Brown Sugar

6.7

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner.

Discover

Sanaa Lathan

Sidney 'Sid' Shaw

Taye Diggs

Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis

Yasiin Bey

Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon

Nicole Ari Parker

Reese Marie Wiggam Ellis

Boris Kodjoe

Kelby Dawson

Queen Latifah

Francine

Aaliyyah Hill

Young Sidney

Angie Martinez

Self (Radio DJ)

Rosalyn Coleman

Trish Hofmann

Keith Tisdell

Richard Lawson

Venida Evans

Older Woman

Robin T. Kirksey

Bartender 1

Dena Atlantic

Hot 97 Assistant

Gerry Pinzon

Instructor

Sam McPherson

Iridium Waiter

Tariq Trotter

Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Wyking Jones

Bartender

Toks Olagundoye

Sidney's LA Assistant

Opal Alladin

Crafts Vendor

David Jolicoeur

Self - Trugoy the Dove [De La Soul]

Kelvin Mercer

Self - Posdnuos [De La Soul]

Vincent Mason

Self - Maseo [De La Soul]

Common

Self

Hadley Martin Fisher

Backstage Bartender

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Kid in the Park

Liza Lapira

Hot 97 Receptionist

Ralph E. Tresvant

Royale (uncredited)

Kevin Watson

Record Label Executive (uncredited)

Vinny DeGennaro

Bouncer (uncredited)

Lamman Rucker

Man on Couch at Radio Station (uncredited)

Erica Ise

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Chyna

Woman at Party (uncredited)

Art

Kalina Ivanov

Production Design

Peter Gelfman

Property Master

Roberta J. Holinko

Set Decoration

Nora Kasarda

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Enrique Chediak

Director of Photography

Will Arnot

Steadicam Operator

Will Arnot

Camera Operator

Rick Raphael

Steadicam Operator

K.C. Bailey

Still Photographer

Andrew Casey

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Darryle Johnson

Costume Designer

Crew

Steven R. Hammond

Transportation Captain

Eugene Stamos

Craft Service

Josh Michael

Craft Service

Cassandra Butcher

Unit Publicist

Peter Clores

Transportation Co-Captain

Laurie Powers

Digital Effects Supervisor

Directing

Rick Famuyiwa

Director

Jono Oliver

First Assistant Director

Rebecca Strickland

Second Assistant Director

Deirdre Horgan

Script Supervisor

Editing

Josh Campbell

Associate Editor

Dennis McNeill

Color Timer

De Non Porter

First Assistant Editor

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Production

Darryl A. Smith

Production Accountant

Trish Hofmann

Unit Production Manager

Alma Victoria LaMarr

Second Assistant Accountant

Heather Baird

Casting Associate

Darryl A. Smith

Payroll Accountant

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Terrell John

Production Assistant

Chris Peterson

Production Assistant

Adam Gass

Production Manager

Dalia Burde

Production Assistant

Meegan Neeb

Production Assistant

Lisa Varley

Production Assistant

Marcus Woods

Production Assistant

Joshua C. Hersko

Production Assistant

Kija Brooks

Production Assistant

Dawn Bridgewater

Production Assistant

Michael Reilly

Production Assistant

Trish Hofmann

Co-Producer

Peter Heller

Producer

Magic Johnson

Executive Producer

Sound

Paul Flinchbaugh

Sound Assistant

Roland N. Thai

Sound Effects Editor

Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

Victor Ray Ennis

First Assistant Sound Editor

David Kudell

Sound Assistant

Nick Smith

Musician

Scott Kinsey

Musician

Alec St. John

Foley Editor

Damion Reed

Musician

Bennie Maupin

Musician

Robert Hurst

Musician

Matt Colleran

Sound Recordist

Anne Slack

Foley Editor

Brian Richards

Music Editor

Robert Hurst

Orchestrator

Robert Hurst

Conductor

Barry Cole

Music Supervisor

Christopher Covert

Music Supervisor

Greg Hedgepath

Supervising Sound Editor

Daniel S. Irwin

Dialogue Editor

Robert Fernandez

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alan Freedman

Foley Mixer

Michael Hertlein

ADR Editor

William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

Gary Gegan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Hurst

Original Music Composer

Stephanie Flack

Dialogue Editor

Bernie Krish

Scoring Mixer

Writing

Michael Elliot

Screenplay

Rick Famuyiwa

Screenplay

Art

Kalina Ivanov

Production Design

Peter Gelfman

Property Master

Roberta J. Holinko

Set Decoration

Nora Kasarda

Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Enrique Chediak

Director of Photography

Will Arnot

Steadicam Operator

Will Arnot

Camera Operator

Rick Raphael

Steadicam Operator

K.C. Bailey

Still Photographer

Andrew Casey

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Darryle Johnson

Costume Designer

Crew

Steven R. Hammond

Transportation Captain

Eugene Stamos

Craft Service

Josh Michael

Craft Service

Cassandra Butcher

Unit Publicist

Peter Clores

Transportation Co-Captain

Laurie Powers

Digital Effects Supervisor

Directing

Rick Famuyiwa

Director

Jono Oliver

First Assistant Director

Rebecca Strickland

Second Assistant Director

Deirdre Horgan

Script Supervisor

Editing

Josh Campbell

Associate Editor

Dennis McNeill

Color Timer

De Non Porter

First Assistant Editor

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Production

Darryl A. Smith

Production Accountant

Trish Hofmann

Unit Production Manager

Alma Victoria LaMarr

Second Assistant Accountant

Heather Baird

Casting Associate

Darryl A. Smith

Payroll Accountant

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Terrell John

Production Assistant

Chris Peterson

Production Assistant

Adam Gass

Production Manager

Dalia Burde

Production Assistant

Meegan Neeb

Production Assistant

Lisa Varley

Production Assistant

Marcus Woods

Production Assistant

Joshua C. Hersko

Production Assistant

Kija Brooks

Production Assistant

Dawn Bridgewater

Production Assistant

Michael Reilly

Production Assistant

Trish Hofmann

Co-Producer

Peter Heller

Producer

Magic Johnson

Executive Producer

Sound

Paul Flinchbaugh

Sound Assistant

Roland N. Thai

Sound Effects Editor

Diane Marshall

Foley Artist

Victor Ray Ennis

First Assistant Sound Editor

David Kudell

Sound Assistant

Nick Smith

Musician

Scott Kinsey

Musician

Alec St. John

Foley Editor

Damion Reed

Musician

Bennie Maupin

Musician

Robert Hurst

Musician

Matt Colleran

Sound Recordist

Anne Slack

Foley Editor

Brian Richards

Music Editor

Robert Hurst

Orchestrator

Robert Hurst

Conductor

Barry Cole

Music Supervisor

Christopher Covert

Music Supervisor

Greg Hedgepath

Supervising Sound Editor

Daniel S. Irwin

Dialogue Editor

Robert Fernandez

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alan Freedman

Foley Mixer

Michael Hertlein

ADR Editor

William Sarokin

Sound Mixer

Gary Gegan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Hurst

Original Music Composer

Stephanie Flack

Dialogue Editor

Bernie Krish

Scoring Mixer

Writing

Michael Elliot

Screenplay

Rick Famuyiwa

Screenplay