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

Director:

Brian Gibson

Writers (WGA):

Tina Turner (book) and
Kurt Loder (book) ...

Release Date:

9 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Tagline:

Not just the story of a life - The movie of a lifetime.

Plot:

A film about the singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Black Family | Question In Title | Fall In Love | Marital Problem

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Angela Bassett	...	Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly	...	Young Anna Mae Bullock (as Rae'ven Kelly)
Virginia Capers	...	Choir Mistress
Laurence Fishburne	...	Ike Turner, Sr.
Khandi Alexander	...	Darlene
Dororthy Thorton	...	Choir Member
Demetrice Cheathon	...	Choir Member
Nita Woods Allen	...	Choir Member
Helen Marie Lovelace	...	Choir Member
Natalie Wilson	...	Choir Member
Seymour Daniel Jr.	...	Choir Member
David McKinney	...	Choir Member
Jayd Stanfield	...	Choir Member
Maurice O'Neal	...	Choir Member
Frank Rasberry	...	Choir Member

Also Known As:

Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It (Australia) (UK)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-18 | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Australia:MA | Argentina:18 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

In Ike Turner's autobiography "Taking Back My Name", Turner denied two parts of the movie: the scene where he beats and rapes Tina in their home studio, and the scene where he confronts her backstage with a handgun. Ike Turner said both those scenes never happened.

Goofs:

Continuity: After her last fight with Ike, Tina leaves the hotel with pumps on, but runs across the highway in sneakers.

Quotes:

Judge: I want you to be very sure about this. This means you're gonna walk out of here with absolutely nothing.
Tina Turner: Except my name. I'll give up all that other stuff, but only if I get to keep my name. I've worked to hard for it, your honor.
Ike Turner, Sr.: The name is mine. The name got my daddy’s blood on it. If she wanna go, she can go wherever she wanna go, but the name stays home!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Salon (2005)

Soundtrack:

Why Must We Wait Until Tonight

Even if things were exaggerated, this was truly an amazing movie and inspirational

I just happened to walk by What's Love Got To Do With It in the video store and remembered how much I wanted to see the movie, I am a fan of Tina's, have been since I could crawl. When I was 4 years old I would walk around with a walk man and sing out loud "What's Love Got To Do With It?", and my mom would laugh and she eventually told me when I got a little older what the song was about. I still blast and sing the song every time I hear it and understand it's power, afterwards, I wanted to read the book I, Tina and my heart was shattered for Tina and I just wanted to be like her and have her strength. Finally, I saw this film last night and I was blown away by such a terrific performance by Angela and Lawerence! They were truly amazing and made this film an incredibly biography.

This is based on Tina Turner's life, mainly what happened between her and Ike, the utter and horrific abuse that ensued by Ike by his jealous rage of Tina's spotlight. Tina has only one friend by her side that truly defends her against Ike and Tina tries so hard to get away, but Ike won't let her. Finally, Tina has just had enough in an extremely emotional scene, they have a fight in the limo and Tina swings back at Ike finally! You just cheer and scream for her to leave and she finally gets what she truly deserved, the solo career and utter fame for being a truly gifted star.

I have a feeling things were a bit exaggerated in the film, you know, the fights? But I think almost 25 years of an abusive marriage is hard to get into a 2 hour film, so they had to make you understand the pain Tina went through. Angela did a terrific job, one of the best performances I have ever seen in fact, I was just cheering for her in that limo! I cried and cheered for Tina, she is truly a remarkable woman and to understand that, please read the book and watch What's Love Got To Do With It.

10/10