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Plot

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).
MPAA Rating:
R for language and some sexuality.
Genre(s):
Drama,Comedy
Run Time:
124min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/14/1998
DVD Release Date:
03/06/2001
Distributor(s):
Fox
Director(s):
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Starring:
Angela Bassett , Taye Diggs , Regina King , Whoopi Goldberg , Suzzanne Douglas
Themes:
Looking For Love,Age Disparity Romance,Vacation Romances
Tone:
Bright,Compassionate,Humorous,Intimate,Sexy,Slick,Talky,Warm
Keywords:
Jamaica,Jamaican [nationality],May-December-romance,friendship,single-parent,stockbroker,vacation
Language:
English