Waiting to Exhale

6.27

127 minutes

12/22/1995

Overview

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.

Cast List

Whitney Houston
as Savannah
Angela Bassett
as Bernadine
Loretta Devine
as Gloria
Lela Rochon
as Robin
Gregory Hines
as Marvin
Dennis Haysbert
as Kenneth
Mykelti Williamson
as Troy
Michael Beach
as John, Sr.
Leon
as Russell
Wendell Pierce
as Michael
Donald Faison
as Tarik
Jeffrey D. Sams
as Lionel
Jazz Raycole
as Onika
Brandon Hammond
as John, Jr.
Kenya Moore
as Denise
Lamont Johnson
as Joseph
Wren T. Brown
as Minister
Theo
as On Air D.J.
Ken Love
as DJ at the Hermosa
Graham Galloway
as Fireman
Starletta DuPois
as Savannah's Mother
Shari L. Carpenter
as Savannah's Assistant
Thomas R. Leander
as Interviewer
Cordell Conway
as Group at Hermosa Table
Lee Wells Jr.
as Group at Hermosa Table
Hope Brown
as Group at Hermosa Table
Delaina Mitchell
as Tarik's Girl Friend
Luis Sharpe
as Herbert
Joseph S. Myers
as Security Guard at John's Office
Ezra Swerdlow
as Wild Bill
Ellin La Var
as Hairdresser
Patricia Anne Fox
as Customer at Hair Salon
Wally Bujack
as Judge
Brenda Baldwin-Davis
as Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)
William Bolander
as Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
L. Scott Caldwell
as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)
Kacee DeMasi
as Musician (uncredited)
Giancarlo Esposito
as David Matthews (uncredited)
Wanda-Lee Evans
as Jane Millhouse (uncredited)
Tom Hedrick
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Donyell Hinton
as Church Patron (uncredited)
Bob Huff
as Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)
Angela Kenzslowe
as Salon Client (uncredited)
Kelly Preston
as Kathleen (uncredited)
Jose Rosete
as New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
Juliet Rose Serrato
as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Wesley Snipes
as James Wheeler (uncredited)