The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.

Anna Mae Bullock always had a special voice. Soon after arriving in St. Louis to live with the mother who had walked out when she was small, she soon attracts the attention of pop group leader Ike Turner. She becomes his band's singer, his wife, and mother to his children - not all hers. In love with him and determined not to leave in the way her mother had, she finds herself the target of increasing violence from him who can't see who is making his band such a success.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Chronicles the career of rock singer Tina Turner from the time she met musician-songwriter Ike Turner until the launch of her solo career in the early 1980s. Contains faithful reenactments of stage performances by Ike and Tina Turner - whose turbulent relationship eventually forces Tina to leave and face her fear, pay the price and find the courage to believe in herself. Based on the autobiography of Tina Turner, ''I, Tina''.—Robert Rutter <[email protected]>