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Moonwalker(1988)

PG10/29/1988 (US)FantasyMusic1h 33m
69%

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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".

Movie Cast

Michael Jackson photo
Joe Pesci photo

Joe Pesci

Mr. Big

Maurissa Tancharoen photo

Maurissa Tancharoen

Dancer (segment 'Badder')

Ben Aaron photo

Ben Aaron

Maestro

Bilal photo

Bilal

Dancer (segment 'Badder')

Brent Kelly photo

Brent Kelly

Jay O'Connor

Cindera Che photo

Cindera Che

Asian Madam (segment "Smooth Criminal")

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$22,000,000.00

Revenue$67,000,000.00

Production CompanyUltimate Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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