Waiting to Exhale
“Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.”
1995•R•2h 7m•6.3•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
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
Writer
Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass
Budget
$16M
Revenue
$81M
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
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
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Ezra Swerdlow
Producer
Deborah Schindler
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