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Whitney (film)
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Whitney
Genre
biographical drama
Based on
Whitney Houston and
Bobby Brown
Written by
Shem Bitterman
Directed by
Angela Bassett
Starring
Yaya DaCosta
Arlen Escarpeta
Yolonda Ross
Suzzanne Douglas
Theme music composer
RedOne
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Dan Sundquist
Travon Potts
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
Production
Producer(s)
Larry Sanitsky
Kyle A. Clark
Lina Wong
Cinematography
Anastas N. Michos
Editor(s)
Richard Comeau
Running time
88 mins
Distributor
Lifetime Television
Release
Original release
January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17)
Website
www.mylifetime.com/movies/whitney
Whitney is a 2015 American made for television biographical film directed by Angela Bassett based on the late American recording artist Whitney Houston and her turbulent marriage to R&B artist Bobby Brown that premiered on Lifetime in North America on January 17, 2015.[1] Whitney received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with praise going to DaCosta's performance as Houston and Bassett's direction of the film but criticism of Escarpeta's casting and the film's accuracy.
The movie stars Yaya DaCosta as Houston, Arlen Escarpeta as Brown and Yolonda Ross as Houston's longtime friend and road manager Robyn Crawford. Whitney is set in a period of five years (1989–1994) when Houston was catapulted in the worldwide success of her film debut The Bodyguard and its subsequent soundtrack. Filming took 20 days to shoot and was primarily filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.
Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox performs all of Houston's vocals in the film, including "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Your Baby Tonight", "I'm Every Woman", "Jesus Loves Me" and "The Greatest Love of All". In addition, songwriting/production team The Jackie Boyz performed Brown's vocals for "Every Little Step" in the Soul Train Awards scene.
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1 Synopsis
2 Critical reception
3 Cast
4 References
5 External links
Synopsis[edit]
In 1989, Whitney Houston (Yaya DaCosta) is a worldwide phenomenon and household name with two highly successful self-titled albums under her belt. She attends the 3rd Annual Soul Train Awards with her high school friend and road manager Robyn, (Yolonda Ross) who is a lesbian. It is here that she meets R&B star Bobby Brown (Arlen Escarpeta) and they begin a courtship shortly after, due to her being impressed with Brown's performance of "Every Little Step".
As Houston begins recording her third album I'm Your Baby Tonight the relationship between her and Brown continues to blossom consistently, leading to a sexual relationship between the two. Unbeknownst to her, Brown is in a relationship with his girlfriend Kim, (Nafessa Williams) who had just given birth to his daughter. Just as Houston discovers this, she is left heartbroken and infuriated. Bobby later severs ties with Kim, and Whitney later manages to pull through and persevere in the already hectic relationship.
By the start of the 1990s, Brown starts to deal with pressures after the release of his second album Don't Be Cruel while Houston deals by coping with cocaine use (which is hinted at earlier in the film, by two instances: at her twenty-sixth birthday where Brown first discovers her using it, and in another during a meeting with Clive Davis (Mark Rolston) regarding her third album), however both are overshadowed by the love affair that continues to grow.
In 1991, the courtship later becomes public knowledge, and Houston and Brown are engaged, much to the chagrin of her mother Cissy Houston (Suzzanne Douglas), and they are soon married by July 1992. In the meantime, Houston makes her film debut in the lead role of Rachel in The Bodyguard. She is reluctant at first, but Brown coerces her into doing so. She ultimately accepts. During filming, Houston has a miscarriage with her first child, leading her to become very sickly. As Cissy pressures her to give up on the relationship, Houston rejects her mother's plea and continues to stay with Brown. Brown, by this time, is hit with a dry spell in his career, in which his record label pressures him to put out a greatest hits disc.
Whitney struggles to keep up with fame and placate Bobby, whose career has taken a back seat to hers, as she continues to dabble with drug use after the birth of their daughter Bobbi Kristina. Soon after, The Bodyguard and its subsequent soundtrack becomes a massive success, leading Whitney to go on an international tour for nearly two years.
Critical reception[edit]
Whitney has received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and holds a 62% approval (certified "fresh") rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 54, which indicates "mixed or average" reviews, based on 17 reviews.[3]
Cast[edit]
Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston
Arlen Escarpeta as Bobby Brown
Yolonda Ross as Robyn Crawford
Suzzanne Douglas as Cissy Houston
Mark Rolston as Clive Davis
Wesley Jonathan as Babyface
Reign Morton as Eddie Murphy
Nafessa Williams as Kim
James A. Watson, Jr. as John Houston
Deborah Lacey as Dionne Warwick (credited as "Award Presenter")
Cornelius Smith Jr. as Michael Houston
Tongayi Chirisa as Gary Houston
Billy "Sly" Williams as Pastor Marvin Winans
Saundra McClain as Aunt Bae
Deborah Joy Winans as CeCe Winans
Timothy Bowman Jr. as BeBe Winans
Hampton Fluker as Steve
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "First-Time Director Angela Bassett Defends Her Whitney Houston Biopic - ABC News". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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External links[edit]
Whitney on IMDb
Official website
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Jonathan Ke Quan
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Jonathan Ke Quan
Born
Quan Kế Huy
(1971-08-20) August 20, 1971 (age 46)
Saigon, South Vietnam
(now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Residence
Alhambra, California
Nationality
Vietnamese, American
Other names
Jonathan Ke Huy Quan
Education
Alhambra High School
University of Southern California
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1984–present
Spouse(s)
Corinna
Jonathan Luke Ke Huy Quan (Vietnamese: Quan Kế Huy; Chinese: 關 繼 威; Cantonese: Gwāan Gaiwāi, Mandarin: Guān Jìwēi; born: August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese-born American actor and stunt choreographer of Chinese descent.[1] He is best known for his appearances in the 1980s Steven Spielberg productions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom[2] and The Goonies.[1]
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2 Personal life
3 Filmography
4 References
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6 External links
Early life and career[edit]
Quan was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (present-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). He was forced to leave his country when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam was defeated during the Fall of Saigon. His family was selected for political asylum and emigrated to the United States. He became a child actor at age 12, starring as Harrison Ford's sidekick Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. After being cast, his family changed his name to Ke Huy, the name by which he is credited in the film.
In 1985 he co-starred in The Goonies as a key member of the eponymous group of kids, the kid inventor Richard "Data" Wang. He played a pickpocket orphan in the 1986 Taiwanese movie It Takes a Thief. In 1987, he appeared in the Japanese movie "Passengers" (Passenjā Sugisarishi Hibi) with the Japanese idol singer Honda Minako. He played Sam on the short-lived TV series Together We Stand (1986–1987) and played Jasper Kwong in the sitcom Head of the Class from 1989 to 1991. He also starred in the movie Breathing Fire (1991) and had a small role in Encino Man (1992). He played the starring role in the 1993 Mandarin language TV show "The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter" which ran for forty episodes. He also starred in the 1996 Hong Kong/Vietnam collaboration movie Red Pirate. He last appeared onscreen in the 2002 Hong Kong movie Second Time Around alongside Ekin Cheng and Cecilia Cheung.
Personal life[edit]
He attended Mount Gleason Jr. High in Tujunga, California, and Alhambra High School in Alhambra, California. After high school, he graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He later attended the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom.[3] He is fluent in Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.
Having studied Taekwondo under Philip Tan on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, he later trained under Tao-liang Tan.[4] He worked as a stunt choreographer for X-Men[5] and The One as the assistant of renowned Hong Kong fight choreographer Corey Yuen.[3]
Filmography[edit]
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Year
Title
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Notes
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Short Round Won – Young Artist Award
1985 The Goonies Richard "Data" Wang
1986 It Takes a Thief (糊塗妙賊小神偸) Little Guan (小關) Taiwan movie
1987 Passenger (パッセンジャー 過ぎ去りし日々) Rick Japanese movie
1991 Breathing Fire Charlie Moore
1992 Encino Man Kim
1996 Red Pirate (紅海盜/飛虎奇兵) Kwan Chia Chiang (關家強) Hong Kong movie
2002 Second Time Around (無限復活) Sing Wong Hong Kong movie
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1986 Together We Stand Sam 19 episodes
1991 Head of the Class Jasper Kwong Season 5
1991 Tales from the Crypt Josh Season 3 Episode 9
1993 The Big Eunuch and the Little Carpenter (大太監與小木匠) Ba Dajia (巴大家) Starring; TV series from Taiwan, 40 episodes
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Ke Huy Quan". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ Canby, Vincent (May 23, 1984). "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". The New York Times.
^ Jump up to: a b http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/whatever-happened-to-the-kid-short-round-from-indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom-301453
Jump up ^ https://www.blastr.com/2010/06/10_reasons_we_still_love_1.php
Jump up ^ "Jonathan Ke Quan". The New York Times.
Bibliography[edit]
Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 387.
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Jonathan Ke Quan on IMDb
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