How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.
1998 | 124m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
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| Writer: | Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass |
| Staring: |
| Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, ends as an exhilarating voyage of self discovery as Stella learns to open her heart and find love – even if it's with a man 20 years her junior. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 14, 1998 |
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| Director: | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
| Writer: | Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | age difference, jamaica, melancholy, vacation, female protagonist, nostalgic, dramatic, amused, celebratory, cheerful, african american romance |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $37,672,350
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Angela Bassett | Stella Payne |
| Taye Diggs | Winston Shakespeare |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Delilah Abraham |
| Regina King | Vanessa |
| Suzzanne Douglas | Angela |
| Michael J. Pagan | Quincy Payne |
| Sicily Johnson | Chantel |
| Richard Lawson | Jack |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | Buddy |
| Lee Weaver | Nate |
| Glynn Turman | Dr. Shakespeare |
| Phyllis Yvonne Stickney | Mrs. Shakespeare |
| Denise Hunt | Ms. Thang |
| Lisa Hanna | Abby |
| James Pickens Jr. | Walter Payne |
| Philip Casnoff | Kennedy |
| Lou Myers | Uncle Ollie |
| D'Army Bailey | Minister |
| Art Metrano | Dr. Steinberg |
| Carl Lumbly | Judge Spencer Boyle |
| Phina Oruche | Leslie James |
| Tenny Miller | Kitchen Worker |
| Andrew Palmer | Buffet Server |
| Harold Dawkins | Upbeaters Band |
| Kenneth Buckford | Upbeaters Band |
| Simon Street | Upbeaters Band |
| Craig Blake | Winston's Friend |
| Elisabeth Granli | Girl in Jamaica Commercial |
| Steve Danton | Man in Commercial |
| Elly McGuire | Stella's Friend |
| Selma McPherson | Friend at Party #1 |
| Fern Ward | Friend at Party #2 |
| Lucinda Chrisman | Moviegoer (uncredited) |
| Leroy Edwards III | Dreadlocked Man in Commercial (uncredited) |
| Victor Garber | Isaac (uncredited) |
| David C. Waite | Guy by pool / Pajama Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Zaina Juliette | Stella Body Double |
| Zaina Juliette | Stella Body Double |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Terry McMillan | Writer |
| Steve Danton | First Assistant Director |
| Chester Kaczenski | Production Design |
| Jeffrey Jur | Director of Photography |
| George Bowers | Editor |
| Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Director |
| Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Ronald Bass | Writer |
| Ruth E. Carter | Costume Design |
| Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Terry McMillan | Executive Producer |
| Jennifer Ogden | Executive Producer |
| Deborah Schindler | Producer |
| Ronald Bass | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 9 |
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