Rent Final 24: Marvin Gaye: His Final Hours (2007)
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1h 0min
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- Synopsis:
"Final 24" is a fresh and revealing alternative biography series that unlocks the hidden secrets, psychological flaws and trigger events that led to the tragic deaths of eight global icons. Each episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different celebrity's life. Weaving in and out of this central narrative is the celebrity's back-story, which lays bare the threads of fate that led inextricably from childhood to the moment of death. Telling interviews with loved ones and confidantes combined with high-end dramatic re-enactments and archival material illuminate these compelling life (and death) stories. These are no ordinary biographies. These are psychological detective stories attempting to uncover the mystery of why the celebrity died. On his last day alive soul superstar Marvin Gaye is depressed and paranoid. He's abandoned his latest tour and is holed up at his parents' house in Los Angeles, California. His excessive drug use escalates and with it, the tension in the home. Soon, his lifelong power struggle with his father explodes in a violent climax as Marvin provokes his father into shooting him twice! 'Final 24' delves into the Prince of Motown's violent childhood to uncover the root of Marvin's strained relationship with his strict father and to understand his struggle with drugs. - Actors:
- Leroy Emmanuel, Lois Jacob, Jim Thompson, Mel White, Katie Odegaard, Tyrel O'Brian, Marvin Gaye, Dave Simmons, Irene Gaye, Jeanne Gay, Mark Gaillard, Andre White, Roland Williams, David Ritz, Sheldon West, Bob Olhsson, Kim Weston
- Directors:
- Nadine Pequeneza, William Hicklin
- Producers:
- Glen Salzman, John Vandervelde
- Voiced By:
- Danny Wallace
- Narrated By:
- Dave McRae, Danny Wallace
- Writers:
- Larry Bambrick, Nadine Pequeneza
- Studio:
- MVD Visual
- Genres:
- Special Interest, TV Documentaries, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
- Countries:
- Canada
