"This movie helps you to do what it says. It helps you to exhale and to enjoy what love and friendship is about. If you are in a relationship and if you have friends, you go, 'Oh yeah. That's me.' 'Waiting to Exhale' was all kinds of love, dealing with all of the different situations that can happen if you are in love, how to raise your kids, having new babies. She covered everything."
"I think Terry also always really goes to the heart of the story. I think she's really profound in making it real in a deeper way than we had probably seen in cinema before then of, you know, fully developed characters."
Waiting to Exhale, released in 1995, follows four women navigating love, family, and careers while relying on their deep friendship. Starring Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, and Whitney Houston, the film adapted Terry McMillan's 1992 bestselling novel that sold over three million copies. For the film's 30th anniversary, the cast reunited to celebrate and reflect on their experience working together and the film's legacy. The movie was notable for featuring a predominantly Black cast telling a complex, heartfelt story. Cast members emphasized how the film explores various aspects of love and relationships, helping audiences connect with the characters' experiences and recognize their own lives reflected on screen.
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