MPTVimages.com/Paramount Network Patrick Swayze starred as the bouncer of a newly-refurbished roadside bar in 1989's "Road House."
UPDATE: Now that I Am Patrick Swayze has aired live on TV, it is available online on the Paramount Network website. For the time being, you can watch it without having to sign in to a cable provider.
Paramount Network is planning the ultimate birthday tribute to Patrick Swayze with a new documentary titled I Am Patrick Swayze. The two-hour film will showcase the prolific actor’s life and career through untold stories and exclusive interviews.
The film premieres Sunday, August 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the Paramount Network. If you don’t have cable, you can watch I Am Patrick Swayze live or on-demand on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming subscription services:
Paramount Network is one of 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle.
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If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch some shows and movies up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
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If you can’t watch live, Philo also allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which allows you to replay most shows and movies that have aired in the last three days.
Paramount Network is included in the “Comedy Extra” add-on, which can be added to either the “Sling Orange” or “Sling Blue” channel packages.
You can start a free 7-day trial of Sling TV right here, and you can then watch I Am Patrick Swayze live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
‘I Am Patrick Swayze’ Documentary Preview
I Am Patrick Swayze, Paramount Network’s new Patrick Swayze documentary, is a loving tribute to the famed actor that showcases his life and career through untold stories, exclusive interviews, heartfelt home movies, and family photos featuring those who knew him best. The film explores his childhood in Texas and his enduring relationship with widow Lisa Niemi who he met as a teenager at his mother’s dance studio. Known for his undeniable star quality, the documentary is a window into an artist’s life that delves into his remarkable film career working on huge blockbuster hits like Dirty Dancing, The Outsiders, and Ghost.
The movie features interviews with Swayze’s friends, family, and co-stars including his widow Niemi, brother Don Swayze, co-stars Sam Elliott, Jennifer Grey, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Kelly Lynch, Demi Moore, 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.
The network released the following trailer below.
The movie is the latest installment of the network’s I Am documentary franchise which takes an inside look at the lives of extraordinary individuals told by the people who knew them best. It made its debut at the San Antonio Film Festival earlier this month. Its television premiere tonight at 9 p.m. helps mark Swayze’s birthday; the actor would have been 67 years old. The network will also air Swayze classics Ghost and Dirty Dancing leading into the documentary at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., respectively.
Swayze was a three-time Golden Globe nominee for his performances in Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar. He cut his teeth in films like Skatetown, U.S.A. and The Comeback Kid and appeared in shows like M*A*S*H and The Renegades early in his career.
The documentary, directed by Adrian Buitenhuis (I Am Heath Ledger, I Am Paul Walker) is the latest from Network Entertainment’s award-winning filmmaker Derik Murray, who has previously produced films on figures such as John F. Kennedy Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., Heath Ledger, Bruce Lee, Paul Walker, Chris Farley, and Richard Pryor.