Moonwalker (1988)
Overview
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".
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $22,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $67,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.533 |
Directed By
Colin Chilvers
Will Vinton
Jerry Kramer
Crew
Colin Chilvers
Jim Blashfield
Will Vinton
Dale Beldin
Mitchell Sinoway
Will Vinton
Jerry Kramer
Joel Fletcher
Steve Kelso
Corey Michael Eubanks
Phillip Dennis
Frederick Elmes
Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
Robert E. Collins
Thomas E. Ackerman
Andy Gill
Michael Jackson
Dennis E. Jones
David E. Blewitt
John Moio
Frank DiLeo
John Romeyn
John Hora
Vincent Paterson
Jerry Kramer
Judy Taylor
Michael Jackson
Dennis E. Jones
Bruce Broughton
Jane Feinberg
David Newman
Michael Jackson
Mike Fenton
Mike Ploog
Jack Gill
TOP CAST
Michael Jackson
Michael
Joe Pesci
Mr. Big
Sean Ono Lennon
Sean
Kelley Parker
Katie
Ben Aaron
Maestro (segment "Badder")
Bilal
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Brent Kelly
Jay O'Connor (segment "Badder")
Danial Brown
(segment "Badder")
Khiry Abdul-Samad
Khiry (segment "Badder")
Jose Chaidez
(segment "Badder")
Garland Spencer
(segment "Badder")
D.J. Dellos
(segment "Badder")
Dylan Stewart
(segment "Badder")
Dove Dellos
(segment "Badder")
Tajh Abdul-Samad
(segment "Badder")
Amaris Dupree
(segment "Badder")
Dion Turner
(segment "Badder")
Hakeem Abdul-Samad
(segment "Badder")
Cory Tyler
(segment "Badder")
Tony Williams
(segment "Badder")
Reggie Williams
(segment "Badder")
Dion Basco
(segment "Badder")
Eric Ryan
(segment "Badder")
Nikki Cox
(segment "Badder")
Maurissa Tancharoen
(segment "Badder")
Kimberly Duncan
(segment "Badder")
Tisha Tucker
(segment "Badder")
Jermaine Jackson II
(segment "Badder")
Terrance Williams
(segment "Badder")
Frank DiLeo
(segment "Come Together")
Cindera Che
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Tina Landon
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Alif Sankey
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
LaVelle Smith
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Miko C. Brando
Michael's Friend (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Jennifer Batten
Guitar Player (segment "Come Together") (uncredited)
Paul Reubens
Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Clancy Brown
Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)
Taryll Jackson
(uncredited)
TJ Jackson
(uncredited)
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