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Thin Line Between Love and Hate movie storyline. Writer-director Martin Lawrence billed this comic drama as his own version of the film Fatal Attraction (1987). Lawrence stars as Darnell, a hopeless male chauvinist. Darnell is a crude-but-smooth talker and lady’s man who doesn’t take no for an answer. He works for a nightclub called Chocolate City and aspires to be its owner. He trades VIP privileges at the club for favors from women.
Though he is an expert at conning women, he sometimes worries about what his childhood sweetheart Mia (Regina King), who is engaged to marry him, thinks of his adventures. When the classy, elegant Brandi (Lynn Whitfield) steps out of a limousine to enter the club, Darnell feels that he’s met his ultimate prize. She rejects his come-ons, which only fuels his appetite.
He pursues her, showing up with flowers at her real estate office. He finally wins over Brandi, but she becomes obsessed with him, even taking all four wheels off his sports car to ground him from his rounds. Cutting off his engagement to Mia is not enough to satisfy Brandi, who finally administers Darnell’s punishment for his misogyny.
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a 1996 American dark comedy-romance film that was directed and co-written by Martin Lawrence, who also stars in the film. Lawrence co-wrote the screenplay alongside Kenny Buford and Bentley Kyle Evans, who has also written for Lawrence’s hit television sitcom, Martin, and Kim Bass. Along with Lawrence, the film features a cast of actors that include Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown and Della Reese. The film tells the story of Darnell Wright, a ladies’ man who finds himself targeted by one of his obsessed lovers.
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate was released in April 1996 and went on to gross over $30 million at the box office against a budget of $8 million. The film was shot on location entirely in the city of Los Angeles, California from June 5 until August 11, 1995. The title for the film is taken from the 1971 song “Thin Line Between Love and Hate” by The Persuaders. R&B trio H-Town recorded a cover version of this song that was included on the film soundtrack. At the time of filming, Lawrence was 12 years younger than Lynn Whitfield, who was 42 at the time.
vA Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
Directed by: Martin Lawrence
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown, Daryl Mitchell, Roger E. Mosley, Della Reese, Simbi Kali, Tangie Ambrose, Wendy Raquel Robinson
Screenplay by: Martin Lawrence, Bentley Kyle Evans, Kenny Buford, Kim Bass
Production Design by: Simon Dobbin
Cinematography by: Francis Kenny
Film Editing by: John Carter
Costume Design by: Eduardo Castro
Set Decoration by: Tessa Posnansky
Art Direction by: David Lazan
Music by: Roger Troutman
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, a sex scene and some violence.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema, Savoy Pictures
Release Date: April 3, 1996
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