Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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.
Director:
Forest Whitaker
Writers:
Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass.
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Whitney Houston as Savannah |
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Angela Bassett as Bernadine |
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Loretta Devine as Gloria |
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Lela Rochon as Robin |
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Gregory Hines as Marvin |
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Dennis Haysbert as Kenneth |
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Mykelti Williamson as Troy |
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Michael Beach as John, Sr. |
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Leon as Russell |
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Wendell Pierce as Michael |
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Donald Faison as Tarik |
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Jeffrey D. Sams as Lionel |
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Jazz Raycole as Onika |
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Brandon Hammond as John, Jr. |
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Kenya Moore as Denise |
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Lamont Johnson as Joseph |
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Wren T. Brown as Minister |
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Theo as On Air D.J. |
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Ken Love as DJ at the Hermosa |
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Graham Galloway as Fireman |
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Starletta DuPois as Savannah's Mother |
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Shari L. Carpenter as Savannah's Assistant |
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Thomas R. Leander as Interviewer |
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Cordell Conway as Group at Hermosa Table |
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Lee Wells Jr. as Group at Hermosa Table |
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Hope Brown as Group at Hermosa Table |
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Delaina Mitchell as Tarik's Girl Friend |
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Luis Sharpe as Herbert |
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Joseph S. Myers as Security Guard at John's Office |
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Ezra Swerdlow as Wild Bill |
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Ellin La Var as Hairdresser |
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Patricia Anne Fox as Customer at Hair Salon |
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Wally Bujack as Judge |
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Brenda Baldwin-Davis as Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited) |
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William Bolander as Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited) |
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L. Scott Caldwell as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Kacee DeMasi as Musician (uncredited) |
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Giancarlo Esposito as David Matthews (uncredited) |
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Wanda-Lee Evans as Jane Millhouse (uncredited) |
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Tom Hedrick as Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Donyell Hinton as Church Patron (uncredited) |
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Bob Huff as Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited) |
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Angela Kenzslowe as Salon Client (uncredited) |
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Kelly Preston as Kathleen (uncredited) |
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Jose Rosete as New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited) |
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Juliet Rose Serrato as Hospital Visitor (uncredited) |
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Wesley Snipes as James Wheeler (uncredited) |
| Writing | Terry McMillan | Screenplay |
| Production | Terry McMillan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ezra Swerdlow | Producer |
| Writing | Terry McMillan | Novel |
| Writing | Ronald Bass | Screenplay |
| Sound | Babyface | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Forest Whitaker | Director |
| Production | Deborah Schindler | Producer |
| Crew | Betsy Sokolow-Sherman | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Caron K | Associate Producer |
| Art | Michael W. Foxworthy | Set Decoration |
| Art | Marc Fisichella | Art Direction |
| Directing | Roni Wheeler | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shari L. Carpenter | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Directing | Joseph Ray | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Ronald Bass | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Toyomichi Kurita | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Chew | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy L. Ruskin | Costume Design |
| Art | David Gropman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Latonya Hill | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxanna Floyd | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ted Long | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellin La Var | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellie Winslow | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Rawn Hutchinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tom Ford | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Kirk R. Gardner | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Brandon Sebek | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | David Lee | Gaffer |
| Camera | Michael Kelem | Camera Operator |
