Summaries

Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.

This romantic comedy centers on a romance between an A&R exec, Dre, at a hip-hop label and a magazine editor, Sidney, who have known each other since childhood.. They find themselves drifting towards being more than friends, even as Dre is engaged, and Sidney starts being wooed by a handsome basketball player.—PhatBleek

Sidney is a writer who's just left her L.A. Times music review gig to edit New York hip-hop magazine XXL. Dre is an executive with a hip-hop record company based in New York. They've known each other since they met as children, when both discovered hip-hop for the first time. Now that they're back together, they should be perfect for each other, except that Dre's about to marry lawyer Reese and Sidney claims not to be interested in Dre romantically. Meanwhile, Dre is growing increasingly restless with his company's focus on profit over artistry, which leads to signing the gimmicky duo Ren and Ten while ignoring the talented Chris.—Jon Reeves <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • record company
  • hip hop
  • hip hop music
  • feel good romance
  • woman in love with male best friend
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Music
Release date Oct 10, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Fox Searchlight Pictures Evergreen Productions Heller Highwater Productions

Box office

Budget $8000000
Gross US & Canada $27363891
Opening weekend US & Canada $10738882
Gross worldwide $28316451

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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