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Moonwalker

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Moonwalker is a 1988 American experimental anthology musical film starring Michael Jackson. Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film expresses the influence of fandom and innocence through a collection of short films about Jackson, some of which are long-form music videos from Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The film is named after his famous dance, "the moonwalk", which he originally learned as "the backslide" but perfected the dance into something no one had seen before. The movie's introduction is a type of music video for Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" but is not the official video for the song. The film then expresses a montage of Michael's career, which leads into a parody of his Bad video titled "Badder", followed by sections "Speed Demon" and "Leave Me Alone". What follows is the biggest section where Michael plays a hero with magical powers and saves three children from Mr. Big. This section is "Smooth Criminal" which leads into a performance of "Come Together".

10-29-1988
1h 33m
Moonwalker
Backdrop for Moonwalker

Main Cast

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Himself

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Mr. Big

Sean Ono Lennon

Sean Ono Lennon

Sean

Katie

Brandon Quintin Adams

Brandon Quintin Adams

Zeke

Maurissa Tancharoen

Maurissa Tancharoen

Dancer (segment 'Badder')

Ben Aaron

Ben Aaron

Maestro

Movie Details

Production Info

Directors:
Colin Chilvers, Will Vinton, Jerry Kramer
Production:
Ultimate Productions, Will Vinton Productions, The Michael Jackson Company, Lorimar Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Revenue:
$67,000,000
Budget:
$22,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Colin Chilvers
Producer:
Jim Blashfield
Producer:
Will Vinton
Director:
Will Vinton
Director:
Jerry Kramer

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en