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Release Date:
11 October 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Rhythm The Love The Beat ...and you don't stop
Plot:
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor (Lathan) and a hip-hop record exec (Diggs) stumble into romantic territory. full summary | add synopsis
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Hip Hop
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Basketball
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Pool Game
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Awards:
1 win
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16 nominations
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(29 articles)
Review: Pirate Radio
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 12 November 2009, 11:11 PM, PST)
Broward State Door Theatre's Bubbling Brown Sugar Charms Audiences and Critics, Runs Thru 11/22
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 October 2009, 3:26 PM, PDT)
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 12 November 2009, 11:11 PM, PST)
Broward State Door Theatre's Bubbling Brown Sugar Charms Audiences and Critics, Runs Thru 11/22
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 October 2009, 3:26 PM, PDT)
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Interesting Hip Hop Commentary, Predictable Love Story.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Taye Diggs | ... | Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis |
 | Sanaa Lathan | ... | Sidney 'Syd' Shaw |
 | Mos Def | ... | Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon |
 | Nicole Ari Parker | ... | Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis |
 | Boris Kodjoe | ... | Kelby Dawson |
 | Queen Latifah | ... | Francine |
 | Wendell Pierce | ... | Simon |
 | Erik Weiner | ... | Ren |
| Reggi Wyns | ... | Ten |
| Melissa Martinez | ... | Meghan |
| Aaliyyah Hill | ... | Young Sidney |
 | Marc John Jefferies | ... | Young Dre |
 | Venida Evans | ... | Older Woman |
 | Breece Wilson | ... | Woman |
 | Brette Taylor | ... | Woman 2 |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
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109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
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South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:PG |
Denmark:A |
Germany:6 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
UK:12A |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39139)
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Factual errors: The soundtrack lists "Wedding March" by Lohengrin, but it was written by Richard Wagner for the opera "Lohengrin".
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Referenced in Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
The Breeze
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Just watched this movie on DVD. And while I found the hip-hop commentary interesting, the love story seemed to close too to LOVE AND BASKETBALL for comfort. After the cool opening scene (featuring cameos by Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane and De La Soul) I thought maybe the hop-hip angle would dominate the love story, and for a while it seemed like it would, but the opposite occured. The "friend-becoming-lovers" angles has been done better in other movies (LOVE AND BASKETBALL, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.., etc.) and it's getting old. Don't get me wrong, the movie's not a total waste. The two leads are great, the supporting cast is good too. So if you don't mind a typical love story you just might want rent this one. Not great, but not bad as the other reviewers states.