Directed by:
Kevin MacdonaldScreenplay:
Kevin MacdonaldCinematography:
Nelson HumeComposer:
Adam WiltzieCast:
Whitney Houston (a.f.), Kevin Costner, Ellen White, L.A. Reid, Gary Houston, Kevontay Jackson, Aretha Franklin (a.f.), Dionne Warwick (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Whitney Houston broke more music industry records than any other female singer in history. With over 200 million album sales worldwide, she was the only artist to chart seven consecutive U.S. No. 1 singles. She also starred in several blockbuster movies before her brilliant career gave way to erratic behavior, scandals and death at age 48.
Whitney is an intimate, unflinching portrait of Houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of Houston’s life. Using never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances, audio archives and original interviews with the people who knew her best, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald unravels the mystery behind The Voice, who thrilled millions even as she struggled to make peace with her own troubled past.
(Transmission Films)
Cast
Whitney Houston (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Bodyguard (1992)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
Sparkle (2012)
Kevin Costner
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
JFK (1991)
The Untouchables (1987)
L.A. Reid
USA
Gary Houston
Best movies:
Fargo (1996)
The Express (2008)
Watchmen (2009)
Aretha Franklin (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1991) (video compilation)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Dionne Warwick (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Men in Black (1997)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
Nelson Mandela (a.f.)
South Africa
Best movies:
Enya: The Video Collection (2001) (music video) - a.f.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) - a.f.
Malcolm X (1992)
Saddam Hussein (a.f.)
Iraq
Best movies:
Backstabbing for Beginners (2018) - a.f.
Doomsday Gun (1994) (TV movie) - a.f.
Marvin Gaye (a.f.)
USA
Irene Cara (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - actor, a.f.
The Magic Voyage (1992)
Fame (1980)
Philip Michael Thomas (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Coonskin (1975)
Extralarge: Miami Killer (1991) (TV movie)
George Bush (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) - a.f.
Snowden (2016) - a.f.
The Special Relationship (2010) (TV movie) - a.f.
Jane Fonda (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
René Mioch (a.f.)
Netherlands
Ronald Reagan (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Storm Warning (1951)
Trumbo (2015) - a.f.
Bobbi Kristina Brown (a.f.)
USA
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
USA
Best movies:
Soul Food (1997)
Hav Plenty (1997)
Sandy Wexler (2017)