How Stella Got Her Groove Back Synopsis & Summary

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Terry McMillan and Ron Bass wrote this screenplay based on McMillan's semi-autobiographical best-selling novel (over 2,000,000 copies in print before the release of this film). San Francisco stockbroker Stella (Angela Bassett), a 40-year-old divorcee, has a nice Marin County home and an 11-year-old son, Quincy (Michael J. Pagan). With Quincy off to see his dad, Stella and her best friend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) vacation in Jamaica, where she meets sexy, good-looking Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). He's the man of her dreams in every way except one -- he's half her age. Even so, a romance develops. Grammy Award-winning songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis supervised the film's music and produced the R&B-slanted soundtrack album. Shown at the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival (NY). - Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Starring:

Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Regina King, Whoopi Goldberg, Suzzanne Douglas

Theatrical Release Date:

08/14/1998

DVD Release Date:

03/06/2001

Rating:

MPAA Reasons:

for language and some sexuality.

Run Time:

124 min.

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