MOVIE

Celebrate the untold story of an icon.
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

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Movie ID : 696157
Movie Language : en
Original Title: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Popularity : 47.619
Release : 2022-12-20
Movie Title : Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Rate : 6.8
Vote Count : 36
Genre IDs : 18,36,10402
Genres : Drama, History, Music
Tagline : Celebrate the untold story of an icon.
Revenue : 10900000
Runtime : 144
Status : Released

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Movie Production Studio

Company Name : TriStar Pictures
Budget : 50000000
HomePage : https://www.iwannadancewithsomebody.movie
IMDB ID : tt12193804
Country Code : US
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Spoken Language : English
Company ID : 559
Company Logo : [COMPANYLOGO]
Company Country : US

Video

Casts and Crews

Cast

1. Naomi Ackie ( Naomi Ackie ) Acting as Whitney Houston




2. Ashton Sanders ( Ashton Sanders ) Acting as Bobby Brown




3. Stanley Tucci ( Stanley Tucci ) Acting as Clive Davis




4. Nafessa Williams ( Nafessa Williams ) Acting as Robyn Crawford




5. Lance A. Williams ( Lance A. Williams ) Acting as Gerry Griffith




6. Tamara Tunie ( Tamara Tunie ) Acting as Cissy Houston




7. Clarke Peters ( Clarke Peters ) Acting as John Houston




8. Daniel Washington ( Daniel Washington ) Acting as Gary Houston


9. JaQuan Malik Jones ( JaQuan Malik Jones ) Acting as Michael Houston


10. Kris Sidberry ( Kris Sidberry ) Acting as Pat Houston


11. Tanner Beard ( Tanner Beard ) Acting as Günther


12. Bailee Lopes ( Bailee Lopes ) Acting as Bobbi-Kristina (8-10 Yrs old)


13. Jennifer Ellis ( Jennifer Ellis ) Acting as Lisa Hintelmann




14. Bria Danielle Singleton ( Bria Danielle Singleton ) Acting as Bobbi Kristina


15. Adrian M. Mompoint ( Adrian M. Mompoint ) Acting as Marvin


16. Coffey ( Coffey ) Acting as James


17. Stew Replogle ( Stew Replogle ) Acting as Detective


18. Chanel Rose Connor ( Chanel Rose Connor ) Acting as Detective


19. Sean Amos ( Sean Amos ) Acting as Minister


20. Jon F. Merz ( Jon F. Merz ) Acting as Captain / Pilot


21. Jaison Hunter ( Jaison Hunter ) Acting as Jermaine Jackson


22. Whitney Houston ( Whitney Houston ) Acting as Self (archive footage)




23. Oprah Winfrey ( Oprah Winfrey ) Acting as Self (archive footage)




24. Merv Griffin ( Merv Griffin ) Acting as Self (archive footage)

Crew

1. Kasi Lemmons ( Kasi Lemmons ) Acting, Job: Director From Department of Directing




2. Kim Coleman ( Kim Coleman ) Production, Job: Casting Director From Department of Production




3. Barry Ackroyd ( Barry Ackroyd ) Camera, Job: Director of Photography From Department of Camera




4. Gerald Sullivan ( Gerald Sullivan ) Art, Job: Production Design From Department of Art




5. Gary Archer ( Gary Archer ) Costume & Make-Up, Job: Prosthetics From Department of Costume & Make-Up




6. Denis O'Sullivan ( Denis O'Sullivan ) Production, Job: Producer From Department of Production




7. Michael Moran ( Michael Moran ) Production, Job: Grip From Department of Camera




8. Clive Davis ( Clive Davis ) Acting, Job: Producer From Department of Production




9. Anthony McCarten ( Anthony McCarten ) Writing, Job: Producer From Department of Production




10. Anthony McCarten ( Anthony McCarten ) Writing, Job: Writer From Department of Writing




11. Gavin Wynn ( Gavin Wynn ) Crew, Job: Camera Loader From Department of Camera




12. John Warhurst ( John Warhurst ) Sound, Job: Supervising Music Editor From Department of Sound




13. Brandon J. Meadows ( Brandon J. Meadows ) Lighting, Job: Rigging Gaffer From Department of Lighting




14. Bill Trautvetter ( Bill Trautvetter ) Camera, Job: "C" Camera Operator From Department of Camera




15. Joel San Juan ( Joel San Juan ) Crew, Job: Steadycam From Department of Crew




16. Joel San Juan ( Joel San Juan ) Crew, Job: "B" Camera Operator From Department of Camera




17. John Ruggieri ( John Ruggieri ) Crew, Job: Special Effects Supervisor From Department of Visual Effects




18. Woody Bell ( Woody Bell ) Camera, Job: Key Grip From Department of Camera




19. Charlese Antoinette Jones ( Charlese Antoinette Jones ) Costume & Make-Up, Job: Costume Designer From Department of Costume & Make-Up




20. Markus Mentzer ( Markus Mentzer ) Camera, Job: "B" Camera Operator From Department of Camera




21. Harry Pray IV ( Harry Pray IV ) Lighting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




22. Jeff Dickerson ( Jeff Dickerson ) Production, Job: Additional Camera From Department of Camera




23. Nolan Ball ( Nolan Ball ) Camera, Job: First Assistant "A" Camera From Department of Camera




24. Kelly Clear ( Kelly Clear ) Lighting, Job: Chief Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




25. Jason Platt ( Jason Platt ) Acting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




26. Maureen Crowe ( Maureen Crowe ) Sound, Job: Music Supervisor From Department of Sound




27. Joe Macaluso ( Joe Macaluso ) Camera, Job: Key Grip From Department of Camera




28. Emily Aragones ( Emily Aragones ) Crew, Job: Still Photographer From Department of Camera




29. Van Hayden ( Van Hayden ) Directing, Job: First Assistant Director From Department of Directing




30. Tricia Peck ( Tricia Peck ) Art, Job: Set Decoration From Department of Art




31. Michael Geoghegan ( Michael Geoghegan ) Camera, Job: Rigging Grip From Department of Lighting




32. Alyssa Boffoli ( Alyssa Boffoli ) Directing, Job: Second Assistant Director From Department of Directing




33. Guy Holt ( Guy Holt ) Lighting, Job: Generator Operator From Department of Crew




34. Tommy Fitzgerald ( Tommy Fitzgerald ) Camera, Job: "A" Camera Operator From Department of Camera




35. Todd England Nicodemus ( Todd England Nicodemus ) Camera, Job: Dolly Grip From Department of Camera




36. Michael Dynice ( Michael Dynice ) Lighting, Job: Electrician From Department of Lighting




37. Tulio Duenas ( Tulio Duenas ) Camera, Job: First Assistant "C" Camera From Department of Camera




38. Juliana Lima ( Juliana Lima ) Crew, Job: Special Effects Coordinator From Department of Crew




39. Tony Scelsi ( Tony Scelsi ) Crew, Job: Additional Second Assistant Director From Department of Directing




40. Mitch Severt ( Mitch Severt ) Camera, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




41. Stephen Turro ( Stephen Turro ) Directing, Job: Additional Second Assistant Director From Department of Directing




42. David Hallas ( David Hallas ) Lighting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




43. Chris Malenfant ( Chris Malenfant ) Camera, Job: Second Assistant "C" Camera From Department of Camera




44. Benjamin Zalusky ( Benjamin Zalusky ) Crew, Job: Additional Second Assistant Director From Department of Directing




45. Chuck Moya ( Chuck Moya ) Camera, Job: Second Assistant "B" Camera From Department of Camera




46. Ben Heald ( Ben Heald ) Lighting, Job: Gaffer From Department of Lighting




47. David Offner ( David Offner ) Art, Job: Art Direction From Department of Art




48. Patricia Sullivan ( Patricia Sullivan ) Art, Job: Assistant Set Decoration From Department of Art




49. Pat Houston ( Pat Houston ) Production, Job: Producer From Department of Production




50. Larry Mestel ( Larry Mestel ) Production, Job: Producer From Department of Production




51. Mattie Hamer ( Mattie Hamer ) Editing, Job: Loader From Department of Crew




52. Daysha Broadway ( Daysha Broadway ) Editing, Job: Editor From Department of Editing




53. Alexander Jay Nelson ( Alexander Jay Nelson ) Lighting, Job: Generator Operator From Department of Crew




54. Thomas Bellotti ( Thomas Bellotti ) Camera, Job: Second Assistant "A" Camera From Department of Camera




55. Jeff Griffith ( Jeff Griffith ) Camera, Job: Best Boy Grip From Department of Camera




56. Ty Taylor ( Ty Taylor ) Crew, Job: Second Second Assistant Director From Department of Directing




57. Teddy Pryor ( Teddy Pryor ) Production, Job: Grip From Department of Camera




58. Zachariah Suto ( Zachariah Suto ) Lighting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




59. Patrick Hines ( Patrick Hines ) Lighting, Job: Best Boy Electric From Department of Lighting




60. Jack Rohner ( Jack Rohner ) Lighting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




61. William Cunha ( William Cunha ) Crew, Job: Special Effects Technician From Department of Crew




62. Tim Lutz ( Tim Lutz ) Crew, Job: Special Effects Technician From Department of Crew




63. Robert Bullard ( Robert Bullard ) Camera, Job: First Assistant "B" Camera From Department of Camera




64. Anthony Earabino ( Anthony Earabino ) Camera, Job: Dolly Grip From Department of Camera




65. Kody Fraser ( Kody Fraser ) Camera, Job: Grip From Department of Camera




66. Kellon Haynes ( Kellon Haynes ) Lighting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting




67. Nick Jablonski ( Nick Jablonski ) Lighting, Job: Electrician From Department of Lighting




68. Derek Raimo ( Derek Raimo ) Lighting, Job: Electrician From Department of Lighting




69. Christian Schmidt ( Christian Schmidt ) Camera, Job: Additional Grip From Department of Camera




70. Audrey L. Stevens ( Audrey L. Stevens ) Crew, Job: Loader From Department of Crew




71. Justin Wakefield ( Justin Wakefield ) Lighting, Job: Lighting Technician From Department of Lighting

Movie Review

• CinemaSerf ( Geronimo1967 ) give rating 6
I wonder why they added her name to the title? Might that be because the film makers knew that the "legacy" of this once celebrated singer has already largely wained? I can't think when I last heard one of her songs on the radio. Bigger then the "Beatles"? Well Naomi Ackie puts her heart and soul into this performance but do we ever see her tinkle on a piano, pick up a guitar, bang a tambourine even? Right from the start when she is discovered by established impresario (and one of this film's producers) Clive Davis (Stanley Tucci) we learn that she doesn't write songs. So what is there for us to remember? This film proceeds to tell us a rather sad and shallow story of a woman born into musical royalty who seems to lurch from one bad decision to another - fuelled by a confused sexuality, booze, drugs and ambition - a toxic mix for anyone to deal with. This highly speculative narrative doesn't try to give any depth to any of the characters. It doesn't try to involve us in the stresses faced by this woman who had the world beneath her feet for a while, but for whom it was all too much - especially when she discovers that those closest to her are betraying and/or embezzling from her. It asks us to be sympathetic but gives us few insights into what made her tick. The brief and superficial scenes with her wayward husband Bobby Brown (Ashton Sanders) are whirlwind in nature and so it's hardly surprising when he turns out to be wrong for her. The competent Tucci comes across as a benign, gentle, benefactor but again, there is little of substance to his role as he seems powerless to stop her descending into a maelstrom of despair and illness. The real story of this inspirational singer is full of twists, turns, successes and failures. Her emotional life was just about as turbulent as it is possible to get. Yet this film is sterile and procedural. I didn't feel involved, I didn't really feel that I cared for her very much. On the plus side, we are reminded on occasion of her brilliant original songs and astonishing vocal range (though Miss Ackie doesn't do the singing) and are reminded of just how good an entertainer she was, but I saw this on my own in a cinema and maybe that says quite a lot about the quality of this rather underwhelming and chronological biopic that could have been so much better had it focused more on the talents of this remarkable woman and less on the associated melodrama.