TINA: Video (Movie)

What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - Movie, Video

What’s Love Got To Do With It is a biographical movie, based on the life of Tina Turner. The film stars Angela Bassett as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as Ike. The screenplay was adapted by Kate Lanier from the best seller I, Tina, written by Tina Turner and Kurt Loder in 1986. The story starts with an approximately six year old Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush Tennessee and ends with Tina’s first #1 hit single What’s Love Got To Do With It in 1984. The soundtrack album includes re-recorded versions of some old hits from Ike & Tina Turner as well as the theme song and hit single I Don't Wanna Fight. Both main actors were nominated for an Oscar in the categroy „Best Actor/Actress“ and Angela Basset won a Golden Globe Award in 1994 and an Image Award in 1995.

For promotion, Touchstone Pictures in Germany released a CD Sampler with interviews, selected spoken scenes and music from the movie. For the home video release in 1994, the documentary Tears to Triumph features interviews with Tina, Roger Davies and a look behind the scenes. Capitol Records released also a hip-hop tribute to Tina’s life story from the D.J. Shero. Tina herself promoted the movie at a press conference and photo shooting in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 11, 1993.

Director: Brian Gibson
Release: 1993 (Movie) / 1994 (Video) / 1999 (DVD) / 2013 (Blu-ray)
Label: Touchstone / Buena Vista
Format: VHS / LaserDisc / DVD / Blu-ray
Time: 118 Min.

Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - Movie, Video
  1. Intro
  2. Little Ann
  3. St. Louis 1958
  4. Rocket 88
  5. (Darlin’) You Know I Love You
  6. A Visit to Mrs. Bullock
  7. First Rehearsal
  8. An Overwrought Lover
  9. On Tour / Rock Me Baby
  10. It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
  11. Fool In Love
  12. Shake a Tail Feather
  13. River Deep, Mountain High
  14. Tina Takes the Kids
  15. Proud Mary
  16. Tina Sees Jackie
  17. Fighting Back
  18. Tina Walks Away
  19. Divorce Court 1977
  20. Two Minutes with Ike
  21. What’s Love Got To Do With It
  22. End Credits / I Don’t Wanna Fight
    Bonus Content
  1. I Don’t Wanna Fight (Music Video) 4:20
  2. Director: Peter Care / Producer: Howard Woffingden / Only VHS Release
  3. Theatrical Trailer
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It - Movie, Video

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