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How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a (1998) romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of the Terry McMillan's best selling novel titled by the same name.

Plot

Stella (Angela Bassett) is a very successful forty-something African-American stock broker living in San Francisco, California who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Kingston, Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of being a mother and corporate executive.

Cast

Angela Bassett
— Stella Payne
Taye Diggs
— Winston Shakespeare
Whoopi Goldberg
— Delilah Abraham
Regina King
— Vanessa
Suzzanne Douglass
— Angela
Michael J. Pagan — Quincy Payne
Sicily — Chantel
Richard Lawson
— Jack
Barry Shabaka Henley
— Buddy
Lee Weaver — Nate
Glynn Turman
— Dr. Shakespeare
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney — Mrs. Shakespeare
Denise Hunt — Ms. Thang
Lisa Hanna — Abby
James Pickens Jr. — Walter Payne

Awards & nominations

1999 Acapulco Black Film Festival

Best Actress — Angela Bassett (won)
Best Actor — Taye Diggs (nominated)
Best Actress — Whoopi Goldberg (nominated)
Best Director — Kevin Rodney Sullivan (nominated)
Best Film (nominated)
Best Screenplay — Terry McMillan (nominated)
Best Soundtrack (nominated)

1999 NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture — Angela Bassett (won)
Outstanding Motion Picture (won)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Whoopi Goldberg (won)
Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress — Michael J. Pagan (nominated)

Trivia

The character "Winston Shakespeare," (played by Taye Diggs in the movie), is based on McMillan's real-life husband, Jonathan Plummer. Plummer is Jamaican and is more than 20 years younger than McMillan. In June 2005, Plummer announced that he was gay, and McMillan filed for divorce.

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