Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

(1995)

Tagline

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

Starring

Whitney Houston Angela Bassett Loretta Devine Lela Rochon Gregory Hines

Director

Forest Whitaker

Genre

Comedy Drama Romance

Running Time

127 minutes

Waiting to Exhale

Overview

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.

Released

1 January 1995

Budget

£16,000,000

Revenue

£81,452,156

Language

English

Studio

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Country of Origin

United States of America

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
Michael Beach...John Harris, Sr.
Mykelti Williamson...Troy

Crew

Kenneth Edmonds...Original Music Composer
Terry McMillan...Novel
Terry McMillan...Screenplay
Ronald Bass...Screenplay
Ronald Bass...Producer
Ezra Swerdlow...Producer
Terry McMillan...Executive Producer
Deborah Schindler...Producer
Caron K...Producer
Forest Whitaker...Director