Moonwalker (1988)

ALL 10/29/1988 (en) Fantasy, Music 93 Min
  • Release
    10/29/1988
  • Production
    Ultimate Productions, Will Vinton Productions, The Michael Jackson Company, Lorimar Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    69%
  • Original title
    Moonwalker
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 67,000,000.00
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A Movie Like No Other

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".



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Casts

  1. Michael Jackson

    Himself

  2. Joe Pesci

    Mr. Big

  3. Sean Ono Lennon

    Sean

  4. Kelley Parker

    Katie

  5. Brandon Quintin Adams

    Zeke

  6. Maurissa Tancharoen

    Dancer (segment 'Badder')

  7. Ben Aaron

    Maestro

  8. Bilal

    Dancer (segment 'Badder')

  9. Brent Kelly

    Jay O'Connor

  10. Danial Brown

  11. Cindera Che

    Asian Madam (segment "Smooth Criminal")

  12. Frank DiLeo

    Himself

  13. Tina Landon

    Dancer

  14. Alif Sankey

    Dancer

  15. Amaris Dupree

    Dancer

  16. Hakeem Abdul-Samad

    Dancer

  17. Dion Basco

    Dancer

  18. Nikki Cox

    Dancer

  19. Miko C. Brando

    Himself

  20. LaVelle Smith

    Dancer

  21. Jermaine Jackson II

    Dancer

  22. Jennifer Batten

    Self

  23. Paul Reubens

    Pee-Wee Herman (voice)

  24. Clancy Brown

    Police Officer

  25. Taryll Jackson

    Self (uncredited)

  26. TJ Jackson

    Self (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 26 , Crews : 35

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Moonwalker (1988) 93 Min

ALL 10/29/1988 (en)
Fantasy, Music
  • Release 10/29/1988
  • Production
    Ultimate Productions, Will Vinton Productions, The Michael Jackson Company, Lorimar Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Original title Moonwalker
  • en
  • Revenue67,000,000.00

A Movie Like No Other

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".

  1. Colin Chilvers, Will Vinton, Jerry Kramer

    Director

  2. Michael Jackson

    Story

  3. Dale Beldin, Mitchell Sinoway, David E. Blewitt

    Editor

  4. Jim Blashfield, Will Vinton, Dennis E. Jones, Jerry Kramer

    Producer