Honey (2003)
Trivia
The title role was written with Aaliyah in mind and she had actually accepted the role but died in August 2001 before she had begun filming.
Romeo Miller (Benny) grew two inches and his voice deepened before shooting completed. In the scene where Benny and Raymond go to class and Honey says that she has to go to a video shoot, Romeo had to stand with his legs far apart in order to appear shorter, because he was as tall as Jessica Alba.
Honey's dog is played by Jessica Alba's own dog, Sid.
The film is inspired by the life of choreographer Laurieann Gibson, she also appears in the film as the main character's rival, Katrina, and worked as the film's choreographer. She would reprise her role in the sequel Honey 2 (2011) although she is credited as Rebecca for some reason.
To prepare for her role as a dancer, Jessica Alba took ballet, jazz, and hip-hop classes six hours a day for more than three months.
Instead of in New York City, where the film is suggested to take place, it was actually shot in Toronto, Canada.
The filmmakers originally wanted Jennifer Beals to play the banker.
The shortest film in the Honey trilogy with a runtime of 94 minutes while Honey 2 (2011) and Honey 3 (2016) have runtimes of 110 and 97 minutes respectively.
