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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender. (source: imdb.com)
Waiting to Exhale Cast
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Savannah 'Vannah' Jackson -
Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris -
Gloria 'Glo' Matthews -
Robin Stokes -
Marvin King -
Kenneth Dawkins -
Troy -
John Harris, Sr. -
Russell -
Michael Davenport -
Tarik Matthews -
Lionel -
Denise -
Minister -
Savannah's mother -
Michelle -
Shopping Mall -
David Matthews -
Church Patron -
Kathleen -
New Years Eve partier -
James Wheeler
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Release Date
22 December 1995
Budget
$16,000,000
US Box Office
$66,000,000
Tagline
Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.
Genre
Country
USA
Filming Locations
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Language
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Film Type
Film Class
Niche Genre
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Themes
Tones
Tags
African American, Beautician, Beauty Salon, Friendship, Mistress, Producer [showbiz], Single Parent, Women
Wikipedia
Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 romance film starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett, directed by Forest Whitaker. The movie was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Terry McMillan. Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Dennis Haysbert, Michael Beach, Gregory Hines, Donald Faison and Mykelti Williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. The original music score was composed by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The story centers on four female friends living in the Phoenix, Arizona area and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man.
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