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Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 movie directed by Forest Whitaker. The movie was adapted from the novel of the same name by Terry McMillan and stars Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine. The movie was a great success and struck a powerful chord among African-American women.

Plot summary

Waiting to Exhale centers on four successful African-American women and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man.

Robin (Lela Rochon) is the long-time mistress of Russell (Leon), who keeps reneging on his promise to leave his wife for her. She dumps him to find a man she can have to herself, but her dates with a reliable but unattractive business partner (Wendell Pierce) and a drug addict (Mykelti Williamson) send her back to Russell. Savannah (Whitney Houston) is a successful television producer who also believes that her married lover Kenneth (Dennis Haysbert) will leave his wife. Bernadine (Angela Bassett) is a wealthy woman who abandoned her own career to raise a family. Her husband is now leaving her to marry another woman. Gloria (Loretta Devine) is a beauty salon owner and single mother raising a teenage son. After years alone, she falls in love with a new neighbor, Marvin (Gregory Hines).

The women share their stories over lunches and conversations at Gloria's salon.

Soundtrack

:Full article: Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack) The soundtrack to the film featured many talented and experienced musicians. Houston is featured on three of the 16 songs on the soundtrack.
Cast

Whitney Houston
as Savannah 'Vannah' Jackson

Angela Bassett
as Bernadine 'Bernie' Harris

Loretta Devine
as Gloria 'Glo' Matthews

Lela Rochon
as Robin Stokes

Gregory Hines
as Marvin King

Dennis Haysbert
as Kenneth Dawkins

Mykelti Williamson
as Troy

Michael Beach
as John Harris, Sr.

Leon
as Russell

Wendell Pierce as Michael Davenport

Donald Faison
as Tarik Matthews

Jeffrey D. Sams
as Lionel

Jazz Raycole
as Onika Harris

Brandon Hammond as John Harris, Jr.

Kenya Moore
as Denise

Trivia

Director Forest Whitaker
was the unanimous first choice of the film's producers and screenwriters.

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