The Brothers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gary Hardwick
Produced by	Doug McHenry Paddy Cullen
Written by	Gary Hardwick
Starring	Morris Chestnut D.L. Hughley Bill Bellamy Shemar Moore Gabrielle Union
Music by	Marcus Miller
Cinematography	Alexander Gruszynski
Editing by	Earl Watson
Distributed by	Screen Gems
Release date(s)	March 23, 2001
Running time	106 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6,000,000
Gross revenue	$27,958,191

The Brothers is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Morris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, and Shemar Moore. The film was directed by Gary Hardwick, who has directed other films and television series such as Deliver Us From Eva and Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. In addition to the starring cast, The Brothers has an additional cast of Gabrielle Union, Tatyana Ali, Jenifer Lewis, Tamala Jones, and Clifton Powell.

The film touches on comedy, drama, and romance. The film was released in March 2001 and went on to gross almost $30 million at the box office which was considered a great success considering it almost quintupled the cost of the movie's production ($6,000,000). The movie was nominated for NAACP Image Awards and Black Reel Awards, but did not win any of the nominations.

The film was shot at various locations in California and Florida. The sole filming location in California was Los Angeles. The filming locations in Florida were Orlando and South Beach.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 Trivia 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Dubbed "A Male Version of Waiting to Exhale" by director Gary Hardwick, "The Brothers" traces the hilarious journey of four African-American men, as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects honesty and commitment. Smart, successful and sexy, Jackson Smith (Chestnut), Brian Palmer (Bellamy), Derrick West (Hughley) and Terry White (Moore) are "The Brothers", lifelong friends since childhood, banded together to weather love's innate terrors and occasional triumphs in this brazenly comic yet painfully true exploration of the battle between the sexes. Amidst the career track, basketball and bar hopping, "The Brothers" love women, as many as possible, but shocking revelations test the foursome's friendship and changes their dating and relationship habits forever.

[edit] Cast

• Morris Chestnut as Jackson Smith
• D.L. Hughley as Derrick West
• Bill Bellamy as Brian Palmer
• Shemar Moore as Terry White
• Gabrielle Union as Denise Johnson
• Tatyana Ali as Cherie Smith
• Jenifer Lewis as Louise Smith
• Susan Dalian as BeBe Fales
• Tamala Jones as Sheila West
• Clifton Powell as Fred Smith
• Julie Benz as Jesse Caldwell
• Vanessa Bell Calloway as Dr. Thelma Woolridge
• Angelle Brooks as Judge Carla Williams
• Gary Hardwick as T-Boy
• Nadege Auguste as Ursula

[edit] Awards and nominations

• Image Awards
  • Outstanding Motion Picture, (Nominated)
• Black Reel Awards
  • Theatrical- Best Director, (Nominated) Gary Hardwick
  • Theatrical- Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted), (Nominated) Gary Hardwick
  • Theatrical- Best Supporting Actress, (Nominated) Gabrielle Union

[edit] Trivia

• Three of the actors in this film later worked with Tyler Perry; Shemar Moore in Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Jenifer Lewis in Madea's Family Reunion, and Gabrielle Union in Daddy's Little Girls.
• Julie Benz is the only white person featured in the principal cast.
• Four of the actors in this film later made a cameo appearance in Jamie Foxx's music video for Blame It including Morris Chestnut, Bill Bellamy, Tatyana Ali and Clifton Powell

[edit] External links

• The Brothers at the Internet Movie Database
• The Brothers at Allmovie
• The Brothers at Box Office Mojo