---
title: 'Waiting to Exhale (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Forest Whitaker'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/waiting-to-exhale-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114885/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Waiting to Exhale (1995)

1995 · 127 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama 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. Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Dennis Haysbert, Michael Beach, Gregory Hines, Donald Faison, and Mykelti Williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. The original music score was composed by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker)
- **Screenplay:** [Ronald Bass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-bass)
- **Producer:** [Ronald Bass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-bass), [Terry McMillan](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-mcmillan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Babyface](https://cinepixo.com/people/babyface)
- **Director of Photography:** [Toyomichi Kurita](https://cinepixo.com/people/toyomichi-kurita)
- **Editor:** [Richard Chew](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-chew)

## Cast

- [Angela Bassett](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-bassett)
- [Loretta Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-devine)
- [Leon Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-robinson)
- [Wendell Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-pierce)
- [Lela Rochon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lela-rochon)
- [Mykelti Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mykelti-williamson)
- [Michael Beach](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-beach)
- [Whitney Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/whitney-houston)
- [Dennis Haysbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-haysbert)
- [Gregory Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-hines)
- [Donald Faison](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-faison)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/waiting-to-exhale-1995
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