How stella got her groove back is a 1998 romance film, directed by kevin rodney sullivan and an adaptation of terry mcmillans bestselling novel by the same title. How stella got her groove back theatrical trailer 1998. Jun 26, 2005 he also claims he was denied his full share of royalties, as spelled out in the prenup, from how stella got her groove back, the fictionalized account of a single mothers torrid relationship. Emerging from a failed marriage, a series of flaky relationships and a.
More than a love story, it is ultimately a novel about how a woman saves her own lifeand what she. Author who unwittingly married gay man gets her groove back. Told in stellas own exuberant, deadon, dead honest voice, how stella got her groove back is full of terry mcmillans signature humor, heart, and insight. The character, winston shakespeare was based on terrys thenhusband, jonathan plummer. An estimated 46 million dogs are euthanized in the united states every year because they arent adopted and animal shelters are overcrowded.
How stella got her groove back has some funny moments, but the story as a whole is not believable. The awful truth about movies based on a true story todays topic. In the 1998 movie how stella got her groove back, the heroine, stella payne, played by angela bassett, sees a tv commercial promoting travel to jamaica. Stella s mum gets her groove back a very honest and moving story. This in turn became a film starring angela bassett. Stella angela bassett is a highly successful, fortysomething san francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful new york girlfriend delilah whoopi goldberg to take a well deserved, firstclass vacation to jamaica. In fact, if she doesnt do it, it doesnt get done, from little league carpool duty to. An anthology of contemporary africanamerican fiction. As she turns 40, stella is talked into going on a much needed vacation trip to beautiful montego bay. It is a romantic drama by the director kevin rodney sullivan, based on the same titled novel. Terry mcmillan, the bestselling author of how stella got her groove back, tells nprs scott simon that she writes because she wishes she were a magician.
Mcmillan had a fling that turned into something apparently more meaningful than a shirley valentine moment. Mar 22, 2007 the how stella got her groove back author claims her ex ruined her reputation. The moviebook was based on author, terry mcmillans true story. And the same women who flocked to waiting went to see stella. How stella got her groove back 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Stella, played by angela bassett, is an attractive, 40yearold, highsalaried, and overworked stock. Mar 31, 2020 mcmillan says she always strived to push boundaries with her plots, frequently pulled from her own life. The awful truth about movies based on a true story. Dec 29, 2018 in 1998, angela bassett starred in the film how stella got her groove back where she played a single mother who goes on a solo vacation to jamaica and falls in love with a younger man. You made me sick these last eight or nine months and i.
A good groove from delightful performances to dazzling. How stella got her groove back is the chick flick to end all chick flicks. If we learned anything from how stella got her groove back its that a 20yearold is capable of having a mature and fulfilling relationship thats not based on sex. Read about academy awardnominated actress angela bassettstar of films like whats love got to do with it and how stella got her groove back at. Buy how stella got her groove back microsoft store. Mcmillans novel disappearing acts was subsequently produced as a directtocable feature, starring wesley snipes and sanaa lathan and directed by gina princebythewood.
It started on vacation when 43yearold terry spotted 20yearold jonathan plummer. Terry mcmillan author of waiting to exhale on her latest novel, how stella got her groove back. How stella got her groove back was a hugely successful film from 1998. Terry mcmillans exhusband, jonathan plummer, on why he says he didnt lie to terry about his sexuality and why he says he didnt know he was gay until his 20s. Terry mcmillan on life after exes and latest novel who asked you. Author terry mcmillan almost singlehandedly invented the category of contemporary africanamerican fiction. Emerging from a failed marriage, a series of flaky relationships and a serious funk, the. Stella payne is a 40something stockbroker and divorced mother who doesnt have time for anything in her life but work. First of all, the audience may have difficulty identifying with the two main characters because of inconsistencies in their development. The movie follows stella angela bassett, a divorced 40yearold stockbroker who decided to forgo romance to focus on raising her son and advancing her career. How stella got her groove back can be one of your starter books that are good idea. Their romance went from a fairy tale to the war of the roses after author terry mcmillan learned her young husband, jonathan plummer, was gay. Stella is a highly successful, fortysomething san francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful new york girlfriend delilah to take a well deserved, firstclass vacation to jamaica.
He also claims he was denied his full share of royalties, as spelled out in the prenup, from how stella got her groove back, the fictionalized account of a single mothers torrid relationship. This character was popularized in pop culture with a gender swap of the stereotype in 1998s how stella got her groove back, with angela bassett and taye diggs. Aug 14, 2018 how stella got her groove back turns 20 today, but the famous resort where they filmed in montego bay, jamaica, is still standing. How stella got her groove back chicken soup for the soul. Which is all to the good, since that means filmgoers wind up. I was making one of my all too frequent stops at the large veterinary hospital ive. How stella got her groove back 1998 rotten tomatoes. How stella got her groove back book vs movie add a difference. The awful truth about movies based on a true story today. Your knowledge can inspire different ones, make them reading a reserve. Mcmillan, 55, whose bestselling book how stella got her groove back is about a maydecember romance, divorced jonathan plummer, 32, after he disclosed that he was gay. How stella got her groove back 1998 plot summary imdb.
The jamaica tourist board can take the rest of the summer off. Author terry mcmillan interview on how stella got her groove back. How stella got her groove back the washington post. The author who famously confronted her ex on oprah in 2005 claimed their marriage was based on. The story of how terry mcmillan got her groove back is well known. News, opinion and commentary homophobia women authors behavior beliefs, opinions and attitudes. Watch how stella got her groove back online full movie from. The story of a woman who must break the rules of love and her own way of thinking to find her heart. The how stella got her groove back author claims her ex ruined her reputation. Novelist terry mcmillan on love, death and dirty secrets. In 1998, another of mcmillans novels, how stella got her groove back, was adapted into a film starring angela bassett and taye diggs. The story is spilling out in madeforhollywood detail in contra costa county.
Winston follows her back to the states, and their relationship takes some interesting turns. Stellas not the only one who got her groove back on a. Stella is a highly successful, fortysomething san francisco stock. She took him back with the dutyfree and wrote him a poem, which became a novel a breathless, unpunctuated outpouring called how stella got her groove back. T he story of how terry mcmillan got her groove back is well known. How stella got her groove back, released in 1998, focused on a woman falling for a man 20. Jul 27, 2012 you dont want to know what happened after stella got her groove back. How stella got her groove back is a 1998 american romantic comedydrama film directed by kevin rodney sullivan, adapted from terry mcmillans bestselling novel of the same title. It mirrors some of the struggles we all come across in life and the beauty is that through elisabettas healing journey she equips herself with powerful self help tools and shares them with the reader. More than a love story, it is ultimately a novel about how a woman saves her own lifeand what she more than a love story, it is ultimately a novel about how a woman saves her own lifeand what she.
The age difference in how stella got her groove back provides a little longoverdue payback for the recent spate of films featuring aging male. For that reason, how stella got her groove back was. For that reason, how stella got her groove back was released into theaters in 1998, just two years after the book was written. How stella got her groove back is a 1998 american romantic comedydrama film directed by kevin rodney sullivan, adapted from terry mcmillans best selling. Angela bassetts most memorable acting roles to date. How stella got her groove back, a tropical romance based on the novel, stella gets her groove back relatively early in the game. In one last gesture, mcmillan sent plummers attorney an inscribed copy of how stella got her groove back with this parting shot.
Terry mcmillan and ron bass wrote this screenplay based on mcmillans semiautobiographical bestselling novel over 2,000,000 copies in print before the release of this film. A fter her smashing success of waiting to exhale a success that was at the expense of the dignity of black men in america, terry mcmillan followed up with her book how stella got her groove back, the semiautobiographical story of a 40 year old woman who takes a vacation to jamaica and falls in love or is it lust with a 20 year old man. Terry mcmillan, author of waiting to exhale and how stella got her groove back talks to the cbs this morning cohosts about her. Watch how stella got her groove back online full movie. Theres only one thing missing from this story, and its the main ingredient. Six years into their marriage, jonathan blindsided terry with a shocking revelationhe was gay. Three months after terry returned to california, she asked jonathanthe inspiration for her bestseller how stella got her groove backto move into her multimilliondollar home. The film stars angela bassett, taye diggs in his film debut, whoopi goldberg, and regina king. And fans of her best sellers like waiting to exhale and how stella got her groove back. How stella got her groove back is full of terry mcmillans signature humor, heart, and insight. The character, winston shakespeare is based on terrys then husband, jonathan plummer, who has. The casting in combination with a well crafted storyline made this movie a hit with modern viewing audiences. Stella payne is fortytwo, divorced, a highpowered investment analyst, mother of elevenyearold quincy and she does it all. Author terry mcmillan based her book how stella got her groove back in part on the intimate details of her own island romance with a man 23 years her junior.
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. Stella is a stock broker by trade and a single mother raising her son in california. Three months after terry returned to california, she asked jonathanthe inspiration for her bestseller how stella got her groove backto. The story told in how stella got her groove back centers around the character stella, played by angela bassett. What starts as a quick trip to jamaica ends as an exhilarating voyage of selfdiscovery for stella as she learns to open her heart and find love with a man whos 20 years her junior. Differences between how stella got her groove back book vs. By terry mcmillan how stella got her groove back by terry mcmillan stella payne is fortytwo, divorced, a highpowered investment analyst, mother of elevenyearold quincyand she does it all. Author who unwittingly married gay man gets her groove. It takes character to see beyond the age difference in a romantic relationship. Jonathan plummer on realizing his sexuality the oprah. Terry mcmillan, known for her bestseller waiting to exhale, brings to the screen a story that reflects her own personal experience in how stella got her groove back. How stella got her groove back tries its best to turn a paperback romance into a relationship worth making a movie about, but fails.
How stella got her groove back author terry mcmillan tells her side of the story on discovering her husband is gay, going through a tabloid divorce, and using the word fag. How stella got her groove back, a flossy, smoothjazz adaptation of terry mcmillans best. How stella got her groove back effectively portrayed an age gap love story. Their affair blossomed quickly, but after five passionfilled days, the vacation ended and terry flew back to california. Angela bassett takes a vacation to jamaica with her best friend whoopi goldberg where she meets a young stud in taye diggs.
Though how stella got her groove back centers around black characters and tells a story from a black point of view, it definitely feels universal, and the wide net its been able to cast. Aug 14, 2019 on august 14, 1998, 20th century fox unveiled the angela bassett and whoopi goldberg starrer how stella got her groove back in theaters. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, winston shakespeare taye diggs. Oct 12, 2005 author who unwittingly married gay man gets her groove back again phillip matier, andrew ross published 4. Sep 17, 2012 after the success of waiting to exhale, studios didnt hesitate to throw money at anything with terry mcmillans name attached to it.
When the film version of her 1996 novel how stella got her groove back was released in 1998 starring angela bassett and taye diggs, everyone in the world seemed to know that it was based on her romance with jonathan plummer, a handsome jamaican hotel employee 23 years her junior she met while on vacation in negril in 1995, when he was 20 years old. Author terry mcmillan and her ex, jonathan plummer. How stella got her groove back by terry mcmillan, paperback. More than a love story, it is ultimately a novel about how a woman saves her own lifeand what she must risk to do it. The story of a woman who must break the rules of love and her own way of thinking to find he. How stella got her groove back turns 20 today, but the famous resort where they filmed in montego bay, jamaica, is still standing. And while fans loved the story line, it was the white sandy. I dare say, it is the saving private ryan of the much maligned and misunderstood girlsnightout movie. How stella got her groove back, like waiting to exhale, is a sexy handbook of selfrealization. You dont want to know what happened after stella got her groove back. At the end of the movie were prepared to concede that stella may indeed have her groove back, but at a considerable price, and maybe not for long. Three months after terry returned to california, she asked jonathanthe inspiration for her bestseller how stella got her groove back to move into her multimilliondollar home.
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