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WAITING TO EXHALE (1995) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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COMING SOON |
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| Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett star in this funny and touching film about four women who find strength through their rare and special friendship. Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria are all searching for the Real Thing: true love. Bernadine thought she had it, until her husband left her for another woman. Savannah and Robin are successful in business but their love lives are bankrupt. And divorcee Gloria is getting back in the game by flirting with her new very eligible neighbor. Based on Terry McMillan's best-selling novel. |
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| Whitney Houston (Savannah 'Vannah' Jackson), Angela Bassett (Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris), Loretta Devine (Gloria 'Glo' Matthews), Lela Rochon (Robin Stokes), Gregory Hones (Marvin King), Dennis Haysbert (Kenneth Dawkins), Mykelti Williamson (Troy), Michael Beach (John Harris, Sr.), Leon (Russell), Wendell Pierce (Michael Davenport), Donald Adeosun Faison (Tarik Matthews), Jeffrey D. Sams (Lionel), Jazz Raycole (Onika Harris), brandon Hammond (John Harris Jr.), Kenya Moore (Denise), Lamont Johnson (Joseph), Wren T. Brown (Minister), Theo (On-Air D.J.), Ken Love (D.J. at the Hermosa), Graham Galloway (Fireman), Starletta Du Pois (Savannah's Mother), Shari L. Carpenter (Doreen), Tom R. Leander (Interviewer), Giancarlo Esposito (David Matthews, uncredited), Wanda-Lee Evans (Jane Millhouse, uncredited), Kelly Preston (Kathleen, uncredited), Wesley Snipes (James Wheeler, uncredited). |
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FRIENDS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LET YOU BE YOURSELF...AND NEVER LET YOU FORGET IT. |
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FACTS |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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RELEASE DATE: December 22nd, 1995 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $14.1 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $67.0 million (USA)
BUDGET: $15 million (USA) |
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DIRECTOR: Forest Whitaker.
WRITERS: Terry McMillan and Ronald Bass, and based on the novel by Terry McMillan.
PRODUCERS: Deborah Schindler and Ezra Swerdlow.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Caron K.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ronald Bass and Terry McMillan.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Faith Evans (song).
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "Overall, the film never quite hints at answers or even much comprehension of the problems, but it should fit the bill for those looking for empathic communion, or those simply wanting to bash men." -- Madeleine Williams, Cinematter |
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Gloria: Would you like to have dinner with us tonight? It's just leftovers. Collard greens and corn bread, some candied yams, a little potato salad, fried chicken, peace cobler and a few slices of ham.
Marvin: I would love to, but I've got so much to do around here. Maybe some other time.
Gloria: To be honest, I don't have no business eating any of it as big as I am.
Marvin: My wife was a big woman too. I like a woman with some meat on her bones. |
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| "Four main female characters trudging through a movie's worth of similar repeated blunders adds up to one scary truckload of drama." -- Barry Walters, San Francisco Examiner |
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| "For all the pleasure there is in seeing effective, great looking black women grappling with major life issues on screen, Waiting to Exhale is an uneven piece." -- Susan Stark, Detroit News |
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| "This sister-celebratory adaptation of Terry McMillan's best-selling book is frequently delightful." -- Desson Howe, Washington Post |
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Bernadine: The worst thing is that he made me move out here where my children are in school with only one other black kid so they won't be improperly influenced. Well, guest what John, you're the motherfuckin' improper influence! Get your shit! Get your shit! And, get out! |
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| "An escapist fantasy that women in the audience can enjoy by musing, 'I wish I had her problems' -- and her car, house, wardrobe, figure and men, even wrong men." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times |
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Bernadine: I give you 11 fucking years of my life and you're telling me you're leaving me for a white woman?
John Sr.: Would it help if she was black?
Bernadine: No. It would help if you were black. |
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| "With the exception of Bernadine, I never felt anything for the women populating this film, as they failed to capture my interest or sympathy." -- James Berardinelli, Reel Views |
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