Patrick Swayze passed away in 2009 due to pancreatic cancer and now, just a decade after his death, Paramount Network has released the first trailer for the documentary I Am Patrick Swayze. The chain will premiere the documentary on August 18 (the day Swayze would have turned 67) in the United States and will broadcast the actor's two most famous films, Ghost and Dirty Dancing , right after the end.
What we will see in the documentary about Patrick Swayze
The documentary, directed by Adrian Buitenhuis , analyzes Patrick's life and has testimonies from his friends and colleagues, such as Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Sam Elliott or Jennifer Gray, that mythical Baby from Dirty Dancing. In addition, he shares family photos and home videos of his personal life, with comments from his brother Don Swayze and his wife Lisa.
According to the producers, the documentary wants to reflect the story of Swayze's struggle and how he was able to become an actor truly admired for the versatility of his work.
Patrick Swayze starred in the 1985 series North and South, a drama about the Civil War in the United States, but he conquered us two years later, in the film Dirty Dancing , for which nobody bet at first and which did not take long. become a blockbuster and one of the best romantic movies. The title track, (I've had) The time of my life , performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, was awarded an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Swayze unknowingly began preparing for the role of Johnny Castle when He was a teenager, attending dance classes at his mother's studio (where he met Lisa Niemi, to whom he was married for 34 years).
In 1990 he conquered us again in the movie Ghost, which he starred in with Demi Moore. As expected, the actress has dedicated a few words to him in the documentary: "Patrick had something very resistant, but he also had that beautiful, gentle and sensual ability to move . " Row Lowe added: "What Patrick achieved in his life, very few people achieve."
