Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

127 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 22, 1995

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.

Waiting to Exhale

127 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 22, 1995

Waiting to Exhale
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Waiting to Exhale
Directors Forest Whitaker
Writers Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass

Cast

Whitney Houston

as Savannah Jackson

Angela Bassett

as Bernie Harris

Loretta Devine

as Gloria Matthews

Lela Rochon

as Robin Stokes

Gregory Hines

as Marvin King

Dennis Haysbert

as Kenneth Dawkins

Michael Beach

as John Harris, Sr.

Lamont Johnson

as Joseph

Wesley Snipes

as James Wheeler

Wendell Pierce

as Michael Davenport

Donald Faison

as Tarik Matthews

Brandon Hammond

as John Harris, Jr.

Kenya Moore

as Denise

Starletta DuPois

as Savannah's Mother

Delaina Mitchell

as Tarik's Girl Friend

Wren T. Brown

as Minister

Jazz Raycole

as Onika Harris

Jeffrey D. Sams

as Lionel

Leon

as Russell

Giancarlo Esposito

as David Matthews

Kelly Preston

as Kathleen

L. Scott Caldwell

as Bernadine's Lawyer

Hope Brown

as Group at Hermosa Table

Graham Galloway

as Fireman

Donyell Hinton

as Church Patron

Wanda-Lee Evans

as Jane Millhouse

Wally Bujack

as Judge

Shari L. Carpenter

as Savannah's Assistant