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Whitney

7.3 | 2h0m | R | en | Documentary

Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

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Released: July. 06,2018 | Released Producted By: Lightbox Entertainment , Altitude Film Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://whitneythefilm.com

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Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

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Documentary , Music

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Cast

Whitney Houston , Bobby Brown , Cissy Houston , Clive Davis , L.A. Reid , Kevin Costner

Director

Nelson Hume

Producted By

Lightbox Entertainment

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Whitney Houston

as Self (archive footage)

Whitney Houston Born to Sing Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) Music Genres. Voices of the World I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston Whitney, a Look Back Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 Biography: Bobby Brown You're Watching Video Music Box Whitney Houston: As I Am Fame Kills: Whitney Houston

Bobby Brown

as Self - Ex-Husband

Bobby Brown: Every Little Step Biography: Bobby Brown A Very Boy Band Holiday Who You Gonna Call? Whitney Whitney: Can I Be Me A Kindred Soul A Tale of James Brown Attack of La Niña The Grand Bizarre

Cissy Houston

as Self - Mother

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Elvis Presley: The Searcher Whitney Whitney: Can I Be Me Bang! The Bert Berns Story Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story The Houstons Remember Whitney Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. The Preacher's Wife

Clive Davis

as Self - Founder, Arista Records

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Diane Warren: Relentless Conviction of the Heart George Michael: Freedom Uncut Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song The Songpoet Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) Whitney On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

L.A. Reid

as Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004

The Black Godfather Whitney Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives The Art of Organized Noize P!NK: Staying True Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

Kevin Costner

as Self - Actor

Kevin Costner's The West Yellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 Yellowstone: One-Fifty Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy Let Him Go The Art of Racing in the Rain

Nelson Hume

Director of Photography

Bela Trutz

Steadicam Operator

Janina Lee

Makeup Artist

Malika James

Makeup Artist

Tammy Dube

Makeup Artist

Kevin Macdonald

Director

Sam Rice-Edwards

Editor

Charlotte Rodrigues

Associate Producer

Ann Lofgren

Associate Producer

Vanessa Tovell

Co-Producer

Mike Runagall

Executive Producer

Rosanne Korenberg

Executive Producer

Patricia Houston

Executive Producer

Joe Patrick

Executive Producer

Andy Mayson

Executive Producer

Zanne Devine

Executive Producer

Nicole David

Executive Producer

Will Clarke

Executive Producer

Simon Chinn

Producer

Jonathan Chinn

Producer

Whitney Audience Reviews

Interesteg What makes it different from others?

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

degaswilson I am one of the lucky few, who got to meet this amazing women. I met him one cold day back in the early part of her career.She was doing a video for her first album and I and a couple of my friends where filming for a show, if you remember, Spencer for Hire, we were filming a night club scene, whereas we were the dancers in the club. I and the other dancers were on a lunch break and we were in the cafeteria eating. All of sudden, this little thing walked in with all of these colors on and sat down to eat. Evidentially, it was Whitney Houston here filming her video "I want to dance with somebody". You know with all of the hair and the color. Well, there were about 6 of us at the table and no one was brave enough to talk to her, with the exception of me, of course. I was always the loudest and bravest out of the group. Anyway, I went up to her table and said would she mind some company (since she was alone, eating), she said sure, and I motion to the rest of the crew to come over. She was shocked, but got over it pretty quick when she found out we were filming next door and for what show. I tell you, that was the best lunch I ever had. We spent about an hour with her, just laughing and having the best time. Until we were called to the stage and had to say goodbye.That young women was the same person I saw every time she walked out on stage. Beautiful, polished and humble.I tell you what, the day she died.........I cried like I cried when I lost my mother......The pain will always be there......But whenever I hear her voice on the radio, I smile and remember that little woman I saw that day in the cafeteria. She was something else. And I will truly miss her.

MisterWhiplash Just kidding!This is quite good, better than your average Behind the Music episode due to the access to the interviewees and how much they opened up - McDonald is also solid as an interviewer and makes sure to ask follow up questions much as possible - and there are many candid home video clips of Houston that add to the subject matter (the best being a bit where she decries Paula Abdul but not before her mother Cissy shittalks Janet Jackson).McDonald and his editors take pop culture and politics and make damn sure through montage to compare and contrast in literally smashing pieces together that Houston's music couldn't be disentangled from the times they were in. How she became so monumentally successful? What was the world she was in? Somehow only she could pull off the Star Spangled Banner as a black woman to such a way everyone else since aspires to that.Downsides: it has the predictable arc due to knowing a pop stars history, but the tragedy here is that there were so many who were there for Whitney and she succumbed to her addictions.

crosbyp12003 No hold bars. I didn't want to see just concert footage. I can see that on you tube. There wasn't much I didn't know but the little tidbits and extra revelations made me feel compassion for Whitney. She went through a lot. People failed her and she failed herself. I believe she was a very good actor by that really good at covering up her true feelings. Hopefully this family will stop being in denial about the role they played.

iforgotmypants I was lucky enough to see this as part of preview screening at the Brixton Ritzy, bookended by incredible performances from the London Community Gospel Choir. It was emotionally exhausting, a whole range from euphoria at her stratospheric rise to distress at Whitney's destructive fall and personal tragedy. The film is an education in the music industry, media reaction and family drama. Stark and shocking in places with well chosen news footage framing her life in the context of the world she lived in at the time.