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What's Love Got to Do with It

Based On the book by Kurt Loder

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.

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Release date:
1993
Director:
Brian Gibson
Cast:
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Khandi Alexander, Jenifer Lewis, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of I, Tina
The Book · 1986

I, Tina

Kurt Loder, Tina Turner

Poster for What's Love Got to Do with It
The Film · 1993

What's Love Got to Do with It

Brian Gibson

★ 7.4 / 10 25,747 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 7 years after publication.

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