How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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 Original theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
| Produced by | Ronald Bass Terry McMillan Deborah Schindler |
| Written by | Terry McMillan (book & screenplay) Ronald Bass (screenplay) |
| Starring | Angela Bassett Taye Diggs Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King |
| Music by | Michel Colombier |
| Editing by | George Bowers |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | August 14, 1998 |
| Running time | 124 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Box office | $37,672,350 |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of Terry McMillan's bestselling novel by the same title. The original music score was composed by Michel Colombier.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Stella (Angela Bassett) is a very successful, 40-year-old stock broker raising her son and living in Marin County, California who is persuaded by her New York friend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well-deserved, first-class vacation to Montego Bay, Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs), who is 20 years younger (20 years old). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.
[edit] Box office
The movie grossed $11 million in 3 days.[2]
[edit] Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing mostly R&B and reggae music was released on August 11, 1998 by MCA Records. It peaked at 8 on the Billboard 200 and 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified gold on September 22, 1998.
[edit] Awards & nominations
1999 Acapulco Black Film Festival
- Best Actress — Angela Bassett (won)
- Best Actor — Taye Diggs (nominated)
- Best Actress — Whoopi Goldberg (nominated)
- Best Director — Kevin Rodney Sullivan (nominated)
- Best Film (nominated)
- Best Screenplay — Terry McMillan (nominated)
- Best Soundtrack (nominated)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture — Angela Bassett (won)
- Outstanding Motion Picture (won)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Whoopi Goldberg (won)
- Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress — Michael J. Pagan (nominated)
[edit] References
- ^ "Angela Bassett Reaches a Stellar Groove at Last". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/21/entertainment/ca-15057. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ "How Certain Films Find a 'Groove'". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/18/entertainment/ca-14038. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
[edit] External links
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back at the Internet Movie Database
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back at AllRovi
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back at Rotten Tomatoes
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