Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
Cast
Whitney Houston
Savannah
Angela Bassett
Bernadine
Loretta Devine
Gloria
Lela Rochon
Robin
Gregory Hines
Marvin
Dennis Haysbert
Kenneth
Mykelti Williamson
Troy
Michael Beach
John, Sr.
Leon
Russell
Wendell Pierce
Michael
Donald Faison
Tarik
Jeffrey D. Sams
Lionel
Jazz Raycole
Onika
Brandon Hammond
John, Jr.
Kenya Moore
Denise
Lamont Johnson
Joseph
Wren T. Brown
Minister
Theo
On Air D.J.
Ken Love
DJ at the Hermosa
Graham Galloway
Fireman
Starletta DuPois
Savannah's Mother
Shari L. Carpenter
Savannah's Assistant
Thomas R. Leander
Interviewer
Cordell Conway
Group at Hermosa Table
Lee Wells Jr.
Group at Hermosa Table
Hope Brown
Group at Hermosa Table
Delaina Mitchell
Tarik's Girl Friend
Luis Sharpe
Herbert
Joseph S. Myers
Security Guard at John's Office
Ezra Swerdlow
Wild Bill
Ellin La Var
Hairdresser
Patricia Anne Fox
Customer at Hair Salon
Wally Bujack
Judge
Brenda Baldwin-Davis
Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)
William Bolander
Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
L. Scott Caldwell
Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)
Kacee DeMasi
Musician (uncredited)
Giancarlo Esposito
David Matthews (uncredited)
Wanda-Lee Evans
Jane Millhouse (uncredited)
Tom Hedrick
Neighbor (uncredited)
Donyell Hinton
Church Patron (uncredited)
Bob Huff
Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)
Angela Kenzslowe
Salon Client (uncredited)
Kelly Preston
Kathleen (uncredited)
Jose Rosete
New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
Juliet Rose Serrato
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Wesley Snipes
James Wheeler (uncredited)
Crew
Forest Whitaker
Director
Terry McMillan
Screenplay, Novel, Executive Producer
Ronald Bass
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Richard Chew
Editor
Toyomichi Kurita
Director of Photography
Joseph Ray
First Assistant Director
Roni Wheeler
Second Assistant Director
Ezra Swerdlow
Producer
Deborah Schindler
Producer
Caron K
Associate Producer
David Gropman
Production Design
Kirk R. Gardner
Camera Operator
Michael Kelem
Camera Operator
Jaki Brown
Casting
Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design
Ted Long
Key Hair Stylist
Latonya Hill
Hairstylist
Ellin La Var
Hairstylist
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Ellie Winslow
Key Makeup Artist
Roxanna Floyd
Makeup Artist
Tom Ford
Special Effects Coordinator
Babyface
Original Music Composer
Michael W. Foxworthy
Set Decoration
Shari L. Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Rawn Hutchinson
Stunt Coordinator
Brandon Sebek
Stunt Coordinator
David Lee
Gaffer
Betsy Sokolow-Sherman
Unit Publicist
Marc Fisichella
Art Direction
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