Whitney (2018)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,251,945.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.333 |
Directed By
Kevin Macdonald
Crew
Kevin Macdonald
Jonathan Chinn
Simon Chinn
Will Clarke
Nicole David
Zanne Devine
Lisa Erspamer
Patricia Houston
Rosanne Korenberg
Ann Lofgren
Andy Mayson
Joe Patrick
Charlotte Rodrigues
Mike Runagall
Vanessa Tovell
Adam Wiltzie
Sam Rice-Edwards
Charles Gillett
Gary Welch
Kevin Macdonald
Nelson Hume
Tammy Dube
Malika James
Janina Lee
Glenn Freemantle
Niv Adiri
TOP CAST
Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Bobby Brown
Self - Ex-Husband
Cissy Houston
Self - Mother
Clive Davis
Self - Founder, Arista Records
L.A. Reid
Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004
Kevin Costner
Self - Actor
Dionne Warwick
Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Bobbi Kristina Brown
Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela
Self (archive footage)
Marvin Gaye
Self (archive footage)
Babyface
Self - Songwriter / Producer
Robyn Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Dee Dee Warwick
Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Rickey Minor
Self - Bass Player, 1983-1989 / Musical Director 1989-1999
Michael Houston
Self - Brother / Employee
John Russell Houston Jr.
Self - Half-Brother
Ray Watson
Self - Bodyguard, 2002-2012
Lynne Volkman
Self - Publicist
Arsenio Hall
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steven Gittelman
Self - Management Team, 1981-1988
Kevin Stea
Self (archive footage)
Gary Garland
Self - Brother / Backup Singer
Byron Allen
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Letterman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gary Collins
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Merv Griffin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Jacobs
Self - Bodyguard (uncredited)
Similar Movies
Balzac
Balzac is a 1951 short documentary film by French director Jean Vidal. It is a biopic on the work, life, and loves of the French playwright and novelist Honoré de Balzac, his evolution as a writer and how his individual works fit into the design of La Comedie Humaine. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952 and won first prize for best director at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival the same year.
A Hard Day's Night
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
Portrait of Imogen
Photographer Imogen Cunningham presents her own work in this Academy Award-nominated documentary.
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein is a 1992 short animated documentary directed by Joyce Borenstein about her father, the Canadian painter Sam Borenstein. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. In Canada, it was named best short documentary at the 12th Genie Awards.
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
Will There Be a Theatre Up There?!
The main character of this documentary is one of Georgia's most popular actors, Kakhi Kavsadze, who walks us through this chronicle of the Kavsadzes, a family of famous Georgian folk singers and actors.
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich girl falls in love with a poor composer. Based on the musical play "Pobre Menina Rica", by Vinícius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra.
The Art and Animation of Carl Barks
A documentary film about the life and work of artist and author Carl Barks, including his lifetime association with Walt Disney and the Donald Duck character family.
Low Down
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of musicians, paving the way for movements such as Bossa Nova and Tropicália.
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
A documentary on the life of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers, The Hulk, The X-Men and the New Gods, among other classic comic book superheroes.
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square
This film illustrates the life of the film director, Shui-Bo Wang in The People's Republic of China. We learn of the life of the director in his own words and images from a child steeped in the values of Chinese communism exemplified by Chairman Mao, to a young man striving to live up to those ideals both as an artist and a soldier.
Mountain Girl
Reflections on life and her journey by Diane - a retired model and a star of a cult classic horror film "Manos: the Hands of Fate".
Walk the Line
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
Mifune: The Last Samurai
An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
This Is Sparklehorse
An comprehensive look at the life and music of Mark Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene. Critically-acclaimed Linkous had a dramatic life that saw him battle with drug and alcohol addiction, paralysis, and debilitating depression that resulted in his eventual suicide. Mark's music was heralded by his peers and critics; a mix of delicate pop, discordant punk and melodic odyssey; it has been described as defiantly surrealist with all manner of references to smiling babies, organ music, birds, and celestial bodies. The film mines Marks life and music and navigates the sacrifices and highs and lows of his art.
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
An account of the life and work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol (1930-2010), a sybarite Buddha, a furtive anarchist, an insolent lover of life.
Looking for Melania Trump
Melania is both an ideal symbol of a conservative America and the evil embodiment of limitless ambition. Political journalist Laurence Haïm has observed her for the past years and is able to reveal a much more complex part of the personality and life of the mysterious lady. For some, Melania Trump is an unscrupulous trophy wife on the arm of the most powerful man in the world. For others, the First Lady embodies with distinction the conservative woman, the unwavering wife in the service of her husband. For all, she remains inaccessible and secretive, a woman whose public appearances are heavily prepared and scripted. In the time of ‘Me too’, let us take a dive into conservative America, discover another side of feminism impersonated by none other than Melania Trump.
How Did We Get Here?
An intimate reflection on life in the digital age and Seán McLoughlin's journey through the highest highs - chanting crowds, sold out shows, and marriage proposals - and lowest lows - grappling with loneliness in the harsh Irish winter - and the life and wonder in between.