How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
| Release Date | 03 August 1998 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $38,000,000 |
| Tagline | Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart. |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Glendale Exchange, Glendale, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Drama, Romantic Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Age Disparity Romance, Vacation Romances, Looking For Love |
| Tones | Bright, Compassionate, Humorous, Intimate, Sexy, Slick, Talky, Warm |
| Tags | Friendship, Jamaica, Jamaican [nationality], May December Romance, Single Parent, Stockbroker, Vacation |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of Terry McMillan's bestselling novel by the same title. The original music score was composed by Michel Colombier.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Suzzanne Douglas
Angela
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Mrs. Shakespeare
Denise Hunt
Ms. Thang
Lisa Hanna
Abby
Lou Myers
Uncle Ollie
D'Army Bailey
Minister
Tenny Miller
Kitchen Worker
Andrew Palmer
Buffet Server
Harold Dawkins
Upbeaters Band
Kenneth Buckford
Upbeaters Band
Simon Street
Upbeaters Band
Craig Blake
Winston's Friend
Elisabeth Granli
Girl in Jamaica Commercial
Steve Danton
Man in Commercial
Elly McGuire
Stella's Friend
Selma McPherson
Friend at Party #1
Fern Ward
Friend at Party #2
David C. Waite
Guy by pool, Pajama Party Guest
Director
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
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Writer
Ronald Bass
Producer
Ronald Bass
executive producer
Jennifer Ogden
executive producer
Deborah Schindler
producer
Original Music
Michel Colombier
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Cinematographer
Jeff Jur
Editor
George Bowers
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Casting Director
Francine Maisler
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Production Designer
Chester Kaczenski
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Art Director
Marc Dabe
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Set Decorator
Judi Giovanni
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Makeup Department
Sterfon Demings
hair department head
Jene Fielder
body makeup
Michael Germain
makeup artist: Ms. Goldberg
Judy Murdock
makeup department head
Joseph Michael Regina
key makeup artist
Julia L. Walker
hair department head
Adam Christopher
personal makeup artist
Rebecca DeHerrera
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
P. Todd Coe
post-production supervisor
Jennifer Ogden
unit production manager
Natalie Thompson
unit production manager: Jamaica
Dwight Williams
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Danton
first assistant director
Seth Edelstein
second second assistant director
Angela Barnes Gomes
second second assistant director
Lorien Gray
dga trainee
John Riley
second assistant director: Jamaica
Donald Sparks
second assistant director
Art Department
Bryan Belair
construction coordinator
Michael R. Blaich
supervising paint foreman
Chris Buchinsky
storyboard illustrator
Carl Cassara
set dresser
Samantha Gore
assistant art director: Jamaica
Leroy Grant
carpenter foreman: Jamaica
Ted Harms
general foreman
Susan Henzell
buyer: Jamaica
Dervon 'Von' Herron
assistant property master
Tim Jackson
location foreman
Kathy McDonald Jones
art department coordinator
Don Kaeding
lead man
Greg Lynch
set dresser
Christopher S. Nushawg
set designer
Eric Orbom
set designer
Gayatri Persad
art department coordinator: Jamaica
Steve Pfauter
set dresser
Pamela M. Rogers
set dressing buyer
Ronald Russom
on-set dresser
John 'Skip' Weaver
property master
Douglas Womack
stage foreman
Eric A. Hulett
set dresser
Sound Department
Craig Berkey
sound editor
David Betancourt
foley mixer
James Bolt
sound re-recording mixer
Tracy Bolt
sound recordist
Ted Caplan
foley supervisor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Dawn Fintor
foley walker
Tim Gomillion
sound recordist
Todd Harris
assistant adr editor
Rick Hart
sound re-recording mixer
Andrea Horta
adr editor
Victor Iorillo
sound editor
Stanley Kastner
additional sound re-recordist
Dave Kulczycki
dialogue editor
Lisa J. Levine
adr editor
Christian P. Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Gilberto Morales
additional sound recordist
Steve F. Price
digital assistant sound editor, apprentice sound editor
Rocky Quiroz
cable person
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
Brian Robinson
boom operator
Rodney Sharpp
first assistant sound editor
Alicia Stevenson
foley walker
Donald Sylvester
foley editor
Susumu Tokunow
sound mixer
Steven D. Williams
supervising sound editor
Derek Casari
adr engineer
Special Effects
Richard Buckler
special effects foreman
John C. Hartigan
special effects coordinator
George Paine
special effects technician
Paul Sokol
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Richard Ivan Mann
visual effects producer: Click3X
Camera and Electrical Department
Norman Ash
lamp operator
Kevin M. Beach
rigging electrician
Guy Norman Bee
Steadicam operator
Anthony Lee Beverly
key grip
Bonnie S. Blake
first assistant camera
Earl Brown
best boy electric: Jamaica
Chris Browne
first assistant camera: "b" camera: Jamaica
Richard M. Butkus Jr.
rigging electrician
Anthony Caldwell
best boy grip
James F. Cornick
rigging electrician
Glen Davis
company grip
Don Devine
camera operator
Jeffrey Douglas
company grip
Yusef Edmonds
second assistant camera: Jamaica
David Eubank
additional first assistant camera: second unit
Alan Frazier
rigging electrician
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam operator
Martin Glover
video assist operator
Emil Hampton
Steadicam assistant
Jennifer Ann Henry
camera loader
Heather M. Hillmeyer
lamp operator
Richard Lannaman
camera operator: "b" camera, Jamaica
Dwight Joseph Lavers
dolly grip
Roderick 'Sprinter' Levy
rigging best boy grip: Jamaica
Kelsey Shaw McNeal
second assistant camera
David Norris
camera operator: Wescam camera
Brennan L. Price
rigging best boy
Jorge Sánchez
Steadicam assistant
John 'Fest' Sandau
gaffer
John 'Skids' Skidmore
best boy electric
Cricket Sloat
rigging gaffer
D. Stevens
still photographer
Roy Thomas
rigging electrician: Jamaica
Keith Wheeler
lamp operator: Jamaica
Ray Edwards
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Jamaica
Rick Harris
best boy rigging grip
Casting Department
Kathy Driscoll
casting assistant
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Lisa Essary
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Chamberlin
costumer: Ms. Goldberg
Karen M. Davis
wardrobe supervisor
Jordanna Fineberg
costumer
Danielle Hollowell
costumer
Paul Simmons
costumer
Dana Kay Hart
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Daniel Fort
assistant editor: avid
Sandy French
second assistant editor
Bob McMillian
color timer
Nicole Schubert
second assistant editor
Doron Shauly
first assistant editor
Hunter Shepherd
editorial production assistant
Music Department
Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation
Michael Fisher
musician: percussion
Mick Guzauski
music mixer, music recordist
Dan Huff
musician: guitar
Tom Kramer
music editor
Edie Lehmann
choir master
Chris McGeary
music editor
Ralph Morrison
concert master
John Palatucci
musician: fretless bass
Jeffrey Schindler
conductor: score
Jay B. Richardson
music editor
John Rotondi
scoring engineer: Y4
Dan Savant
music contractor
Transportation Department
Amanda Bonner
transportation assistant
Duke Foster
transportation coordinator
Ron Reynolds
transportation assistant: Jamaica
Other Crew
Pamela Alch
script supervisor: Jamaica
Rod Bacote
assistant location manager
Noella Barb
set medic
Kirt Birch
office production assistant
Jerome Butler
dialect coach
Bruce Cardenis
security officer
Jessica Chavez
location production assistant
Russell Clark
choreographer
Martha Cronin
production accountant
Thomas S. Dickson
projectionist: Jamaica
Tyrone D. Dixon
assistant: Mr. Diggs
Jennifer Dunne
assistant location manager
Scott A. Hale
office production assistant
Fenella Kennedy
assistant location manager: Jamaica
Susanne Lariviere
first assistant accountant
Tom Leonardis
assistant: Ms. Goldberg
Antoinette Levine
location manager
Sonya Lunsford
post-production accountant
Costas Michalopoulos
assistant: Ms. Schindler
Montez A. Monroe
production coordinator: Jamaica
Peter Packer
location manager: Jamaica
Eric Persing
synthesizer programmer
Angelo Rivers
animal wrangler
Andrew T. Rothmund
assistant: Ms. Bassett
Matthew D. Smith
set production assistant
Michael D. Starks
craft service
Jennifer Stephens
assistant production coordinator
Laura Stuart
production coordinator
Orville Thompson
location utilities assistant: Jamaica
Marvin Williams
set production assistant
Denise Woods
dialect coach
Cathy Ziehl
production secretary
Candice D. Campos
assistant production coordinator
Lisa D. Carey
assistant accountant
Mike Currie
set production assistant
Archy Dolder
location manager: additional photography
Colleen Emry
payroll accountant
Elise Ganz
studio teacher
Melinda A. Grieger
hat designer
Jeffrey Neumeier
second assistant accountant
Helen Sideris
assistant to producer
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
United Paramount Network (UPN)
20th Century Fox de Argentina
20th Century Fox of Germany
Abril Vídeo
Gativideo
Special Effects
Ultimate Effects
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Miscellaneous
20th Century Fox Studios
sound post-production
Aero Mock-Ups
mock up
Alitash Kebede Gallery, Los Angeles
select paintings
American Airlines
special thanks
Atlantic Cine Equipment
remote heads
Behind the Scenes Freight
shipping by
Calvin Klein
swimwear, underwear, eyewear
Cartier
jewelry, watches
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies, camera cranes
Columbia TriStar Television
footage courtesy of
Community Television Systems Limited, Kingston, Jamaica
grip equipment, generators provided by, lighting
Deluxe Catering
catering
Flying Pictures
Gyrosphere aerial camera system
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO)
special thanks
Major League Baseball Properties
special thanks
Movie Movers
cast trailers
Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The
score recording
Pacific TitleMirage
end titles, opticals
Savant Productions Inc.
music contractor
Scarlet Letters
main titles
Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll services
The San Francisco Giants
special thanks
Wescam USA
wescam provided by
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