Copyright: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Prev.: Screenplay & novel prev. reg. PAu1-948-216 & TX354-990. Music preexisting. NM: all other cinematographic material. DCR 1995; PUB 4Dec95; REG 18Dec95; PA670-807.

Title taken from copyright data sheet and confirmed by sources cited below.

Sight and sound, Feb. 1996, p. 56 lists Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation as a production company.

Summary taken from Baseline, 3/13/96.

Based on the novel by Terry McMillan.

Sources used: Baseline, 3/13/96; Variety, 12/18-31/95, p. 66; Hollywood creative directory, v. 25, summer 1995, p. 131; Sight and sound, Feb. 1996, p. 56.

Executive producers, Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass ; director of photography, Toyomichi Kurita ; editor, Richard Chew ; music, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Whitney Houston (Savannah Jackson), Angela Bassett (Bernadine), Loretta Devine (Gloria Johnson), Lela Rochon (Robin Stokes), Gregory Hines (Marvin).

The story of four African-American women who journey through a modern labyrinth of husbands and lovers, jobs and makeovers. Savannah Jackson moves from Denver to Phoenix, the home of her best friend, Bernadine, intent on becoming a successful TV producer and snagging Mr. Right. Bernadine learns that her husband is leaving her for his younger, white bookkeeper. Their highly successful, sexually adventurous friend, Robin Stokes, cannot stay away from attractive men who lie and cheat. Gloria Johnson does not seek solace in men but finds it in food, her trendy hair salon and her precocious but difficult son, Tarik. Tarik is growing up and Gloria is about to set out into the world again. In one year, they weather these challenges under an umbrella of friendship.

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