Fans know gregory hines for his portrayal of marvin king in the film. In terry mcmillans waiting to exhale the reader is introduced to four strong women at various points of their lives. Gloria loretta devine glo matthews is a beauty salon owner and single mother. Lela rochon, loretta devine, dennis haysbert, michael be. Collard greens and corn bread, some candied yams, a little potato salad, fried chicken, peach cobbler and a few slices of ham. Original soundtrack album is a soundtrack for the film of the same name, released on november 14, 1995 by arista records. I never limit myself and i am glad i dont because you can miss out on discovering great stories or great authors. Since waiting to exhale, he has also directed hope floats and first daughter. Gloria matthews loretta devine is a beauty salon owner and single mother raising a teenage son donald faison who is preparing to leave home and travel the world with up with people. In 1995, waiting to exhale was an instant hit, opening at no. The situations all resolve themselves for the better. The album topped the billboard 200 and has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Getting to happy, a sequel to the book was released in 2010 savannah jackson whitney houston is a successful television producer who holds on to the belief that one day her married lover dennis haysbert will leave his wife for her.
Waiting to exhale is the story of four black women savannah jackson, bernadine harris, robin stokes, and gloria matthews residing in phoenix, arizona, in 1991. Mcmillan decided to write the sequel after her divorce from jonathan plummer, the inspiration for how stella got her groove back. Waiting to exhale analysis waiting to exhale introduction this paper is a critical analysis paper focusing on the movie waiting to exhale, featuring whitney houston as savannah and angela bassett as bernie. To be honest, i dont have no business eating any of it as big as i am. Marvin king, glorias neighbor and love interest james wheeler, a civil rights attorney who befriends bernadine the story.
Waiting to exhale by terry mcmillan, paperback barnes. A racy, zesty, irreverent and absorbing book with broad mainstream appeal, mcmillans third novel after mama and disappearing acts tells the stories of four 30ish black women bound together in warm. Dec 29, 2017 leandria johnson, kelly price and jekalyn carr honor yolanda adams black music honors 2019 duration. Tell us those lies youre telling yourself, promises you know you wont keep. Waiting to exhale 1995 gregory hines as marvin king. I will analyze the movie by utilizing sociological literature in the area of ethnicity and sexual scripts. Find out which you are on the movies 20th anniversary. Waiting to exhale 1995 r 124 min comedy, drama, romance. I want to read the book because im curious to see how different it is from the film. Praise for waiting to exhale terry mcmillan has created a wellwritten, truthful, and funny story of four africanamerican women.
Sergeant cass, renaissance man also known as army intelligence and by the book, touchstone, 1994 marvin king, waiting to exhale, twentieth centuryfox, 1995 jules flamingo, mad dog time also known as trigger happy,metrogoldwynmayerunited artists, 1996. Waiting to exhale audiobook abridged listen instantly. Why dont yall scribble down those new years resolutions and dial me up. This book has been sitting on my shelf forever, waiting for me to exhale and pick it up. I would love to, but ive got so much to do around here. Nov 22, 2010 overall it was nice to catch up with the ladies, but i would have loved for the reunion with them to be a few years sooner and with more character development.
A 1992 novel by terry mcmillan, later made into a 1995 film adaptation directed by forest whitaker. Each woman experiences the pains of a new society that they thought they had left out of a long time ago. Waiting to exhale is a masterful novel from a writer who has developed a special bond with her audience. Professional women were intrigued by mcmillans depiction of female characters in their thirties who seem to be succeeding in every area of their lives except in relationshipswithmen. Loretta devine talks waiting to exhale sequel without whitney houston. The women are savvy enough to manage every element of their lives, except finding fulfillment in love. Savannah, gloria, bernadine and robin are still looking for lasting love, peace of mind and happiness. In waiting to exhale, terry mcmillan chronicled the lives and love affairs of women in their midthirties, opening up an entirely new literary field and audience for africanamerican writers. Bernadine harris angela bassett abandoned her own career and desires of having a catering. The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry mcmillan. Mistakes, goofs, trivia, quotes, pictures and more for waiting to exhale 1995. Waiting to exhale filmpedia, the films wiki fandom.
Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romance film directed by forest whitaker and starring whitney houston and angela bassett. Before carrie, samantha, miranda, and charlotte, there was savannah, bernadine, gloria, and robin. The women, who are all in their 30s, support each other through personal and professional challenges and successes. Waiting to exhale is an odd yet brilliant fictional representation of issues and concerns affecting middleclass african american women in the late twentieth century.
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. Savannah jacksons sister sheila tells savannah about a business owner named lionel, and lionel invites savannah to attend a new years eve party. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 by terry mcmillan. Waiting to exhale wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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. 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. Friends and confidants vannah, bernie, glo and robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe. 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. Hines, who played marvin king, glorias love interest, died in 2003. The novel is odd in that the four protagonists are so intensely preoccupied with their relationships with men.
Cast savannah jackson as adult nala bernadine harris as young nala robin stokes as young kiara gloria matthews as sarabi marvin king as adult simba kenneth dawkins as pumbaa troy as zazu john harris sr. He won golden globe, oscar, screen actors guild and bafta awards for his role as idi amin in the last king of scotland. However, i have never read the book the film is based off of. Bernadine harris angela bassett abandoned her own career and desires of having a catering business to raise a family. A racy, zesty, irreverent and absorbing book with broad mainstream appeal, mcmillans third novel after mama and disappearing acts tells the stories of four 30ish black women bound together in warm, supportive friendship and in their dwindling hopes of finding mr. Terry mcmillans waiting to exhale was more than just a bestselling novelits publication was a watershed moment in literary history. After years alone, she falls in love with a new neighbor, marvin king gregory hines. Gloria eventually falls in love with a new neighbor, marvin king. The story takes place fifteen years later and the now middleaged friends.
It is so strange to think that this book is 25 years old. Davis marvin king as woody kenneth dawkins as buzz lightyear troy as mr. Lela rochon, loretta devine, dennis haysbert, michael beach, gregory hines, donald faison, and mykelti williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. Waiting to exhale 1995 gregory hines as marvin king imdb. Bernadine angela bassett is a wealthy woman who abandons her own career dreams and desire of having a catering business to raise a family, and support her husband, who leaves her for a white woman waiting to exhale, n. Dec 23, 2015 which waiting to exhale character are you. A 1992 novel by terry mcmillan, later made into a 1995 film adaptation directed by forest whitaker savannah jackson whitney houston is a successful television producer who holds on to the belief that one day her married lover dennis haysbert will leave his wife for her. Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romantic comedydrama film based on terry. A novel by terry mcmillan and later made into a movie in 1995. Based on terry mcmillans novel, this film follows four very different africanamerican women and their relationships with the male gender.
An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of waiting to exhale the novel that changed african american fiction forever. Waiting to exhale like a meeting of douglas sirk and barry white, waiting to exhale smoothly combines the elan and emotional luxuriance of oldfashioned womens mellers with a modern blackpop. Collard greens and corn bread, some candied yams, a little potato salad. The success of the movie helped to create a wave of additional black ensemble films. Perhaps there should have been a a book titled glad to be content in between waiting to exhale and getting to happy. Waiting to exhale 1995 based on terry mcmillans novel, this film follows four very different africanamerican women and their relationships with the male gender. Waiting to exhale was the first of mcmillans novels to achieve crossover success beyond an african american readership. Whitney houston exhale shoop shoop waiting to exhale soundtrack. Whitneys second movie, waiting to exhale, topped the boxoffice charts in its first week.
Marvin king quotes in waiting to exhale 1995 share. Marvin king, glorias neighbor and love interest james wheeler, a civil rights attorney who befriends. A novel that hits so many exposed nerves is sure to be a conversationpiece. Getting to happy, her exuberant and engaging sequel, revisits the same four spirited women savannah, gloria, bernadine. Cast savannah jackson as jessie bernadine harris as bo peep robin stokes as trixie gloria matthews as mrs. May 28, 1992 waiting to exhale is one of those books i should have read years ago. The storys best scene has them fallingdown drunk at glorias hilarious birthday party. Waiting to exhale made its debut in 1995, grossed 65 million dollars, and was nominated for several grammys. Savannah jackson whitney houston is a successful television producer who holds on to the belief that one day her married lover dennis haysbert will leave his wife for her. In waiting to exhale, terry mcmillan chronicled the lives and love affairs of women in their midthirties. Getting to happy is the sequel to waiting to exhale by author terry mcmillan.
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. Spike lee the characters are so real, that youll wonder if mcmillan hasnt somehow overheard a private conversation. Featuring an allstar cast including the late whitney houston, loretta devine, angela bassett, and more, the movie went on to become an instant classic. The novel follows the lives of four africanamerican friends in phoenix, arizona in 2005. Getting to happy, a sequel to the book was released in 2010. Discussion of themes and motifs in terry mcmillans waiting to exhale. Savannah, bernadine, gloria and robin are four africanamerican women who live in phoenix, arizona. Loretta devine talks waiting to exhale sequel without whitney.
A description of tropes appearing in waiting to exhale. Hollywood execs might have been surprised by the movies runaway success, but we weren. The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry. To be honest, i dont have no business eating any of. Whitney coproduced the soundtrack and recorded three new tracks.
1249 391 685 1480 31 381 670 914 776 1250 1281 455 879 137 1265 754 1274 1370 1206 856 748 605 832 202 1215 1488 244 1265 639 450 683 358 82 1057