Honey (2003 film)
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| Directed by | Bille Woodruff |
| Produced by | Nicole Brown, Andre Harrell, Billy Higgins, Marc E. Platt |
| Written by | Alonzo Brown, Kim Watson |
| Starring | Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer, David Moscow, Zachary Williams |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 5, 2003 |
| Language | English |
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- For the 2004 independent film, see Honey (2004 film).
Honey is a 2003 motion picture released by Universal Pictures. Featuring music produced by Rodney Jerkins, the film stars Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant, Missy Elliott and David Moscow. A number of popular hip hop and R&B musicians make cameos in the film, including Jerkins, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch of The Lox, Tweet, and Ginuwine. Canadian R&B artist Shawn Desman was also featured.
The film grossed $27 million at the US box office, and was released on DVD and VHS on March 23, 2004.
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[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler Warning - Plot Summary
Honey wants to be a big time dancer, but she's having trouble making it to the top. But finally she's spotted by big-time producer Michael Ellis, who offers her a job. Honey willingly accepts, and gets started straight away. She's a big hit and even gets a promotion, but soon her boss tries to take advantage of her, which Honey is not cool with. She refuses to comply, and is fired by Michael as a result. Meanwhile the community center, where Honey works voluntarily as a hip-hop dance teacher, is falling apart. Soon Honey is forced to find a new dance studio and finds herself in a financial snag because of her previous job loss. She decides to put on a big dance performance to raise money for a studio. It's a hit and Honey opens up her own Dance Center.
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[edit] Critical response
Honey was released to mixed reviews. On Yahoo! Movies Critical Response, the average professional critical rating was a C, while user reviews rated it as a B. On the Internet Movie Database, viewers gave it an average rating of 4.2; on March 19, 2004, the film was #59 on the list of the Bottom 100 worst-received films. The film now stands at a rating of 4.0 and is out of the Bottom 100 list.
[edit] Soundtrack
- "It's A Party Tamia
- "I'm Good" - Blaque
- "J-A-D-A" - Jadakiss and Sheek
- "I Believe" - Yolanda Adams
- "React" - Eric Sermon
- "Ooh Wee" - Mark Ronson featuring Ghostface and Saigon
- "Hurt Sumthin" - Missy Elliott
- "Thugman" - Tweet
- "Closer" - Goapele
- "Now Ride" - Fabolous
- "Gimme the Light - Sean Paul
- "Think Of You" - Amerie
- "Leave Her Alone - Nate Dogg featuring Rocafella Crew
The Honey soundtrack peaked at #105 on the The Billboard 200 albums chart, with Blaque's "I'm Good" making it to the rhythmic top 40 and the Australian Top 40.
[edit] Trivia
- The club scenes in the film were filmed at The Guvernment club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- R&B and pop singer Aaliyah, a good friend of Missy Elliott, was originally cast as the star of the film before her death in 2001.
