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The brothers

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Dubbed Refusing to exhale by writer/director Gary Hardwick, The brothers follows the hilarious path of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects - commitment and honesty.

Smart, successful and sexy, Jackson Smith (Morris Chestnut), Brian Palmer (Bill Bellamy), Derrick West (DL Hughley) and Terry White (Shemar Moore) are "The brothers" - lifelong friends 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 a shocking revelation tests their friendship and changes their dating habits forever.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama comedy guys blokes marriage love sex basketball dating relationship

Persons of interest

Morris Chestnut .... Jackson Smith
DL Hughley .... Derrick West
Bill Bellamy .... Brian Palmer
Shemar Moore .... Terry White
Gabrielle Union .... Denise Johnson
Tatyana Ali .... Cherie Smith
Jenifer Lewis .... Louise Smith
Tamala Jones .... Sheila West
Clifton Powell .... Fred Smith
Susan Dalian .... BeBe Fales
Marla Gibbs .... Mary West
Julie Benz .... Jesse Caldwell
Vanessa Bell Calloway .... Dr Thelma Woolridge
Angelle Brooks .... Judge Carla Williams
Gary Hardwick .... Screenwriter
Gary Hardwick .... Director

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Not to be confused with Beat Takeshi's Brother
Studios and distributors:

Screen Gems * Sony Pictures Releasing

Intelligence analyst

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Theatrical report

Here's a look at black culture through the lives of four mates who help each other come to terms with the "c" word ("commitment"). It's great to see how much men are always trying to ease the pressure in a relationship by cheating and how they expect certain things whether the woman wants them or not. Plus the good old double standard of not forgiving a woman for dating their father even though it's ok for them to date the mother.

The joys of testosterone.

As The brothers is not a Spike Lee Joint, I am considering nominating it for an award.

Media intelligence (DVD)

Disc type: single side, dual layer
Picture: Widescreen (1.85:1/ 16:9 enhanced)
Languages: English (5.1), German (5.1)
Subtitles: English, German, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic, Hindi, Hebrew, Dutch, Bulgarian, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Arabic
Audio commentary by Gary Hardwick
4 never-before-seen deleted scenes with optional director commentary
A conversation with Gary Hardwick
Original movie trailers
Bonus movie trailers
Talent profiles
Music video