What first attracted me to this movie was the theme song waiting to exhale or as i call it waiting for the new life. Sams in waiting to exhale youtube screenshot advertisement in the 90s, the french roll hairstyle was designated for days when your hair needed a little extra flair. Loretta devine, lela rochon, dennis haysbert, michael beach, gregory hines, donald faison, and mykelti williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. Adaptation of terry mcmillans novel about four africanamerican women. Waiting to exhale cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Its the middle of the night and i have driedup tear tracks on my cheeks, and a smile on my face. Lela rochon, loretta devine, dennis haysbert, michael beach, gregory hines, donald faison, and mykelti williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive good man to break a string of lessthanstellar lovers. The waiting to exhale book series by terry mcmillan includes books waiting to exhale and getting to happy. Based on terry mcmillans novel, this film follows four very different. Waiting to exhale wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work. Sams celebrity profile check out the latest jeffrey d.
Sams lionel crew forest whitaker director caron k associate producer, first assistant director caron k associate producer, first assistant director david gropman production designer deborah schindler producer ezra swerdlow wild bill, producer jaki brownkarman casting joseph ray first assistant director judy ruskin costume designer. Watching waiting to exhale when i was a bit younger, i did not totally understand the concept of their struggles, often wondering why it is that the one girl would repeatedly put herself through a man that obviously did not really want anything to do with her but for sex only to hook up with a man that she obviously is not attracted to just for. Tiera denise the book would be completely different if told from the pov of their men. Waiting to exhale made its debut in 1995, grossed 65 million dollars, and was nominated for several grammys. It knows about how black families stay in constant communication down three or four generations and out to third cousinshow when a matriarch like. Lela rochon, loretta devine, dennis haysbert, michael be.
Soul food is a 1997 american comedydrama film produced by kenneth babyface edmonds, tracey edmonds and robert teitel and released by fox 2000 pictures. Friends and confidants vannah, bernie, glo and robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe. Finden sie waiting to exhale dvd uk import in unserem vielfaltigen dvd. These include medicine ball, sleepwalkers, rob thomas s cupid, wasteland, 1 and line of fire. Looking for laughs between the sheets the new york times. Sams waiting to exhale, and michael beach lean on me. Rocky carroll of roc and ncis look alike jeffrey d. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars vanessa l. With whitney houston, angela bassett, loretta devine, lela rochon. Forest whitakers adaptation of terry mcmillans waiting to exhale comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. This was evidenced by the movie, waiting to exhale an adaptation from terry mcmillans best selling book in 1992 randolph, 1993.
Sams was born on september 1, 1966 in cincinnati, ohio, usa as jeffrey demetrius sams. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Sams full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. This study guide consists of approximately 52 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of waiting to exhale. Closedcaptioned english soundtracks are rendered in both dolby digital 5. Michael beach, leon, wendell pierce, donald faison, jeffrey d. So i finally got around to watching waiting to exhale on encore theother night and i dont understand why this became a hit. The great white hype, 20th century fox classics collection, how stella got her groove back book. Fox, independence day, crazy about life with her loving husband, kenneth jeffrey d. Self love and friendship are some pretty big themes throughout the book and i feel as if having the pov of the men wouldnt contribute to this at all.
I am not sure how you get far in this work without a discussion of what it means to be a woman of color. Whitney houston, angela bassett, loretta devine see full cast and. Actors equity association, screen actors guild, american federation of television and radio artists. And divorcee gloria is getting back in the game by flirting with her new, very eligible neighbor. It revolves around four reasonably well to do southwestern suburbanites whitney houston, angela bassett, loretta devine, and lela rochon afflicted with the same malady. I am really amazed with how the society of afro american life is presented in this movie characters were all well chosen. Film waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romantic drama film directed by forest whitaker and starring whitney houston and angela bassett. Lela rochon is robin, who cant resist the goodlooking russell leon in waiting to exhale.
The four women get together frequently to provide support, and to listen to each other vent about life and love. The novel that waiting to exhale was based on was written by terry mcmillan who also wrote this screenplay. The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry. The women are supposed to be close friends, but all of their stories are broken up into.
The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry mcmillan. Whitney houston, angela bassett, loretta devine, lela rochon, gregory hines, dennis haysbert, mykelti williamson, michael beach, leon. They all want to be in a couple but they all have difficulties finding a good man. Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romantic drama film directed by forest whitaker and starring whitney houston and angela bassett. Interesting facts about name the movie page 19 movie. Waiting to exhale cast and crew cast photos and info. Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romantic drama film directed by forest whitaker in his feature film directorial debut and starring whitney houston and angela bassett. Waiting to exhale is a story about four black women who are good friends.
Bronchial hyperresponsivenessexcessive airway narrow ing caused by stimuli that normally elicit limited or no re sponseis a cardinal. Sams photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. Fastidiously adapted from terry mcmillans bestselling, awardwinning novel, waiting to exhale is the quintessential africanamerican chick flick.
He appeared on broadway in the 1992 musical five guys named moe, the 1993 motion fly by night, waiting to exhale 1995 and in the 1997 motion picture soul food as kenny the boyfriend and husband of maxine max played by vivica a. The success of this adaptation of terry mcmillans bestselling novel and the. The book was a smash hit, so one might have thought it was a winning decision to make the novelist the screenwriter. Based on terry mcmillans novel, this film follows four very different africanamerican women and their relationships with the male gender. Lionel, waiting to exhale, twentieth centuryfox, 1995. I really find it hard to connect to characters in movies or books. Savannah is the first of the four friends to be introduced in the novel as she in the final stages of planning. The latest droll lines im adding to the list are from the movie, waiting to exhale 1995. Buy waiting to exhale movie posters from movie poster shop. Waiting to exhale by forest whitaker forest whitaker.
After the string of dogs and users they choose, you want to tell them not to hold their breath. The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020. The dramaticromanticcomedic film, based on terry mcmillan s bestselling novel, was directed by forest whitaker, musically produced by kenneth babyface edmonds, and starred in by the actors listed below. Waiting to exhale 1995 radaptation of terry mcmillans novel about four africanamerican women hoping to reach the point in their love lives when they can relax and stop waiting for the right man. 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. Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romance film directed by forest whitaker and starring whitney houston and angela bassett.
Differences between waiting to exhale book vs movie page 1. Waiting to exhale 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. The golden compass, book by phillip pullman, was a huge disappointment to many of the book s fans who either didnt like pullmans antireligious message or resented that it had been toned down. Retaining the book s feel of justbetweenfriends girl talk, it may be a little harsh for those who are, shall we say, estrogenchallenged. One such character is savannah, a 33yearold single woman played by whitney houston, who ends up in her bedroom with lionel jeffrey d. Waiting to exhale tells the story of four collegeeducated, middleclass black women who rely on one another to overcome a number of personal and professional crises. Literally every woman and her mama have become familiar with the lives of savannah, bernadine, robin and gloria, and i did also, but through the movie version which i love. Fox, nia long, michael beach, mekhi phifer, jeffrey d. Beach, leon, wendell pierce, donald adeosun faison, jeffrey d.
Dec 17, 1995 one such character is savannah, a 33yearold single woman played by whitney houston, who ends up in her bedroom with lionel jeffrey d. Soul food tells the story of a big africanamerican family from chicago with warmhearted good cheer. Sams news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2020 learn how and when to remove this template message. May 28, 1992 waiting to exhale is one of those books i should have read years ago. Waiting to exhale movie posters from movie poster shop.
The four are in their midtolate 30s, middleclass women making. Gregory hines and loretta devine in waiting to exhale 1995 whitney houston and dennis haysbert in waiting to exhale 1995 whitney. The four are in their mid to late 30s, middleclass women making. With relations between africanamerican men and women in the spotlight as never before, here comes mcmillans report from the front. Sams, waiting to exhale, and bird nia long, love jones, a hair. These actresses played the lovely, lovechallenged heroines. Self love and friendship are some pretty big themes throughout the book andmore the book would be completely different if told from the pov of their men. See the complete waiting to exhale series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The numbers are a testimony that this movie caused a stir among african american women.