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Something New (I) (2006)

PG_13  99 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance   -  29 January 2006 (USA)
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Kenya McQueen, an accountant finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.

Director:

Sanaa Hamri

Writer:

Kriss Turner
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sanaa Lathan ...
Fuzzy Fantabulous Fuzzy Fantabulous ...
Himself (voice) (as DJ Fuzzy Fantabulous)
Katharine Towne ...
Leah Cahan
Stanley DeSantis ...
Jack Pino
K.C. Clyde ...
Waiter
Wendy Raquel Robinson ...
Cheryl
Golden Brooks ...
Suzette
Taraji P. Henson ...
Nedra
Marcus Brown ...
Rashid Mohammed
Russell Hornsby ...
Dr. Brockton
Simon Baker ...
Danny Wooten Danny Wooten ...
Starbucks Employee
Mike Epps ...
Walter
Lee Garlington ...
Mrs. Cahan
Tonita Castro Tonita Castro ...
Maria
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Storyline

Kenya McQueen is a successful African-American CPA, working her way to the top of the corporate ladder -- but her life has become all work and no play. Urged on by her friends to try something new and to let go of her dream of the "ideal black man," she accepts a blind date with an architectural landscaper named Brian, only to cut the date short upon first sight, because Brian is white. The two meet again at a party, and Kenya hires Brian to landscape her new home. Over time, they hit it off, but Kenya's reservations about the acceptance their romance will find among her friends and family threatens everything. An intelligent romantic comedy that chooses to deal with issues of race and perception in a straight-forward way, from a point of view not often seen: that of a successful, upper-class black woman. Written by jennkepka  

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Plot Keywords:

Blind Date | Friend | Partner | Landscaper | Accounting  | See more »

Taglines:

She had it all under control. Except her heart See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual references See all certifications »
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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish (only a few words)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Algo Novo See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$4,879,736 (USA) (5 February 2006) (1265 Screens)

Gross:

$11,425,894 (USA) (5 March 2006)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Sanaa Lathan's character, Kenya, is the daughter of Alfre Woodard's character. They share the same relationship in Love & Basketball and also in The Family That Preys. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: At the beginning of the film, Kenya wakes up her PC, which is clearly a Dell, but it's running Mac OS X. The screen shows the telltale Finder icons on the right side of the screen and the desktop picture is one of the images that ships with OS X. A few shots later, the closeup of her calendar also shows the three "gel buttons" in the upper-left corner. See more »

Quotes

Brian Kelly: You know what, I'm never gonna be on the right side of the war going on inside your head, because I'm not black. Alright, I'm never gonna be black. So maybe this isn't what you want.
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Connections

Referenced in Tales from the Script (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Upon Meeting Someone New"
Written by George Gordon, Van Hunt, Douglas Smith, Curtis Whitehead
Performed by Van Hunt
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from EMI Film & TV Music See more »