nikki Thompson	...	Bartender
Marie Frazier	...	Sista at Wedding
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cedi Ali Rajah	...	Wedding Saxophonist (uncredited)
Hilliary Barbour	...	Restaurant Hostess (uncredited)
Paulo Pascoal	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Hardwick

Writing credits (WGA)
Gary Hardwick		(written by)

Produced by
Paddy Cullen	....	producer
Doug McHenry	....	executive producer
Darin Scott	....	producer

Original Music by
Marcus Miller		(music composed by)

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Earl Watson

Casting by
Reuben Cannon

Production Design by
Amy B. Ancona		(as Amy Ancona)

Art Direction by
Austin Gorg

Set Decoration by
Melissa M. Levander		(as Melissa Levander)

Costume Design by
Debrae Little

Makeup Department
Stacye P. Branche	....	makeup department head (as Stacye Branche)
Kokeeta Douglas	....	assistant makeup artist
Jasmine Kimble	....	additional hair
Kimberly Kimble	....	key hair stylist
Kathleen Sandoval	....	assistant makeup
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney	....	key hair stylist
Brian A. Tunstall	....	hair department head (as Brian Andrew Tunstall)

Production Management
Paddy Cullen	....	unit production manager
Kevin Halloran	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Sparks	....	first assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks)
Rebecca Strickland	....	second assistant director
Wayne Witherspoon	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Treven Bedwell	....	set dresser
Laura Castillo DelMuro	....	scenic painter
Shiuvaun Egan	....	scenic painter
Todd Ellis	....	property master
Andy Friend	....	storyboard artist
Laura Garcia	....	scenic painter (as Laura I. Garcia)
Nicole Gorg	....	art department administrator
Karen Greene	....	scenic painter
Brian J. Hahn	....	propmaker (as Brian Hahn)
Teena Hoppe	....	set decorating assistant
Susan Hutchinson	....	lead scenic painter
Michael Klingerman	....	leadman
Paula Maslowski	....	set decorating assistant
Rangel Mata	....	scenic painter
R.A. Tony Poland	....	assistant property master
Bert Smith	....	on-set dresser
Reese St. Amant	....	scenic painter (as Charisse St. Amant)
Eric Steinway	....	set dresser (as Donald Erick Steinway)
Jim Utter	....	set dresser (as James S. Utter)
Rion Waller	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor
Dario Biscaldi	....	foley artist
Willie D. Burton	....	sound mixer (as Willie Burton)
Susan Cahill	....	foley editor (as Susan Gamsaragan)
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Matt Dubin	....	digital transfer engineer
Lisle Engle	....	re-recording mixer (as Lisle Houston Engle)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Ron Fremstad	....	cable person
Jason George	....	sound designer
Jason George	....	sound supervision
Robert Getty	....	dialogue editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	re-recording mixer
David Grant	....	dialogue editor
Chato Hill	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Jurkiewicz	....	foley mixer
Marvin E. Lewis	....	boom operator
Carrie Lisonbee	....	sound effects editor (as Carrie Tippets)
Michael McNerney	....	foley artist (as Mike McNerney)
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Michael Mullane	....	sound effects editor
Vince Perry	....	digital transfer engineer (as Vincent Perry)
Andy Rovins	....	cable person
James Wright	....	sound consultant: Dolby

Stunts
Amanda LeFlore	....	utility stunts: #2
Julius LeFlore	....	stunt coordinator
Robert Powell	....	utility stunts: #1
April Weeden	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Awad	....	electrician (as Roger M. Awad)
Stephenie Blakemore	....	electrician (as Stephanie Blakemore)
Henry Cline	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rick Colosimo	....	grip
Kim Cousins	....	second assistant camera (as Kimberly Cousins)
Nicola Goode	....	still photographer
Thadeus Hall	....	electrician
Emil Hampton	....	first assistant camera
Jason Hicks	....	grip
Joe Hicks	....	dolly grip (as Joe E. Hicks)
Dan Jones	....	loader
Ronald R. Koch Jr.	....	electrician (as Ron Koch Jr.)
Randy Kutcher	....	grip
Lonnie Leslie	....	best boy grip (as Lonnie J. Leslie)
Dennis J. Lootens	....	electrician
Juan Morse	....	electrician
Jeff Murrell	....	chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey A. Murrell)
Robert Neville	....	electrician
Steve Reinhardt	....	best boy electric
Katie Santore	....	loader (as D. Kathryn Santore)
Hank Sheppherd	....	key rigging grip
Cory Shiozaki	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator
Henry Tirl	....	camera operator
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Gary K. Ushino)
Sandy Williams	....	key grip

Casting Department
Ayo Davis	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonitta Barnes	....	costumer
Maritza Garcia-Roddy	....	associate costume designer (as Maritza L. Garcia-Roddy)
Teri Gill	....	costumer (as Terri D. Gill)
Laura Rubio	....	costumer
Conan Castro Jr.	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gail DuFosse	....	assistant editor (as Gail Du Fossé)
Chris Mistorni	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Jay Bolton	....	music editor
Joe Guthrie	....	music coordinator (as Joseph Guthrie)
Melodee Sutton	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Robert Bright	....	driver
Vittorio Caruso	....	driver
Scott Fair	....	driver
Rick Fese Jr.	....	transportation co-captain (as Rick J. Fese Jr.)
Dennis Germain	....	driver
Pablo Gonzalez	....	driver
Frank Graves	....	driver (as Frank E. Graves)
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Roger Ickes	....	driver
Steve Larson	....	transportation dispatcher
Rocco Mann	....	driver
Kenny Nunn	....	driver (as Kenneth G. Nunn)
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain (as Adam R. Pinkstaff)
Michael 'Bud' Ruben	....	driver (as Michael L. 'Bud' Ruben)
Michael Ryan	....	driver (as Michael D. Ryan)
Bruce Souther	....	driver
Charles Stepp	....	driver
Dick Tracy	....	driver (as Richard Tracy)
Scott Tyler	....	driver

Other crew
Cedi Ali Rajah	....	office production assistant (as Cedi Snowden)
Daniel Ammon	....	chef assistant
Derek Arteta	....	production legal services
Derek Avila	....	assistant location manager
Theodore Borders	....	loop group (as Theo Borders)
Allen M. Bowen	....	set medic (as Allen Bowen)
June Christopher	....	loop group
Almarie Clifford	....	studio teacher
Michael Coleman	....	basketball consultant
Nicole Cummins	....	script supervisor
Robert Darwell	....	production legal services
Russ Fega	....	location manager
Mel C. Ferrer	....	assistant: Paddy Cullen
Marie Frazier	....	assistant: Gary Hardwick and Darin Scott
Jamala Gaither	....	key set production assistant (as Jamala Gaither Brown)
Will Gatlin	....	craft service (as Will R. Gatlin)
Kerry Gutierrez	....	loop group
Wendy Hoffman	....	loop group
Rif Hutton	....	loop group
Venus Kanani	....	assistant production coordinator (as Venus M. Kanani)
Jason Z. Kemp	....	set production assistant
Sandra McNeil	....	studio teacher
Daniel A. Mondschain	....	office production assistant
Monica Muehlhause-Horn	....	production accountant
Cindy Nevins	....	payroll accountant
Paula Newsome	....	loop group
Jonathan Nichols	....	loop group
Devika Parikh	....	loop group
Greg Poland	....	loop group
Michele Robertson	....	unit publicist
Bumper Robinson	....	loop group
Deandre 'Silky' Russell	....	set production assistant (as De-Andre 'Silky' Russell)
Lissette Schettini	....	office production assistant
Dan Schlaack	....	production coordinator
Timothy P. Tundel	....	assistant accountant
Kenny Vasquez	....	set production assistant
Kevin White	....	chef (as Kevin P. White Jr.)

Production Companies

• Screen Gems

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• WB Television Network, The (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Hyperactive Broadcast  editing equipment
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Hannibal Studios  score recording facility
• Warner Bros. Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36617) | Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Quotes:

Derrick West:You got me hard as Chinese arithmetic in here!

Movie Connections:

References Breakin' (1984)

Soundtrack:

I'm Through

oh brother

can you say "booty movie"?

it does make for a nice rhyme, but this movie is loaded with anachronisms, chauvinism, and stereotypes.

the African-American version of Hollywood still has major issues with themes and portrayals that do not do justice to the potential that exists for the industry.

when Hollywood finally decides to provide equal opportunity for all filmmakers and actors, then we might see something that resembles a good film.

not that there aren't or haven't been good African-American films, but there's a lot of work to do.