Honey (2003)
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| German title | Honey |
| Original title | Honey |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK o. A. JMK 0 |
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| Director | Bille Woodruff |
| script |
Alonzo Brown Kim Watson |
| production |
Andre Harrell Marc Platt |
| music | Mervyn Warren |
| camera | John R. Leonetti |
| cut |
Mark Helfrich Emma E. Hickox |
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Honey is a dance film from the year 2003 . Directed by Bille Woodruff . The film was continued in 2011 under the title Honey 2 - Let no move out . Honey 3: The Beat of Life was created in 2016 .
action
Honey Daniels lives in New York and dreams of a career as a dancer. During the day she works in a record store, at night in New York dance clubs. There is also her hip-hop dance course in the "Center". Her mother, who wants to push Honey's enthusiasm for dancing towards ballet, shares her concern with Honey. However, Honey's excited friend Gina and the hairdresser Chaz stand behind her. When Honey is discovered one day by a video director and producer, her dream seems to be coming true. She is now choreographing music videos with great success until the director gets intrusive and Honey gives him a slap in the face. He then fires her and breaks off a music video project with the street kids Honey teaches dance classes. However, she tries to go on alone and wants to buy a dance studio with the proceeds from a benefit event, because it is now more important to her to help the kids from her neighborhood than to make a career. But the video producer's customer, a famous singer (Missy Elliott), only wants Honey as a choreographer. So he tries to get her back, but she refuses. At the end of the film you can see the kids performing at the benefit event, which is a complete success.
background
The film was produced by Universal Studios . The production cost was estimated at 25 million US dollars . It raised $ 12,856,040 on the opening weekend in the US on December 5, 2003.
criticism
"Energetic music scenes with cameos of well-known hip-hop stars have island character in an old-fashioned parable of self-confidence and social responsibility that is youthful and broadcast-conscious."
Awards
Lil 'Romeo was nominated for a Black Rell Award for Best Breakthrough Performance . The film and actors also made eight nominations for the 2004 Teen Choice Awards , but none were won.
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.
Trivia
- The singer Aaliyah was originally intended for the female lead, but she died in a plane crash in 2001 .
- Since Jessica Alba had no dance experience, she completed an intensive training program with the choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson , who plays Honey's competitor Katrina in the film, in the three months prior to shooting .
- For music video producer Bille Woodruff, Honey was his debut as a film director.
- On December 30, 2003, Honey was ranked 3rd in the top ten feature films
- On a budget of $ 18 million, Honey grossed over $ 62 million worldwide
- In June 2011, Honey 2 - Lass kein Move aus, a sequel to German cinemas, in which Vampire Diaries star Katerina Graham played the leading role.
- In 2016 Honey 3: The Beat of Life was released as a direct-to-video production.
Soundtrack
- Missy Elliott - Hurt Sumthin
- Blaque Ivory - I'm Good
- Sean Paul - Gimme The Light
- Erick Sermon (feat. Redman ) - React
- Nate Dogg ( feat.Memphis Bleek , Freeway and Young Chris ) - Leave Her Alone
- Mark Ronson - Ooh Wee
- Tamia - It's A Party
- Tweet (feat. Missy Elliott ) - Thugman
- Fabolous - Now Ride
- Jadakiss & Sheek Louch - Jada
- Amerie - Think Of You
- Goapele - Closer
- Yolanda Adams - I Believe
- Shawn Desman - Sexy
- Clipse - Honey
Web links
- Honey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Filmstarts.de
- Moviemaze.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Age rating for Honey . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Honey. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .