Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $16,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $81,452,156.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.2034 |
Directed By
Forest Whitaker
Crew
Forest Whitaker
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan
Ronald Bass
Terry McMillan
Deborah Schindler
Ezra Swerdlow
Babyface
Betsy Sokolow-Sherman
Caron K
Ronald Bass
Jaki Brown
Joseph Ray
Marc Fisichella
Roni Wheeler
Michael W. Foxworthy
Shari L. Carpenter
Toyomichi Kurita
Richard Chew
David Gropman
Judy L. Ruskin
Latonya Hill
Roxanna Floyd
Ted Long
Ellin La Var
Ellie Winslow
Robert L. Stevenson
Rawn Hutchinson
Tom Ford
Kirk R. Gardner
Brandon Sebek
David Lee
Michael Kelem
TOP 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
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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