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

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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.
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