What's Love Got to Do with It is a
1993 biopic which tells the life story of
Tina Turner. This film is directed by
Brian Gibson, and stars
Angela Bassett and
Laurence Fishburne as
Ike Turner. The film was named "One of the Year's Top 10 Movies" by the
New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, and
Chicago Sun-Times.
The screenplay was adapted by Kate Lanier from the book
I, Tina written by Tina Turner and
Kurt Loder. The film paints a dark picture of Tina's relationship with her then mentor and husband
Ike Turner. The film's
soundtrack featured the hit song "
I Don't Wanna Fight", which went number one in seven countries. The movie grossed almost $50 million USD in the US alone and produced around $20 million USD in US rentals. The film also grossed nearly 10 million dollars in the
UK.