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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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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
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A decent movie that could have been better
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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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MPAA:
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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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
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Forest Whitaker stated in an interview with Ebony Magazine that Robin Givens and Halle Berry were among the women who auditioned for the role of Robin. After casting Angela Bassett and Whitney Houston, he decided to go with relative unknowns for the other two roles, and the role of Robin was subsequently given to Lela Rochon.
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Continuity: Gloria's right earring appears and disappears during her conversation with her ex-husband about their son.
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Bernadine:
[Arguing about money at John's office] Who do you think started this damn company, huh? And now, you think you can just take the money and run...
John Sr.: Business hasnt been good for years, but dont you worry, you'll get what's coming to you
Bernadine: Hell, I'm not worried... you, on the other hand, should be.
John Sr.: I am prepared to offer you $300,000 cash, *today*
Bernadine: Your children aren't for sale.
[walks away]
John Sr.: Oh by the way, I'm coming to pick up my kids on Saturday.
Bernadine: Yeah?
[Walks back toward John]
Bernadine: And if I hear you had em anywhere near that tramp *bitch*, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life!
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John Sr.: Business hasnt been good for years, but dont you worry, you'll get what's coming to you
Bernadine: Hell, I'm not worried... you, on the other hand, should be.
John Sr.: I am prepared to offer you $300,000 cash, *today*
Bernadine: Your children aren't for sale.
[walks away]
John Sr.: Oh by the way, I'm coming to pick up my kids on Saturday.
Bernadine: Yeah?
[Walks back toward John]
Bernadine: And if I hear you had em anywhere near that tramp *bitch*, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Waiting to Inhale (#10.6)" (1997)
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Basically a movie about black women who whine about their unsatisfying relationships . Angela Basset is the shining star here, she is wonderful to watch and a very talented woman but she alone cannot hold this movie together . i have never read the book but from what ive heard about it , its much better than this movie ..
I dont get whitney houstons character , she sleeps around and calls men pigs yet shes screwing around with a married man and lela rochon is also with a man who has a wife. why would you stay with men like that. only person who acts real is angela basset's character who gets unceremoniously dumped for a white woman by her husband and reacts believably ,, its a decent movie that could have been better .