What’s Love Got to Do with It is a movie directed by Brian Gibson in 1993 and based on the book I, Tina by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder, first published in 1986. The movie features Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jenifer Lewis, Phylis Yvonne Stickney, Khandi Alexander, and others.
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Storyline
The story of Tina Turner. Born and raised in Nutbush, Tennessee, Anna Mae Bullock grows up in an unhappy family with her parents leaving and abandoning her at a young age. Following her grandmother’s death, Anna Mae relocates to St. Louis, reuniting with her mother and close sister Alline. Anna Mae pursues a chance to be a professional singer, after seeing charismatic bandleader Ike Turner perform one night.
Movie vs Book
Year
1993
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
What's Love Got to Do with It
Director: Brian Gibson
Country: USA
Year: 1993
Length: 1h58m
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Year
1986
Pages
236
Book Rate
8.34
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Book
I, Tina
Author: Tina Turner, Kurt Loder
Country: USA
First published in: 1986
Length: 236 pages
Genre: Biography
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“Each time I work with an author, I say to them, 'A book and a movie are different things.'”
JASON REITMAN (Filmmaker)
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