Underplayed Gems

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

What's Love Got to Do with It poster
Directed by
Brian Gibson
Genre
drama film, biographical film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 373 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This biopic follows Tina Turner's rise to fame as a singer and her turbulent relationship with her abusive husband Ike Turner. It shows her struggle to break free and rebuild her life and career on her own terms.

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What happens

What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film based on the life of singer-songwriter Tina Turner. Directed by Brian Gibson and written by Kate Lanier from an uncredited story draft by the late Howard Ashman, based on Tina's 1986 autobiography I, Tina, it stars Angela Bassett as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as her abusive husband Ike Turner. What's Love Got to Do with It premiered in Los Angeles on June 6, 1993, and was theatrically released by Touchstone Pictures on June 25, 1993. Although the Turners disapproved of its inaccuracies, the film was critically and commercially successful, grossing $61 million on a $15 million budget. For their performances, Bassett and Fishburne received nominations at the 66th Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor. Bassett also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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