Patrick Swayze’s life and career is celebrated in a new trailer for Paramount Network’s upcoming documentary on the late actor, I Am Patrick Swayze.
The trailer clip features archival footage of Swayze alongside interviews with those who knew him best including his wife Lisa Niemi, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Sam Elliott and Jennifer Grey, among others. Swayze’s hardships and struggles including how he felt lonely, will also be explored in the film.
Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis, Swayze’s brother Don, C. Thomas Howell, Kelly Lynch, Lori Petty, Marshall R. Teague, director Roland Joffe, agent Nicole David, manager Kate Edwards, personal assistant Rosemary Hygate, stuntman Cliff McLaughlin and bodyguard Frank Whiteley, will also be interviewed in the film.
I Am Patrick Swayze is set to premiere on August 18, which would have been Swayze’s 67th birthday. Swayze died at the age of 57 on Sept. 14, 2009 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
See the trailer for “I Am Patrick Swayze” at the link: here
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