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Luther: Never Too Much

"A voice like no other."

2024-11-01 Documentary 1hr 41m

Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.

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Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.

  • Released
    2024-11-01
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 41m
  • Genre
    Documentary, Music
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Sony Music Entertainment, Trilogy Films, Raindog Films, Foxxhole Productions, Sony Music Publishing

Crew

Dawn Porter
Director
Trish D. Chetty
Producer
Keywords:
music documentary

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Cast

Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross
Self (archive footage)
Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey
Self
Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx
Self
Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick
Self
Valerie Simpson

Valerie Simpson
Self
David Bowie

David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-02-02

Using a wide array of archive and some fairly honest and potent interviews, this documentary presents us with a short biopic of rather an en... read more

Using a wide array of archive and some fairly honest and potent interviews, this documentary presents us with a short biopic of rather an enigmatic gent. Initially, his dulcet tones earned him a decent enough living doing lucrative commercials and providing backing vocals until a session with David Bowie started his career on a largely unhindered upwards trajectory. His associations with Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler and Roberta Flack, his total - almost perfectionist - commitment to his art and his cheeky sense of humour all contributed further to a success that transcended not just US racial boundaries, but also physical international ones too. I wasn't really that aware of his music, but watching this does effectively illustrate just how many songs he was behind - writing and/or performing, that are more familiar than I'd expected. This also wasn't a messy man. He wasn't in and out of the papers with stories of his life, his lifestyle, his drinking or drug taking - he actually comes across as a remarkably stable man in many ways, even if his solution to problems he faced was to reach for the fried chicken bucket or the ice cream spoon. Happily, we don't really focus too much on the personal life. Perhaps because his own comments of "mind your own **** business" are echoed by the film's contributors who knew him and who chose not to add fuel to any fires burning about his sexuality. It's a celebration of his music that broadens awareness for folk like me who didn't realise the scope of his skills, and it is a fitting and spangly tribute for those who did.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Using a wide array of archive and some fairly honest and potent interviews, this documentary presents us with a short biopic of rather an enigmatic gent. Initially, his dulcet tones earned him a decent enough living doing lucrative commerci...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-02-02

Using a wide array of archive and some fairly honest and potent interviews, this documentary presents us with a short biopic of rather an enigmatic gent. Initially, his dulcet tones earned him a decen...

read more