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Synopsis: "The Brothers" traces the journey of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects honesty and commitment. Smart, successful and sexy, Jackson Smith, Brian Palmer, Derrick West and Terry White 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 shocking revelation tests the foursome's friendship and changes their dating habits forever.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Gary Hardwick
Production: Screen Gems
  1 win & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
R
Year:
2001
106 min
$26,553,854
Website
1,205 Views


You never could hold liquor,

and you talk too much.

You want to look out for me?

Put the drink down and bring your...

...ass. And let's go look

at some titties.

All right, man. When it all blows up

in your face, don't come calling me.

I don't want to hear about it.

Hey, baby.

All right, that's enough.

You're my boy and I love you,

but this is real.

You jealous, man.

Yeah, you jealous.

You wish you had

somebody to care about.

Don't try to tell me different.

I'll tell you what I discovered.

It's why I'm doing what I'm doing.

This world is full of women waiting

for guys like us who got it together.

But it takes courage

to step up like that.

Courage.

Look at you.

You don't know nothing about that.

You can't seem

to see past your raggedy dick.

Maybe for you this is all there is.

Oh, goddamn. If that's the truth,

then I feel even worse for you.

You drunk. There's a party

going on here for me.

Half-butt-naked women

running all over the place.

I'm trying to enjoy myself. I'm out.

My dick is not raggedy!

It's big.

Don't be shy.

I'm very flattered that you picked me.

Some nice-looking women out there.

I just wanted to...

...you know?

Yeah, I know. What kind do you want?

I do everything.

Everything, what a wonderful word.

I can get a friend if you

want to have fun.

No, no, that...

That won't be necessary.

You know what?

How about some head?

I guess you do know what you want.

Yeah. It ain't for me, it's for him.

He only got one eye.

Oh, Lord, he give me

such trouble sometimes.

Be careful now. He kind of

swell up when you make him mad...

...poke you in the forehead.

Hard to work with a dick scuff mark

on your head, so you be cool.

You know, wait. Wait.

You changed your mind?

Something different?

Oh, no, no.

Look, I can't do this.

You're a beautiful girl...

...but I'm here with you

and all I'm thinking is that...

...I wish you were my wife.

A man can't make his dick do

what his heart can't handle.

That is very profound.

That'll be $50.

Fifty dollars for almost doing

something? You must be a Republican.

- I like your style.

- Thanks.

Oh, shut up.

Whoa! Wait.

What's up, D? Did you do it?

No, I couldn't do it.

Couldn't do what?

Nothing.

I'll go hang out in front.

Tell me he couldn't do it with

that thing that walked out of here.

This is what I'm talking about.

This is nice of your dad

to let us use his place.

A party man after my own heart.

Damn, he's still freaky, huh?

He got the women for the party too.

Dirty old bastard.

Did your girl get on your case

about coming here?

Brian, you know I haven't...

Don't lie to me.

I ain't talk about it.

I will beat your drunk ass, man.

This is Italian.

I've had a little bit to drink...

Bro, you're drunk!

Hey, I'm nice. I'm nice.

I've been thinking.

- What about this one?

- That's good.

If we didn't need sex,

we really wouldn't want women.

You got issues, you know?

You just gotta think about it.

Just think about what I'm saying.

You have to stop

this cynical attitude.

I mean, look at me.

I was a lost cause, man.

I was having nightmares

and sh*t about commitment.

Denise turned my life around.

No, she turned your ass out.

Hey, call it what you like,

but I'm happy.

What about you, Brian?

I'm drinking, man. I'm cool.

I want to have fun here.

We've only been here a few hours,

know what I mean?

I'll meet you downstairs.

Hey, this is Fred. State your case.

Hi, Fred, it's Denise.

Thanks for being understanding.

I've decided to tell Jackson about us.

Call me when you get this message.

Bye.

Hey, baby.

I was hungry. I thought we

could get something...

I heard the message

you left at my father's place.

- Jackson, I was gonna tell you.

- You were gonna tell me?

When were you gonna tell me?

On our honeymoon?

What about Father's Day?

That sound right?

- Let me explain.

- No need, I know why it happened.

It happened because you're a woman

with no discretion about herself...

...personally, emotionally,

and sexually.

- Did you just call me a ho?

- I did not say that word.

But it does seem to be floating

around somewhere.

Okay.

Look, you have every right

to be angry, Jackson.

But your father and I got

together long before we met.

- It doesn't matter when.

- Is that what you think?

We slept together on the first date.

My dad's old school.

I know he hit it.

- You don't know what you're saying.

- You saying he didn't hit it?

Okay, Jackson, let's not do this.

- Don't let this come between us.

- Come on, Denise.

It's simple. Just say, " No, Jackson,

he didn't hit it," or, "Yes, he did."

You dislike Fred so much,

you wouldn't believe me anyway.

"Fred?" Well, I think I just got

my answer about you and "Fred."

- You want an answer?

- I want an answer.

We met a long time ago,

dated a little but didn't have sex.

You didn't have sex?

Did you kiss?

Yes.

So now we're getting somewhere.

So, did...

I'm won't be interrogated about this.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

You made a commitment for

the first time in your life.

You're gonna walk away from

all that?

I'm walking away from a woman who lied.

Who deceived and hurt me.

I won't give you what you want.

- I'm not gonna let you just dump me.

- You're gonna dump me? Is that it?

No. I'm gonna make you do

what's really in your heart.

I'm gonna make you love me.

That's cute...

...that reverse psychology trick.

Try it on a brother with a GED.

Because it gets none right here.

It's no trick to it. It's the truth.

You need me as much as I need you.

So you can take me

with all of my flaws...

...or we can both be miserable.

I know that you're scared.

Every time someone's said

"I love you" it's turned bad.

You don't know

what you're talking about.

It's your mother, all your old

girlfriends, your father.

I know I should've told you

about this a long time ago.

But don't use it as an excuse to

go back to how you were.

Come on.

Please.

Let yourself out.

What the f***?

Hey, Sheila, open the door!

Hey, my key don't work.

I changed the locks.

When you're the man that I married,

then you can come back.

Open the door, woman. I live here too!

Okay, how about you stay here

and I'll call L.A.P.D.

They're real sympathetic to

black men in domestic situations.

I'm not scared of no police!

Open the...

Woman, you lucky I just got saved.

Shut the f*** up!

- Hey.

- Hey.

Why you all dolled up?

Well, you know how I am.

I wine them, I dine them...

...and bam, it's all over.

What you doing here?

I just stopped by for a minute.

Who you got coming over?

Instead of being in my business,

why ain't you out looking for Denise?

You don't want to know.

Because she's definitely not the one.

You looked just like your daddy

when you said that.

You just found a way to make me leave.

Your father's coming by here tonight.

How long has this been going on?

Since your sister's party.

He apologized for bringing that girl.

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