What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)

What's Love Got to Do with It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian Gibson
Screenplay by	Kate Lanier
Story by	Howard Ashman (uncredited)[1]
Based on	I, Tina by Tina Turner with Kurt Loder
Produced by	Doug Chapin Barry Krost
Starring	Angela Bassett Laurence Fishburne
Cinematography	Jamie Anderson
Edited by	Stuart Pappé
Music by	Stanley Clarke
Production company	Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	June 6, 1993 (1993-06-06) (Los Angeles) June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25) (United States)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million[2]
Box office	$61 million[3]

What's Love Got to Do with It is a 1993 American biographical film based on the life of American singer-songwriter Tina Turner. Directed by Brian Gibson and written by Kate Lanier from a uncredited story draft by the late Howard Ashman, based on Tina's 1986 autobiography I, Tina, it stars Angela Bassett as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as her abusive husband Ike Turner.

What's Love Got to Do with It premiered in Los Angeles on June 6, 1993, and was theatrically released by Touchstone Pictures on June 25, 1993. Although the Turners disapproved of its inaccuracies, the film was critically and commercially successful, grossing $61 million on a $15 million budget. For their performances, Bassett and Fishburne received nominations at the 66th Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor. Bassett also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.