Brown Sugar is a 2002 English-language Romance Comedy movie written by Michael Elliot and Rick Famuyiwa. The movie is directed by Rick Famuyiwa and produced by Magic Johnson and Peter Heller. 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 than friends, even as Dre is engaged, and Sidney starts being wooed by a handsome basketball player. Written by PhatBleek. Brown sugar features Taye Diggs in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, Queen Latifah and Yasiin Bey. The music was composed by Robert Hurst. Cinematography was done by Enrique Chediak and editing by Dirk Westervelt. The film has a running time of 109 minutes. It was released on 11th October 2002. Brown Sugar was made on a budget of $8 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures.