Waiting To Exhale Book Vs. Movie. Whether it was helping her pay the bills once her father left, or taking care of her little brother when her mother had to work late nights, this girl never had the time to actually be a teenager. A pretty solid cast as well.
Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romance film directed by forest whitaker and starring whitney houston and angela bassett. The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry mcmillan. Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive good man to break a.
Whitney houston and angela bassett in 'waiting to exhale' ©20thcentfox/courtesy everett collection
The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry mcmillan. Whitney really was a star in so many ways. The women played a quartet of friends who get together frequently to talk, laugh, cry, and provide support to each other. She has problems finding someone suitable after she dumps russell.