CinemaOSMovie · 1995 · 2h 7m · R
Waiting to Exhale

Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.

62%(216)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

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.

Directed byForest Whitaker

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 7m
Language
EN
Released
December 22, 1995
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$81,452,156
Studios
20th Century Fox

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Waiting To Exhale

Waiting To Exhale

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Savannah

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Bernadine

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Gloria

Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon

Robin

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Marvin

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Kenneth

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Troy

Michael Beach

Michael Beach

John, Sr.

Leon

Leon

Russell

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Michael

Creative team
Directed by
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Written by
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass
Produced by
Ezra Swerdlow
Deborah Schindler
Deborah Schindler

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