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Waiting to Exhale

6.267/10174 Reviews1995

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.

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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.

Release Date	1995-12-22
Language:	EN
Budget:	$16,000,000.00
Revenue:	$81,452,156.00
Duration:	127 mins
Status:	Released
Genres:	ComedyDramaRomance

Casts

Whitney Houston ( Savannah )

Angela Bassett ( Bernadine )

Loretta Devine ( Gloria )

Lela Rochon ( Robin )

Gregory Hines ( Marvin )

Dennis Haysbert ( Kenneth )

Mykelti Williamson ( Troy )

Michael Beach ( John, Sr. )

Leon ( Russell )

Wendell Pierce ( Michael )

Donald Faison ( Tarik )

Jeffrey D. Sams ( Lionel )

Jazz Raycole ( Onika )

Brandon Hammond ( John, Jr. )

Kenya Moore ( Denise )

Lamont Johnson ( Joseph )

Wren T. Brown ( Minister )

Theo ( On Air D.J. )

Ken Love ( DJ 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 )

Joseph S. Myers ( Security Guard at John's Office )

Ezra Swerdlow ( Wild Bill )

Ellin La Var ( Hairdresser )

Patricia Anne Fox ( Customer at Hair Salon )

Wally Bujack ( Judge )

Brenda Baldwin-Davis ( Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited) )

William Bolander ( Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited) )

L. Scott Caldwell ( Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited) )

Kacee DeMasi ( Musician (uncredited) )

Giancarlo Esposito ( David Matthews (uncredited) )

Wanda-Lee Evans ( Jane Millhouse (uncredited) )

Tom Hedrick ( Neighbor (uncredited) )

Donyell Hinton ( Church Patron (uncredited) )

Bob Huff ( Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited) )

Angela Kenzslowe ( Salon Client (uncredited) )

Kelly Preston ( Kathleen (uncredited) )

Jose Rosete ( New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited) )

Juliet Rose Serrato ( Hospital Visitor (uncredited) )

Wesley Snipes ( James Wheeler (uncredited) )

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Terry McMillan Screenplay

Terry McMillan Executive Producer

Forest Whitaker Director

Ezra Swerdlow Producer

Terry McMillan Novel

Ronald Bass Screenplay

Deborah Schindler Producer

Babyface Original Music Composer

Betsy Sokolow-Sherman Unit Publicist

Jaki Brown Casting

Marc Fisichella Art Direction

Caron K Associate Producer

Ronald Bass Executive Producer

Joseph Ray First Assistant Director

Roni Wheeler Second Assistant Director

Michael W. Foxworthy Set Decoration

Shari L. Carpenter Script Supervisor

Judy L. Ruskin Costume Design

Toyomichi Kurita Director of Photography

Richard Chew Editor

David Gropman Production Design

Latonya Hill Hairstylist

Roxanna Floyd Makeup Artist

Ted Long Key Hair Stylist

Ellin La Var Hairstylist

Ellie Winslow Key Makeup Artist

Robert L. Stevenson Hairstylist

Rawn Hutchinson Stunt Coordinator

Tom Ford Special Effects Coordinator

Kirk R. Gardner Camera Operator

Brandon Sebek Stunt Coordinator

David Lee Gaffer

Michael Kelem Camera Operator