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Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017 | 105m | English

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The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
Release Date: Apr 24, 2017
Director: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal
Writer: Nick Broomfield
Genres: Documentary, Music
Keywords career, biography, addiction, drugs, family
Production Companies BBC Film, Dogwoof, Passion Pictures, Showtime Documentary Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 05, 2026
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Whitney Houston Self (archive footage)
Cissy Houston Self - Whitney's Mother
Bobbi Kristina Brown Self - Whitney and Bobby Brown's Daughter (archive footage)
Bobby Brown Self (archive footage)
Robyn Crawford Self - Whitney's Closest Confidant (archive footage)
John Russell Houston Jr. Self (archive footage)
David Roberts Self - Whitney's Bodyguard
Clive Davis Self - Chairman and CEO, Arista Records (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Tyson Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Serge Gainsbourg Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Name Job
Nick Broomfield Director, Writer
Rudi Dolezal Director
Sam Mitchell Cinematography
Marc Hoeferlin Editor
Name Title
Nick Broomfield Producer
Marc Hoeferlin Producer
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Simon Foster
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"Nick Broomfield hits a shattering high note with Whitney: Can I Be Me, a soaring celebration of a once-in-a-generation talent and a heartbreaking study into the corrosive pressure that fame and addiction can inflict..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2017/ ... 5/20/whitney-can-i-be-me.html

Jun 23, 2021