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FULL CAST
Directed By
Forest Whitaker
Writing Credits
Ronald Bass
Terry McMillan
Cast (in credits order)
Whitney Houston Savannah Jackson
Angela Bassett Bernadine Harris
Loretta Devine Gloria Johnson
Lela Rochon Robin Stokes
Gregory Hines Marvin
Dennis Haysbert Kenneth
Mykelti Williamson Troy
Michael Beach John Sr.
Leon (I) Russell
Wendell Pierce Michael
Donald Adeosun Faison Tarik
Jeffrey D. Sams Lionel
Jazz Raycole Onika
Brandon Hammond John, Jr.
Kenya Moore Denise
Lamont Johnson (II) Joseph
Wren T. Brown Minister
Theo On Air D.J.
Ken Love D.J. at the Hermosa
Graham Galloway Fireman
Starletta DuPois Savannah's Mother
Shari L. Carpenter Savannah's Assistant
Thomas R. Leander Interviewer
Cordell Conway Group at Hermosa Table
Lee Wells Jr. Group at Hermosa Table
Hope Brown Group at Hermosa Table
Delaina Mitchell Tarik's Girl Friend
Luis Sharpe Herbert
Joseph S. Myers Security Guard at John's Office
Ezra Swerdlow Wild Bill
Ellin La Var Hairdresser
Patricia Anne Fox Customer at Hair Salon
Wally Bujack Judge
Produced By
Ronald Bass
Caron K
Terry McMillan
Ezra Swerdlow
Original Music By
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
Cinematography By
Toyomichi Kurita
Film Editng By
Richard Chew
Casting
Jaki Brown
Production Design By
David Gropman
Art Direction
Marc Fisichella
Set Decoration
Michael W. Foxworthy
Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin
Makeup Department
Sandra A. Coley-Greene additional makeup artist
Roxanna Floyd makeup for Ms. Bassett
Joseph P. Hurt assistant makeup artist
Ellin La Var hair stylist: Whitney Houston
Ted Long key hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson hair stylist for Ms. Bassett
Ellie Winslow key makeup artist
Production Management
James Bigwood unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter W. Parry Jr. second second assistant director
Roni Wheeler Poole second assistant director
Joseph Ray first assistant director
Sound Department
Lou Angelo adr editor
Albert Aquino boom operator
Carmen Baker first assistant sound editor
Bill W. Benton sound re-recording mixer
Barbara J. Boguski adr supervisor
Jim Brookshire dialogue editor
Ted Caplan digital sound assistant
Chris Carpenter sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau sound supervisor
Scott Curtis foley editor
Albert Gasser sound effects editor
Craig Heath sound recordist
Doug Hemphill sound re-recording mixer
Hilda Hodges foley artist
R.J. Kizer dialogue editor
Mary Jo Lang foley mixer
Diane Linn adr recordist
Robert Renga sound recordist
Charleen Richards adr mixer
John Roesch foley artist
Susan Shackelford adr assistant
Donald Sylvester foley editor
Carolyn Tapp foley recordist
Paul Urmson sound effects editor
Forest Whitaker executive soundtrack producer
Russell Williams sound mixer
Ronald L. Wright cable person
Special Effects
Thomas C. Ford special effects coordinator
Gregory L. McMurry visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Rawn Hutchinson stunt co-ordinator
Brandon Sebek stunt co-ordinator
Other crew
R. Elizabeth Aaron production assistant
J. Wesley Adams transportation captain
Cheyenne Ali painter
Gina G. Aller set costumer
Arthur Allyn construction foreman
Amy Andrews set costumer
Laurie Badami personal secretary to Ms. Houston
Mark Balda carpenter
Suzanne Bantit costumer
Lennon Bass Jr. electrician
Bill Bennett monument valley crew: desert shot supervisor
Gray Beverley assistant to Mr. Whitaker
Sarah Elspeth Black electrician
Michael Blair carpenter
Dianne Cheek Blasco production accountant
Adam J. Braff lead man
Wenda Bragg choir
Jocelyn L. Brewer production secretary
Bob Brockman original songs engineer and mixer
Lashan Browning assistant to Ms. Schinder & Mr. Swerdlow
Darcy J. Bruno teacher
William K. Buckley office assistant
Gary Burritt negative cutter
William Butler set dresser
Davie Carothers additional first assistant camera
Shari L. Carpenter script supervisor
Cheryl A. Carroll set production assistant
Howard J. Clark set dresser
Karen Agresti Clark buyer
Deborah Coleman choir
Sharon Coleman choir
Tameca Coleman choir
P.J. Connelly monument valley crew: location manager
Nicole Corre electrician
Robyn Crawford executive assistant to Ms. Houston
Sandy DeCrescent music contractor
Linda Di Franco adr group editor
Robert DiPanni projectionist
Jeffrey Douglas best boy grip
Stasia Droze assistant to Ms. Schinder & Mr. Swerdlow
Michael S. Dunitz location assistant
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds soundtrack executive producer
Michael S. Epley dolly grip
Alicia M. Estes choir
Alisa Faloona monument valley crew: camera assistant
Judi Fates assistant to Ms. Mcmillan
Randy Feemster additional camera operator
Brenda L. Felix choir
Brian K. Felix choir
George A. Fleming painter
Dan Fouts avid assistant
Michael P. Fredrickson grip
Heidi Fugeman set production assistant
Kirk R. Gardner camera operator
Janene Garey camera loader
Jon Gass original songs engineer and mixer
Tony Gibson set dresser
Brad Gilderman original songs engineer and mixer
Nicola Goode still photographer
Mark D. Greene grip
Joel S. Griffith paint foreman
Dylan M. Gross monument valley crew: space cam assistant
Margaret Guinee assistant editor
Paul Gyorgy electrician
Barbara Harris adr voice casting
Nathan Hathaway electrician
Frank Heard choir
Latonya Hill monument valley crew: hairstylist for Ms. Houston
John Hoeren assistant editor
April D. Hollen choir
Patricia Ann Holmes assistant production accountant
Bill Holmquist construction coordinator
Doris W. Hudson choir
Esther M. Hughes choir
Kalina Ivanov storyboard artist
Ruth 'Action' Jackson choir
Joann Y. Johnson choir
Michelle Antonett Johnson choir
Vickie Johnson choir
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones property master
Carlton Kaller music editor
Michael Kelem monument valley crew: space cam operator
Ellin La Var hairstylist for Ms. Houston
Bill Land set dresser
David Lee gaffer
Mike 'Tiny' Lehan monument valley crew: grip
Brenda E. Lewis choir
Stephanie Lowry assistant music editor
Jeremy Lubbock additional music arranger: strings
Craig Lynch craft service
Dennis Lynch second assistant camera
Karen Mattingly monument valley crew: script supervisor
David K. McDougall painter
Minnie McGruder choir
Sandra McNeil teacher
Dennis McNeill color timer
Costas Michalopoulos assistant to Ms. Schinder & Mr. Swerdlow
Michael Milella monument valley crew: key grip
Donovan H. Miller assistant props
Juanita Miller-Johnson choir
Robyn M. Mitchell casting assistant
Brenda Morris assistant production accountant
Craig Anthony Muzio lead scenic
Vikki Warren Muzio painter
Chris R. Nave carpenter
Reggie Newkirk first assistant camera
Denise Ogawa on-set dresser
Kitty Olisky production coordinator
Jack Orlando carpenter
David Peck carpenter
Shelly Pedretti shopper
Zelean Barbara Peniston choir
Jim Peres painter
George Peters (IV) monument valley crew: best boy grip
Jim Petti transportation co-captain
Ken Pettigrew choir
Hugo costume supervisor
John Poliak monument valley crew: video assist
Lillian Pyles assistant production coordinator
Marie Randall craft service
Christy Richmond first assistant editor
David M. Roberts security for Ms. Houston
William Ross score orchestrated and conducted by
Rick Rothen location manager
Andrew T. Rothmund assistant to Ms. Bassett
Angie Rubin assistant music editor
Susan Rubin art coordinator
Traci Runcie extras casting assistant
Stephen Rupsch set production assistant
Bert Russell  choir
Bree Giron Ryan-Shyheim set production assistant
Jeffrey B. Seymann office assistant
Winsome Sinclair extras casting
Orville Sisco monument valley crew: assistant location manager
Ivy Skoff soundtrack album production coordinator
Shamoan Lamar Sledge choir
Charles H. Smith  craft service
Betsy Sokolow unit publicist
Denis St. Amand stage engineer
Craig Starkey set production assistant
David L. Starkey grip
Brian Steagall transportation coordinator
Scott Stravitz medic
Janie Joy Tate choir
Anthony Taylor on set scenic
Nancy Taylor choir
Todd M. Thaler casting: New York
Liv Torgerson assistant editor
Solombra Tucker assistant to Mr. Edmonds
Jeffery J. Tufano additional camera operator
Sylvia Vejar personal assistant to Ms. Houston
Randy Walker technical assistant to Mr. Edmonds
Dan Wallin score mixer
Betty A. Ware choir
Mary E. Warner choir
Tausha R. Washington choir
Tommy Wattley transportation coordinator for Ms. Houston
Andrew T. Watts best boy electric
John 'Skip' Weaver assistant property master
Gayle Wesley technical supervisor
Robert Wheaton film researcher
Tony Whitman key grip
Claudell Young grip

 

Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett star in this funny and touching film about four women who find strength through their rare and special friendship. Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria are all searching for the real thing: true love. Bernadine thought she had it, until her husband left her for another woman. Savannah and Robin are successful in business but their love lives are bankrupt. And divorcee Gloria is getting back in the game by flirting with her new, very eligible neighbour. Based on Terry McMillian's best selling novel, and featuring the smash hit "Exhale (Shoop Shoop", "Waiting To Exhale" is the film you and your friends have been waiting for. Directed by Forest Whitaker.

  • Whitney recorded three soundtrack songs - the soundtrack reached No. 1
  • The soundtrack sold five million copies in the U.S. alone

FILM STATS
MPAA: Rated R for language and some sexuality contents.
Runtime: USA:127 / UK:123 / Belgium:124 / Spain:121
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (DeLuxe)
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby
Certification: USA:R / UK:15 / Portugal:M/12 / Spain:13 / Sweden:15 / Finland:K-12 / Germany:12

COMPANY CREDITS
Production Company
20th Century Fox Film Corporation (USA)
Hispano Foxfilm, S.A.E. (Spain)
Opticals / Titles
Pacific Title
Selected Wardrobe
Bulgari
Canali
Video Displays
Video Image
Music Preparation
Jo Anne Kane Music Service
Camera System
Clairmont Camera, Inc.
Lighting
Matthews Group
Hollywood Rental Co., Inc.
Grip Equipment/Package
Hollywood Rental Co., Inc.
Matthews Group
Recording Facilities
Twentieth Century Fox Sound Department
Catering
Deluxe Catering
Selected furniture
Kreiss Collection

AWARDS
NAACP Image Awards (1996)
Category Result
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Angela Bassett Won
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Whitney Houston Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture - Gregory Hines Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Lela Rochon Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Loretta Devine Won
Outstanding Motion Picture - Waiting To Exhale Won
Outstanding Soundtrack Album - Waiting To Exhale Won
MTV Movie Awards (1996)
Category Result
Best Movie Song - Brandy (Sittin' Up In My Room)  Won
Best Movie Song - Whitney Houston (Exhale Shoop Shoop) Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance - Lela Rochon Nominated

RELEASE DATES
Country Date
Mexico 18 January 1995
USA 22 December 1995
Spain 18 January 1996
Germany 25 January 1996
UK 26 January 1996
Belgium 31 January 1996
France 31 January 1996
Hungary 1 February 1996
Denmark 2 February 1996
Finland 9 February 1996
Sweden 16 February 1996
Portugal 23 February 1996
Japan 30 March 1996
Hong Kong 18 April 1996

GROSSING DATA
Movie Gross
$66.217 Million (USA)
Rentals
$33.01 Million (USA)

FILMING LOCATIONS
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA
The Hermosa Inn, Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Monument Valley, Utah, USA

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