Waiting to Exhale
1995 · 127 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 12,758 VOTES · DIR. Forest Whitaker
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,322 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 D.J. OVER RADIO: what's up? This is k107, broadcasting on New Year's Eve.
00:04:19 Would you be terribly disappointed if we didn't go to the party tonight?
00:08:10 I see the bastard every two years. I'm supposed to get excited?
00:12:45 - I got it like that. Remember? - Lunch hour is over.
00:16:40 Get your shit-- Get your shit and get out!
00:22:08 - What's my name? What's my name? - Michael?
00:26:12 So good to see you, girl.
00:30:22 What about you?
00:34:14 I been thinking about what I'd do to you since New year's.
00:37:54 You're sorry about lying to me, sorry about your grades...
00:41:22 Thank you.
00:46:23 My name is James Wheeler. How do you do?
00:50:31 Bernadine, have you ever watched someone dying?
00:54:01 The nature of our relationship was that I was in love with a woman...
01:00:38 Ain't got no cheese on this sandwich.
01:04:26 SAVANNAH: Robin, what are y'all doing? - No.
01:07:14 - They're too possessive. - They want you to be their mama.
01:11:50 Have your breakfast. I'll be back.
01:15:51 This Up With People's choir that's going to Spain...
01:19:14 [COUGHING]
01:22:43 - Really? - She's got the chickenpox.
01:25:44 Hey! Damn it!
01:30:11 It's Russell.
01:34:17 ...Gloria.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,322
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line01:34:17
Production Record
DirectorForest Whitaker
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,000,000
Revenue$81,452,156
IMDb votes12,758