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How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) 5.1
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Metascore: 56/100
Reviews: 49 user | 55 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com Stella is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to ... See full summary » Director:Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
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Abby
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Walter Payne
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Stella is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare. 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. Written by John Deming <jfdeming@sprynet.com>
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jamaica | vacation | san francisco california | tragic event | age difference |Taglines:
Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
How Stella Got Her Groove Back On See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$11,318,919 (USA) (14 August 1998)Gross:
$37,672,350 (USA) (8 January 1999)Company Credits
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Performed and Written by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music
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Angela Bassett was planning her nuptials with then-fiancé Courtney B. Vance when cast in the lead role. The start of production kept being pushed back by producer Deborah Schindler which was a blessing and a curse for Bassett. The continued delay of production gave her ample time to get her body in perfect shape for the film but it also prevented her from being able to set a definite date for her wedding. Determined to get married in the fall of 1997, Bassett and Vance stood their ground and set a firm date for the ceremony, October 17, 1997, by that point Bassett had been filming for about a month on "Stella." See more »Goofs
While Stella and Winston argue in the restaurant, the level of wine in her glass keeps changing. See more »Quotes
Stella: This from the guy who makes a midnight run to the video store and comes back with Booty Call and the Lion King!See more »
Soundtracks
"Got To Give It Up"Performed and Written by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
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I AM A WHOOPI GOLDBERG FAN, AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WASN'T ENOUGH SCENES WITH HER IN IT, I THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS GREAT. IT HAD ALL THE QUALITIES OF A GREAT MOVIE.(COMEDY,DRAMA,SUSPENSE)