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Release Date:
22 December 1995 (USA)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
8 wins
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8 nominations
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(11 articles)
Stage & Screen Star Loretta Devine Debuts Night Devine at Upright Cabaret 12/4-6
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 November 2009, 10:45 PM, PST)
Entertainment Weekly Lists the 25 Best Soundtracks from the Past 25 Years
(From Collider.com. 3 November 2009, 2:34 PM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 November 2009, 10:45 PM, PST)
Entertainment Weekly Lists the 25 Best Soundtracks from the Past 25 Years
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Rated R for language and some strong sexuality.
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Runtime:
127 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Director Forest Whitaker was the unanimous first choice of the film's producers and screenwriters.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Gloria's right earring appears and disappears during her conversation with her ex-husband about their son.
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Quotes:
Troy:
You black bitches are all the same.
Robin: Bitch?
Troy: Y'all always complaining about how nobody don't want your ass, don't nobody know how to treat ya! Then you meet a man, a brother, with genuine interest in ya, and you gotta act simple. Then you wonder why we date white women.
Robin: A white woman can have your sorry ass!
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Robin: Bitch?
Troy: Y'all always complaining about how nobody don't want your ass, don't nobody know how to treat ya! Then you meet a man, a brother, with genuine interest in ya, and you gotta act simple. Then you wonder why we date white women.
Robin: A white woman can have your sorry ass!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: A Night at the Plaza (#5.2)" (2000)
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Soundtrack:
My Funny Valentine
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I read some of the other comments comcerning this movie. And personally i thought that this movie was greatly misinterpreted. This movie (while have some "man-bashing" elements) is more about the friendship of four strong real black women who represent a little part of most women in society. I love this movie. I think that it has humor, depth, and presents a very real perspective on love and dating in today's world. And while men might take offense to the representation of the male gender in this movie, I think that it's important to realize that unfaithful, self-absorbed men do exist. However, as we must acknowledge the less moral men of our society, this movie also portrays that good decent men are not a figment of our imagination. With Wesley Snipes and Gregory Hines characters, we see that men are not all callous unfeeling creatures. So basically, I feel that this movie is one to be appreciated and enjoyed. (And in response to one respone that i read. . . One does not CHOOSE who they fall in love with, love just happens. We cannot choose who we love.) Anyways. . .i loved the part where she burned all the clothes too :)