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''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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First-Time Director Angela Bassett Defends Her Whitney Houston Biopic - ABC News )〕 ''Whitney'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. 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 catapulted 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. ==Synopsis== In 1989, Whitney Houston 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, who is a lesbian. It is here that she meets R&B star Bobby Brown and they begin a courtship shortly after, due to her being impressed with Brown's performance of "Every Little Step" (In reality, Brown performed "My Prerogative" at the ceremony). 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, 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 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, 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 see 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 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. Meanwhile Bobby's career has taken a back seat to the point that he cheats on Whitney with random women. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whitney (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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