Waiting to Exhale (1995)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Forest Whitaker

Writers (WGA):

Terry McMillan (novel)
Terry McMillan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.

Plot:

Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender.

Plot Keywords:

African American | Single Mother | Human Relationship | Interracial Relationship | Divorce

Awards:

8 wins & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	2:00 PM	BET
Sun. July 19	8:00 PM	BET

Cast

Whitney Houston	...	Savannah 'Vannah' Jackson
Angela Bassett	...	Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris
Loretta Devine	...	Gloria 'Glo' Matthews
Lela Rochon	...	Robin Stokes
Gregory Hines	...	Marvin King
Dennis Haysbert	...	Kenneth Dawkins
Mykelti Williamson	...	Troy
Michael Beach	...	John Harris, Sr.
Leon	...	Russell
Wendell Pierce	...	Michael Davenport
Donald Faison	...	Tarik Matthews
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	Lionel
Jazz Raycole	...	Onika Harris
Brandon Hammond	...	John Harris, Jr.
Kenya Moore	...	Denise

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some strong sexuality.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Germany:12 (f) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chandler, Arizona, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Director Forest Whitaker was the unanimous first choice of the film's producers and screenwriters.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bernie meets James Wheeler in the hotel bar, his hands keep changing their position on the bar between shots.

Quotes:

Fireman: Ma'am, were you aware that your car was on fire?
[Bernadine nods her head while smoking a cigarette]
Fireman: Ma'am, did you start his fire
[she puffs smoke and plainly looks at him]
Fireman: You know, it's against the law to burn anything except trash in your yard.
Bernadine: [flicks off ashes from her cigarette] It is trash.
Fireman: Look, this is a nice area. Luckily a neighbor cared enough. Listen, the next time you want to burn something...
Bernadine: It won't happen again.
[she shuts the door in his face]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Waiting to Inhale (2005)

Soundtrack:

It Hurts Like Hell

pure unadulterated drivel

do you read harlequin romances? danielle steel? do you in cessantly read women's magazines to find out how to please your man? do you hinge all happiness on having a man in your life? is your IQ equivalent to your age? then you will love this movie.