| Waiting to Exhale | |
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| Directed by | Forest Whitaker |
| Screenplay by | Terry McMillan Ronald Bass |
| Based on | Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan |
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| Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
| Edited by | Richard Chew |
| Music by | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office | $82 million |
Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama 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.