Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Forest Whitaker
Screenplay by	Terry McMillan; Ronald Bass
Based on	Waiting to Exhale; by Terry McMillan
Produced by	Deborah Schindler; Ezra Swerdlow;
Starring	Whitney Houston; Angela Bassett; Loretta Devine; Lela Rochon;
Cinematography	Toyomichi Kurita
Edited by	Richard Chew
Music by	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 22, 1995;
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16 million
Box office	$82 million

Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker (in his feature film directorial debut) 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. The story centers on four women living in the Phoenix metropolitan area and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with themselves.