How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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| Directed by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
| Produced by | Deborah Schindler |
| Screenplay by |
Terry McMillan Ron Bass |
| Based on |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan |
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| Music by | Michel Colombier |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Jur |
| Edited by | George Bowers |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $39,278,722 |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, adapted from Terry McMillan's bestselling novel of the same title. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, and Regina King. The original music score was composed by Michel Colombier.
Stella Payne is a very successful 40-year-old stockbroker raising her son, Quincy, and living in Marin County, California, who is persuaded by her best friend from college Delilah Abraham to take a well-deserved, first-class vacation to Montego Bay, Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a handsome young islander, Winston Shakespeare, who is twenty years younger. His pursuit of her turns into a blossoming 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 her responsibilities as a mother and corporate executive.
The reception from critics was mixed.How Stella Got Her Groove Back currently holds a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 48 reviews.
In its opening weekend, Stella grossed $11,318,919, ranking #2 in the domestic box office behind Saving Private Ryan's fourth weekend. The film would go on to gross $36,672,941 domestically and an additional $1,605,781 overseas for a worldwide total of $39,278,722. From an estimated $20 million budget, this can be considered a moderate success.
A soundtrack containing mostly R&B and reggae music was released on August 11, 1998, by MCA Records. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified gold on September 22, 1998.
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