The Best Man (1999 film)

The Best Man is a 1999 film, starring Taye Diggs, Nia Long, and Morris Chestnut.

Up-and-coming author Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs) travels to Los Angeles for a wedding and is forced to deal with the fallout once his friends start to recognize themselves in his thinly-veiled autobiographical novel.

Not to be confused with any of the other films of the same name.


 * Big Man on Campus: Lance, in the college flashbacks.
 * Career Versus Man: Jordan
 * The Casanova: Quentin
 * Dance Party Ending
 * Evil Redhead: Shelby
 * Expository Hairstyle Change: used for the college flashbacks
 * Henpecked Husband: Julian
 * Hooker with a Heart of Gold: "Candy"
 * I'm a Man, I Can't Help It: Quentin's philosophy
 * Men Don't Cry: Averted by Lance
 * Moment Killer: The skipping CD
 * My Girl Is Not a Slut: Mia
 * Ready for Lovemaking and, separately.
 * Retroactive Recognition: This is often considered to be Oscar nominee Terrence Howard's breakout role.
 * Shirtless Scene: Harper
 * Spear Counterpart: To black female-centered films like Waiting to Exhale
 * Those Two Actors: Most of the principal actors have made at least one other film with one one of their castmates, but this film is the second of three turn-of-the-century romcoms that Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs appeared in together.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Jordan and Harper
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Jordan and Harper