What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993)

Biography, Drama, General Film, Music

Director: Brian Gibson

Writer(s): Tina Turner, Kurt Loder (book); Kate Lanier

Starring: Rae’Ven Kelly, Virginia Capers, Dororthy Thorton, Demetrice Cheathon, Nita Woods Allen, Helen Marie Lovelace, Natalie Wilson, Seymour Daniel Jr., David McKinney, Jayd Stanfield, Maurice O’Neal, Frank Rasberry, Monroe Howard, Serist Roberts, Wakeen Best, Michelle Andera Jackson, Francis Cheathon, Dena Ellerbee, Belldawn Best, Maggie McGee, Billie Barnum, Alfie Silas, Jeanne Steele, Oren Waters, Cassandra Thames, Valetta Barber, Emery Shaw, Cora Lee Day, Jenifer Lewis, Angela Bassett, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Sherman Augustus, Chi McBride, Terrence Riggins, Gene Allen, Laurence Fishburne, Morris O’Connor, Larry Washington, Jack Allen, Michael Sessions, L. Van Taylor, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Sonya Hensley, Leslie Thurston, Eartha Robinson, Kate Lanier, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Pamala Tyson, Khandi Alexander, Penny Johnson Jerald, Jackie O’Brien, Mayah McCoy, Barry Shabaka Henley, Michael Colyar, Rob LaBelle, Patricia Sill, Ronnie Turner, Michael Butler, Greg Cook, Michael Smith, Brian Cayle, Darrel Richards, Walter Davis, Barry O’Neill, Alexandra Glazer, Julie Phillips, Elijah Saleem, Tyrandis Holmes, Jamaine Harrington, Devon Davison, Eric E. Thomas II, Bo Kane, Richard T. Jones, Shavar Ross, Damon Hines, Suli McCullough, Daniel McDonald, Wynonna Smith, Rose Jackson, Michael David Simms, John Fink, Rudolph Willrich, Irene DeBari, Terrence Evans, Richard Stay, Nelson Parks, Matt Kirkwood, Javi Mulero, Joe Vant, O’Neal Compton, Michael Monks, James Reyne, James Ralston, Timmy Cappello, Jack Bruno, Bob Feit, Kenny Moore, Daniel Allan Carlin, Dean Minerd, Fred Ponzlov, Tom De Carlo, Richard Livingston, Louis Mawcinitt, Owen Bush, Herb Muller, Sparkle, Helen Brown, David Fresco, Page Mosely, Lorna Scott, Rick Felkins, Robert Lesser, Tina Turner, Larry Edwards, Ryal Haakenson, Richard Kelly, Jeffrey Stubblefield, Leonardo Velez

Synopsis: The story of singer Tina Turner’s rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from abusive husband, Ike Turner.

Release Date: June 25, 1993 (USA) | Length: 118 min | Genre: Biography, Drama, Music | MPAA Rating: Rated R for domestic violence, strong language, drug use and some sexuality. Based on the book “I, Tina: My Life Story” by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder.