Movie
What's Love Got to Do with It
Overview
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-06-09
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Angela Bassett as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
- Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Jackie
- Jenifer Lewis as Zelma Bullock
- Khandi Alexander as Darlene
- Richard T. Jones as Ike Turner Jr.
- Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly as Young Anna Mae Bullock
- Chi McBride as Fross
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Lorraine Taylor
- Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Alline Bullock
- Sherman Augustus as Reggie
- Cora Lee Day as Grandma Georgiana
Crew
- Brian Gibson - Director
- Kate Lanier - Screenplay
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