In 1995, he also appeared in Waiting to Exhale as Tarik, the son of Loretta Devine's character, Gloria. They each want to be in a romantic relationship but they each have difficulties finding a good man. Not too mention the soundtrack is fabulous! Biggest Black Directed Box Office Movies Ever, Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans: Count on Me. It figures. Women loved it; men were not so thrilled. Two brothers, survivors of family tragedy, take different life paths: one falls for a high-spirited waitress and dreams of success, the other follows a life of petty crime. (1995). All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man. Favorite film with a black woman in the lead role? Let's join, fullHD Movies/Season/Episode here! "Waiting to Exhale" is a slice of life movie about the challenges African American women face in modern American. Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate. [1], The soundtrack to the film featured exclusively female African-American artists. Waiting To Exhale. Waiting to Exhale - Warten auf Mr. Waiting to Exhale September 17th, 2008 About. Actresses Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston, and Angela Bassett at party for their film Waiting to Exhale. Whether you watch weekly or want to join in for the big finish, get ready for these big Spring TV and streaming finales. Here are the movies we're most excited for in 2021. [12], "The Money's Where the Action Is; Movies: Big budgets and special effects push the film industry to yet another record performance", NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waiting_to_Exhale&oldid=1009435456, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Browse 101 waiting to exhale stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. "[6] Reviewer Liam Lacey from The Daily Globe and Mail wrote of the film, "[It] never escapes the queasy aura of Melrose Place: just another story about naive people with small problems. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Often light-hearted this movie speaks about some of the problems and struggles the modern women face in today's world. Adolph Caesar. Their lives reconnect in shattering fashion. Gloria "Glo" Matthews is a beauty salon owner and single mother. Previous page. [11] Whitney Houston died in 2012 so the sequel cannot have all four of the original four leads. 14 of 17 people found this review helpful. DVD. Listen free to Various Artists – Waiting to Exhale (Exhale (Shoop Shoop), Why Does It Hurt So Bad and more). Written by Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Mosley, a beautiful and talented photographer. The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Terry McMillan. 16 tracks (72:49). This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. Friendship becomes the strongest bond between these women as men, careers, and families take them in different directions. Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa - 2400 E Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It follows the lives and loves of four very different black women (played by Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon) who are, nonetheless, all good friends. [3], Waiting to Exhale was a financial success, opening at number one at the North American box office and grossing $14.1 million its first weekend of release. Robin ends up pregnant by her married lover, but dumps him, and chooses to raise the baby on her own. Publication date 1992 Topics African American women, African American men, Female friendship, Love stories, Love stories Publisher New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Here is a post from a blog I abandoned long ago that may give some background. Schau dir unsere Auswahl an waiting to exhale an, um die tollsten einzigartigen oder spezialgefertigten handgemachten Stücke aus unseren Shops für kleidung zu finden. 34 offers from $3.84. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 4.8 out of 5 stars 4,382. Waiting to Exhale. Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory. One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart. This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. A friend of mine suggested that the male version of Waiting to Exhale would be much shorter: "What I'm looking for in a woman is someone who's great in bed, and then turns into a six-pack and a pizza." Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker (in his feature film directorial debut) and starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. Her ex-husband and the father of her son tells her that he was always bisexual and now realizes he is gay. After dumping him, she has problems finding someone suitable. OpenSubtitles2018.v3 . Waiting to Exhale is a story about four women who are good friends: Savannah, Robin, Bernadine, and Gloria. 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