How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Released Date
August 14, 1998
Distributor
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Romance
Rating
R
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$37,672,941 + $1,605,781 = $39,278,722
68
Whoopi Goldberg

as Delilah Abraham

66
Angela Bassett

as Stella Payne

53
Regina King

as Vanessa

53
Taye Diggs

as Winston Shakespeare

77
Glynn Turman

as Dr. Shakespeare

77
Richard Lawson

as Jack

70
Barry Shabaka Henley

as Buddy

About How Stella Got Her Groove Back

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.

About

An overworked stockbroker and mother from San Fransisco takes a trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica. She meets a younger man who reignites her passion for love and life. Angela Bassett won the 1999 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance. 

Trivia

The soundtrack for the film peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold.