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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 02/29/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 1 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 4 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Reunion Films, Ensemble Film See Also: The Best Man

In this romantic comedy, a writer finds out the hard way about the consequences of walking a fine line between fiction and real life. Harper (Taye Diggs) is an author whose first novel is soon to be published, just as he's been asked to be Best Man at the wedding of his friends Lance (Morris Chestnut) and Mia (Monica Calhoun). Harper is suffering a worse case of publication-day jitters than most authors, and with good reason: much of his book has been drawn from real life, and he's afraid that his friends and family will spot the sometimes unflattering literary versions of themselves. What's worse, Mia and Harper had a fling years ago, and their affair made it into the book; Lance doesn't know, and Harper would just as soon he didn't find out before the wedding. But one of the bridesmaids, Jordan (Nia Long), has gotten hold of an advance copy of the book. Since Jordan works as a television journalist and devotes her life to digging up dirt on people, Harper is convinced that she'll spill the beans and spoil his friends' big day. The Best Man was the debut film for writer/director Malcolm D. Lee; Spike Lee served as producer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Taye Diggs - Harper Stewart
Nia Long - Jordan Armstrong
Morris Chestnut - Lance
Terrence Howard - Quentin
Sanaa Lathan - Robin
Monica Calhoun - Mia

Malcolm D. Lee's romantic comedy The Best Man comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround. There are no subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials include production notes, a soundtrack presentation, cast and crew biographies, a theatrical trailer, a showcase of other titles from Universal, and a production featurette. This is a very solid disc with a good smattering of extras. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide