Honey

"Her dream. Her terms."

2003 1h 34m EN

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6.4

MID

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19%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.3

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 1,266🥫19%Rotten Tomatoes●37Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 48,804

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Synopsis

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Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.

“Her dream. Her terms.”

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Cast

Jessica Alba
Honey Daniels
Mekhi Phifer
Chaz
Romeo
Benny (as Lil' Romeo)
Joy Bryant
Gina
David Moscow
Michael Ellis
Lonette McKee
Mrs. Daniels
Zachary Isaiah Williams
Raymond
Christian Monzon
Bar Customer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bille Woodruff
Writers: Kim Watson, Alonzo Brown
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Honey Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bille Woodruff, shot by John R. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mervyn Warren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Emma E. Hickox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jessica Alba and Mekhi Phifer and Romeo carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Her dream. Her terms.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bille Woodruff directs. John R. Leonetti behind the camera. Mervyn Warren scores. Emma E. Hickox cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Honey Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Bille Woodruff, shot by John R. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mervyn Warren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Emma E. Hickox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jessica Alba and Mekhi Phifer and Romeo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Her dream. Her terms.".
9IMDB entry: tt0322589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "career", "new york city", "dancing", "dance".

The technical file

Cinematography: John R. Leonetti
Original score: Mervyn Warren
Editing: Emma E. Hickox
Production design: Jasna Stefanovic
Costume design: Susan Matheson
Makeup / hair: Kelly Mitchell
Sound: Chris Carpenter
Stunt coordinator: John Stoneham Sr.
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $62,646,763
Return: 348% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Honey (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes: 19% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 37/100
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 48,804 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

8 nominations total

Part of

Honey Collection

Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a struggling hip-hop dancer who's got all the moves, talent and relentless passion to succeed.

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Bille Woodruff

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Reno2016-06-14
★ 6/10
How simple, charming dance flick it is. One of the first films in the revolution of modern dance flicks, though I know I saw it too late. Nowadays there are many films are coming out since the younger generation showing very interest in the dance. I especially don't know how 'Step Up' made a successful franchise, but the sixth is on the way. Honey is a main character's name played by Jessica Alba. A passionate dance, choreographer, when her dream coming to true that hits a roadblock for some reason followed by other issues. So now she has to come up with a solution to solve all the problems and that's the film tells how she overcomes them all at once. A simple story, even the choreography was ordinary, but not a bad film. I anticipated Alba to give a show that not to forget for the decades. This is now obviously a decade old flick and disappointed with her character, especially with her dance moves. But young Alba in a sexy pose on the poster, no one can just ignore it from watching. Overall, I enjoyed it. Since I'm watching it delayed, I should not compare it to the present scenario. Even though it has been only 13 years, in which all the fields rapidly advanced, so the dance. I suggest you just go for it with an empty mind if you want to see it. Soon I'm going to catch up with its sequel, but I know it won't be as decent as this one. 6/10
Andre Gonzales2023-05-27
★ 8/10
If you like dancing movies then you'll love this movie. Jessica Alba teaches kids and teens how to dance in groups, to help keep the kids off the streets.