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Whitney

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Director

Kevin Macdonald

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, drama

Box Office

$3,026,351

Production

N/A

Awards

1 win & 13 nominations

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Whitney Houston

Self - Family Friend

Self - Brother

Michael Houston

Self - Mother

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Aretha Franklin

Self - Brother

Self - Former Sister-in-Law

Self - First Black Mayor of Newark

Self - Family Friend

Deforest B. Soaries Jr.

Themselves

Drinkard Singers

Self - Whitney's Cousin

Self - Whitney's Cousin

Dee Dee Warwick

Self - Family Friend

Self - Half-Brother

John Houston III

Self - Sister-in-Law

Patricia Houston

Self - Management Team, 1981-1988

Steven Gittelman

Self - Pianist with Cissy Houston

Self - Bass Player, 1983-1989

Self - Founder, Arista Records

Self - Stylist and Friend

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Self - Ex-Boyfriend

Self - Publicist

Self - Whitney's Production Company

Debra Martin Chase

Self - Ex-Husband

Self - Family Friend

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Bobbi Kristina Brown

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Self - Writer

Cinque Henderson

Self - Songwriter

Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds

Self - Film Agent

Self - Actor

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Self - Personal Assistant

Self - Brownhouse Productions

Self - Arista Records, 2000-2004

Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004

Self - Bodyguard, 2002-2012

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Philip Michael Thomas

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Self (archival footage)

Michael Bearden

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Randall Cunningham

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John Russell Houston Jr.

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Michael Jackson

Self - Bodyguard

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David Letterman

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Barbara Walters

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And all the decisions
were just about the money. - Whitney

And all the decisions were just about the money.

I remember her
putting me and my brother - Whitney

I remember her putting me and my brother

So we got a check
every week in the mail, $200. - Whitney

So we got a check every week in the mail, $200.

From there,
we got a salary, - Whitney

From there, we got a salary,

She felt that
when you love somebody, - Whitney

She felt that when you love somebody,

Our 6'5' senior from
East Orange, New Jersey, - Whitney

Our 6'5' senior from East Orange, New Jersey,

Gary had just finished
a career in the NBA. - Whitney

Gary had just finished a career in the NBA.

He was drafted
to the Denver Nuggets, - Whitney

He was drafted to the Denver Nuggets,

I wasn't Gary anymore.
I was 'Whitney's brother'. - Whitney

I wasn't Gary anymore. I was 'Whitney's broth...

For Gary, having to sing - Whitney

For Gary, having to sing

On the outside, he wanted
to show he was having fun. - Whitney

On the outside, he wanted to show he was having fun.

♪ Joy ♪ - Whitney

He had a job
as the road manager, - Whitney

He had a job as the road manager,

We were her bodyguards.
We took care of her baggage. - Whitney

We were her bodyguards. We took care of her baggage.

The idea was that they
could watch over her, - Whitney

The idea was that they could watch over her,

But both of them were...
you know, doing drugs. - Whitney

But both of them were... you know, doing drugs.

I was using drugs...
deeply then. - Whitney

I was using drugs... deeply then.

After being on tour
for five or six months, - Whitney

After being on tour for five or six months,

A lot of parties to go to,
a lot of chicks... - Whitney

A lot of parties to go to, a lot of chicks...

You're Whitney's brother...
so the door is open. - Whitney

You're Whitney's brother... so the door is open.

You probably interviewed
a whole bunch of motherfuckers - Whitney

You probably interviewed a whole bunch of motherfuckers

And it wasn't like I was
ten years older than her, - Whitney

And it wasn't like I was ten years older than her,

We graduated from
marijuana together. - Whitney

We graduated from marijuana together.

She wanted to try it
after I tried it, and we tried it. - Whitney

She wanted to try it after I tried it, and we tried it.

If anything was gonna be done,
I was gonna be the one to show her. - Whitney

If anything was gonna be done, I was gonna be the one to sho...

It was her birthday and
I gave her a bag of weed. - Whitney

It was her birthday and I gave her a bag of weed.

And a little toke
of some cocaine. - Whitney

And a little toke of some cocaine.

I had fun,
and that's all that matters. - Whitney

I had fun, and that's all that matters.

Don't you know that?
That it's about having fun? - Whitney

Don't you know that? That it's about having fun?

I was the one
that went out and got drugs, - Whitney

I was the one that went out and got drugs,

In Japan it's a no-no.
It's a taboo. - Whitney

In Japan it's a no-no. It's a taboo.

When you went to clubs,
it was right on the table. - Whitney

When you went to clubs, it was right on the table.

Like it wasn't a bad thing,
you know what I'm saying? - Whitney

Like it wasn't a bad thing, you know what I'm sayi...

Little did you know.
Straight up killer. - Whitney

Little did you know. Straight up killer.

Dont be like 'the horse or the mule
which have no understanding, - Whitney

Dont be like 'the horse or the mule which have no under...

Many are the woes
of the wicked, - Whitney

Many are the woes of the wicked,

♪ Be your baby tonight ♪ - Whitney

♪ Be your baby tonight ♪

One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight. - Whitney

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

♪ You got the magic
And I gotta have it ♪ - Whitney

♪ You got the magic And I gotta have it ♪

♪ But anyway ♪ - Whitney

♪ But anyway ♪

♪ And it goes a little
Something like this ♪ - Whitney

♪ And it goes a little Something like this ♪

♪ I wanna know right now
Yeah, I wanna know who ♪ - Whitney

♪ I wanna know right now Yeah, I wanna know who ♪

She could just let it go, - Whitney

She could just let it go,

Come on, let's go. - Whitney

Come on, let's go.

Im pissed. All these people think it's
so damn easy, and it's not.
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It kind of make you wonder
how a song like - Whitney

Im pissed. All these people think it's so damn easy, a...

'Things That Make You Go Hmmmm'
could be a hit, huh? - Whitney

'Things That Make You Go Hmmmm' could be a hit, hu...

Well, let me let you
all know who that was. - Whitney

Well, let me let you all know who that was.

First of all-- - Whitney

What was the business
like, Mrs. Houston, - Whitney

What was the business like, Mrs. Houston,

I'm not gonna change.
I'm not gonna do it. - Whitney

I'm not gonna change. I'm not gonna do it.

♪ I will not sell out ♪ - Whitney

♪ I will not sell out ♪

A lot of your black audience - Whitney

A lot of your black audience

About you singing songs
that were less - Whitney

About you singing songs that were less

You know? I mean,
how do I sing more black? - Whitney

You know? I mean, how do I sing more black?

I'm singing music
from my heart, - Whitney

I'm singing music from my heart,

Al Sharpton,
he's out protesting - Whitney

Al Sharpton, he's out protesting

She couldn't connect it until
it was really brought - Whitney

She couldn't connect it until it was really brought

Yeah, I wanted to say that
and some other things. - Whitney

Yeah, I wanted to say that and some other things.

But the nominees for Best R&B
Urban Contemporary Single - Whitney

But the nominees for Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single

♪ Now I know... ♪ - Whitney

♪ Now I know... ♪

She said to me,
'It would be one thing...' - Whitney

She said to me, 'It would be one thing...'

I think the difference
in how the crowd reacted to me, - Whitney

I think the difference in how the crowd reacted to me,

It's not hard to figure out - Whitney

It's not hard to figure out

I said, 'Excuse me.'
She said, 'Yeah.' - Whitney

I said, 'Excuse me.' She said, 'Yeah.'

♪ That's my prerogative ♪
- Listen here. - Whitney

♪ That's my prerogative ♪ - Listen here.

♪ Well, they say I'm crazy ♪ - Whitney

♪ Well, they say I'm crazy ♪

♪ Would you
make me go unh, unh? ♪ - Whitney

♪ Would you make me go unh, unh? ♪

People thought, 'That's so odd.' - Whitney

People thought, 'That's so odd.'

The type my mother
always kept away from her. - Whitney

The type my mother always kept away from her.

He's both of her brothers.
All rolled into one. - Whitney

He's both of her brothers. All rolled into one.

Bobby was a really fun guy to
hang around with, he made her laugh. - Whitney

Bobby was a really fun guy to hang around with, he made her...

Yeah, baby! - Whitney

Robert Barisford Brown, do you take
this woman to be your wedded wife, - Whitney

Robert Barisford Brown, do you take this woman to be your w...

I think that was a very
difficult time for Robyn. - Whitney

I think that was a very difficult time for Robyn.

When you love someone,
you want the best for them. - Whitney

When you love someone, you want the best for them.

You know that
if I leave, - Whitney

You know that if I leave,

Whitney believed
that if she got married, - Whitney

Whitney believed that if she got married,

She'd have her baby, and she'd
just live happily ever after. - Whitney

She'd have her baby, and she'd just live happily e...

To me, she was a little
girl wishing upon a star. - Whitney

To me, she was a little girl wishing upon a star.

This here is
a photograph of us in Italy. - Whitney

This here is a photograph of us in Italy.

We was on honeymoon, and they
were into dressing alike. - Whitney

We was on honeymoon, and they were into dressing alike.

I guess that was the Thing at that time.
She was extremely happy. - Whitney

I guess that was the Thing at that time. She was extremely h...

And looking forward to starting
her life with her husband. - Whitney

And looking forward to starting her life with her husband.

She called me when she was
on her honeymoon and said: - Whitney

She called me when she was on her honeymoon and said:

She came home early, - Whitney

She came home early,

She had Krissi in her arm. - Whitney

She had Krissi in her arm.

I said,
'Nippy, what are you doing?' - Whitney

I said, 'Nippy, what are you doing?'

She slept in a crib for
about two or three months... - Whitney

She slept in a crib for about two or three months...

And then one night
she was colicky and gassy. - Whitney

And then one night she was colicky and gassy.

She slept with me in that bed, - Whitney

She slept with me in that bed,

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An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

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Director: Kevin Macdonald

Writer: Kevin Macdonald

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $3,026,351

Released: 05 Jul 2018

Awards: 1 win & 13 nominations

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