for the better. Brandi is 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. 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. The film has been classified as a comedy thriller. Reception A Thin Line Between Love and Hate grossed $34,873,513 at the box office against a budget of $8 million. The critical reception of the film was mostly negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 15% rating based on 27 reviews. Soundtrack 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. "Beware of My Crew" - 4:30 (LBC Crew featuring Tray Deee & South Sentrelle) "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" - 4:50 (H-Town featuring Shirley Murdock & Roger Troutman) "Damned If I Do" - 3:54 (Somethin' for the People featuring Adina Howard) "Freak Tonight" - 3:57 (R. Kelly) "I Don't Hang" - 4:58 (Soopafly) "Love Got My Mind Trippin'" - 3:30 (Ganjah K) "Ring My Bell" - 4:20 (Luniz) "Playa fo Real" - 4:15 (Dru Down) "Chocolate City" - 4:39 (Roger Troutman featuring Shirley Murdock) "Thin Line" - 4:36 (Drawz) "It's Ladies Night at Chocolate City" - 3:49 (Dark Complexion) "Knocks Me Off My Feet" - 3:22 (Tevin Campbell)