Based on the novel by Terry McMillan. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995 (Waiting To Exhale), 1991 (The Five Heartbeats), 1998 (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) and 1997 (Soul Food). Waiting to Exhale: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines. The Five Heartbeats: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, Diahann Carroll. How Stella Got Her Groove Back: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Regina King, Whoopi Goldberg, Suzzanne Douglas, Michael J. Pagan, Sicily, Glynn Turman, Lou Myers, James Pickens, Jr., Barry "Shabaka" Henley, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Carl Lumbly. Soul Food: Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Jeffrey D. Sams, Irma P. Hall, Gina Ravera, Brandon Hammond.
Contents:
V.1: Waiting to exhale -- The five heartbeats -- V.2: Soul food -- How Stella got her groove back.
Summary:
Waiting to Exhale: The story of four African-American women who journey through a modern labyrinth of husbands and lovers, jobs and makeovers. The Five Heartbeats: Five young friends are drawn together by music. Their dreams of fame and fortune take them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. When the vocal group The Five Heartbeats get to the top of music world they learn the hard reality of the music industry. How Stella Got Her Groove Back: Stella and Delilah have been friends through good times and bad. Stella, however, has been so busy with building a life, she's forgotten how to live. Delilah has plans to change that--Container. Soul Food: Sunday dinner at Mother Joe's is a mouth-watering, 40-year tradition. As seen through the eyes of her grandson Ahmad, love and laughs are always on the menu, despite the usual rivalries simmering between his mom Maxine and her sisters Teri and Bird. But when serious bickering starts to tear the family apart, the good times suddenly stop. Now it's up to Ahmad to get everyone back together and teach them the true meaning of soul food.
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