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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a 1996 American comedy thriller film. It tells the story of Darnell Wright (Martin Lawrence), a ladies' man who finds himself stalked by one of his obsessed lovers: Brandi (Lynn Whitfield), an attractive and successful, but unstable older businesswoman.

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Lawrence
Screenplay by	Martin Lawrence Bentley Kyle Evans Kenny Buford Kim Bass
Story by	Martin Lawrence
Produced by	George Jackson Doug McHenry
Starring	Martin Lawrence Lynn Whitfield Regina King Bobby Brown Daryl Mitchell Roger E. Mosley Della Reese
Narrated by	Martin Lawrence
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Edited by	John Carter
Music by	Roger Troutman
Production companies	Jackson-McHenry Entertainment You Go Boy! Productions
Distributed by	New Line Cinema Savoy Pictures
Release date	April 3, 1996 (1996-04-03)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[1]
Box office	$34.8 million [1]

Lawrence directed the film, and co-wrote the screenplay alongside Kenny Buford, Bentley Kyle Evans and Kim Bass. Released on April 3, 1996, the film grossed over $34 million at the box office against a budget of $8 million.

Plot

Nightclub manager Darnell Wright (Martin Lawrence) is a perpetual playboy and hopeless male chauvinist. 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) thinks of his adventures.

When the beautiful and wealthy Brandi Webb (Lynn Whitfield) steps out of a limousine to enter the club, Darnell feels that he's met his ultimate prize. She initially rejects his come-ons, which only fuels his appetite. He pursues her, showing up with flowers at her office. He finally wins over Brandi, only to find out that he's really in love with Mia. One morning, Darnell wakes up to find Brandi in his kitchen making bacon and pancakes. She wants him to hold her, but he pushes her off aggressively. However, Brandi doesn't take kindly to rejection. She becomes an obsessed femme fatale stalking him, even taking all four wheels off his SUV to ground him from his rounds, shattering his windshield and setting his nightclub on fire. In one scene, she hits herself with a fruit hidden in a stocking to cause bruises without fingerprints, and repeatedly slams a door on her arm injuring herself. When Darnell goes to see her at the hospital, he is arrested for a false domestic violence charge. She also threatens Mia's life.

Ending his relationship with Mia is not enough to satisfy Brandi who finally administers Darnell's punishment for his misogyny. Darnell quickly learns the hard way that when you "play", you have to "pay." Darnell, now suffering from a gun wound attempts to take the gun off Brandi causing himself, Brandi and Mia to fall out of the window and land in the pool. Darnell wakes up in the hospital with all his friends and family as well as Mia standing over him, and decides to change his life for the better. Brandi ends up arrested and imprisoned.

Cast

• Martin Lawrence as Darnell Wright
• Lynn Whitfield as Brandi Web
• Regina King as Mia Williams
• Bobby Brown as "Tee"
• Della Reese as Mama Wright
• Malinda Williams as Erica Wright
• Daryl Mitchell as Earl
• Roger E. Mosley as Smitty
• Simbi Khali as Adrienne
• Tangie Ambrose as Nikki
• Wendy Raquel Robinson as Gwen
• Stacii Jae Johnson as "Peaches"
• Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Reggie
• Faizon Love as Manny
• Michael Bell as Marvis
• Michael Taliferro as Club Security
• Tiny Lister as Tyrone
• Tracy Morgan as Sean, The Bartender

Style

The plot of A Thin Line Between Love and Hate was influenced by Boomerang and Fatal Attraction.[2] The opening sequence, depicting Darnell lying unconscious and fully clothed face down in a swimming pool while narrating the events that led him to there, was influenced by Billy Wilder's 1950 film Sunset Boulevard.[3][4][5][6] The film has been classified as a comedy thriller.[4][7][8]

Reception

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate grossed $34,873,513 at the box office against a budget of $8 million.[1]

The critical reception of the film was mostly negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 15% rating based on 27 reviews.[9]

Soundtrack

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate – From the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	January 30, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	65:16
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Tim & Bob, L. T. Hutton, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Roger Troutman, Somethin' for the People, R. Kelly, Soopafly, Battlecat, Eric Benét, D'Flow Production Squad, Touch, B-Love, Gizzo, Dwayne

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on January 30, 1996, by Warner Bros. Records. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music. The soundtrack contained three charting singles, "Beware of My Crew", "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" and "Let's Stay Together". On most releases of the soundtrack, Track 16 ("Brown Sugar" by D’Angelo) is omitted from the soundtrack altogether, leaving only a total of 15 tracks.

1. "Beware of My Crew" - 4:30 (LBC Crew featuring Tray Deee & South Sentrelle)
2. "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" - 4:50 (H-Town featuring Shirley Murdock & Roger Troutman)
3. "Damned If I Do" - 3:54 (Somethin' for the People featuring Adina Howard)
4. "Freak Tonight" - 3:57 (R. Kelly)
5. "I Don't Hang" - 4:58 (Soopafly)
6. "Love Got My Mind Trippin'" - 3:30 (Ganjah K)
7. "Ring My Bell" - 4:20 (Luniz)
8. "Playa fo Real" - 4:15 (Dru Down)
9. "Chocolate City" - 4:39 (Roger Troutman featuring Shirley Murdock)
10. "Thin Line" - 4:36 (Drawz)
11. "It's Ladies Night at Chocolate City" - 3:49 (Dark Complexion)
12. "Knocks Me Off My Feet" - 3:22 (Tevin Campbell)
13. "Let's Stay Together" - 4:53 (Eric Benét)
14. "Come Over" - 5:15 (Sandra St. Victor)
15. "Way Back When" - 4:28 (Smooth)
16. ”Brown Sugar” - 4:23 (D’Angelo)

Personnel

References

External links

• A Thin Line Between Love and Hate at IMDb
• A Thin Line Between Love and Hate at Box Office Mojo

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