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Waiting to Exhale

Year:

1995

Duration:

124 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

Forest Whitaker

Awards:

8 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-12-22

Filming Locations: Chandler, Arizona, USA

Earnings

Budget: $16,000,000

Gross: $67,052,156 (USA)£1,240,401 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jazz Raycole

Whitney Houston

Savannah Jackson

Angela Bassett

Bernadine Harris

Loretta Devine

Gloria 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

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 DuPois

Savannah's Mother

Shari L. Carpenter

Savannah's Assistant

Thomas R. Leander

Interviewer

Cordell Conway

Group at Hermosa Table

Lee Wells Jr.

Group at Hermosa Table

Hope Brown

Group at Hermosa Table

Delaina Mitchell

Tarik's Girl Friend

Luis Sharpe

Herbert Webster

Joseph S. Myers

Security Guard at John's Office

Ezra Swerdlow

Wild Bill

Ellin La Var

Hairdresser (as Ellin LaVar)

Patricia Anne Fox

Customer at Hair Salon

Wally Bujack

Judge

Brenda Baldwin-Davis

Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)

L. Scott Caldwell

Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)

Kacee DeMasi

Musician (uncredited)

Giancarlo Esposito

David Matthews (uncredited)

Wanda-Lee Evans

Jane Millhouse

Tom Hedrick

Neighbor

Donyell Hinton

Church Patron

Bob Huff

Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)

Kelly Preston

Kathleen (uncredited)

Jose Rosete

New Year's Eve Partier

Wesley Snipes

James Wheeler

Did you know?

Trivia

Although Whitaker had earlier directed an HBO drama called Strapped (1993) - for which he received Best New Director honors at the Toronto Film Festival - this film was his first job directing a full-length feature film.

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

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Goofs

Vannah's necklace is outside then inside then outside of her top at Glo's birthday party.

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Gloria's right earring appears and disappears during her conversation with her ex-husband about their son.

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When Robin is in bed with Michael, she takes off her underwear and then when he goes to put the condom on, but a minute later her underwear is still on.

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Quotes

Bernadine Harris: 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, guess what John, YOU'RE the motherfuckin' improper influence! Get your shit! Get your shit! And, get out!

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Robin Stokes: [thought about Michael] Does he think he just did something here? Shit, I coulda had a V-8.

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Bernadine Harris: I give you 11 fucking years of my life and you're telling me you're leaving me for a white woman?

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