Moonwalker

Moonwalker (1988)

A Movie Like No Other

  • Genre: Fantasy, Music
  • Release Date: 1988-10-29
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 540 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ultimate Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Colin Chilvers, Will Vinton, Jerry Kramer.
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Summary

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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  • Michael Jackson

    as Himself
  • Joe Pesci

    as Mr. Big
  • Sean Ono Lennon

    as Sean
  • Kelley Parker

    as Katie
  • Brandon Quintin Adams

    as Zeke
  • Maurissa Tancharoen

    as Dancer (segment 'Badder')
  • Ben Aaron

    as Maestro
  • Bilal

    as Dancer (segment 'Badder')
  • Brent Kelly

    as Jay O'Connor
  • Danial Brown

    as
  • Cindera Che

    as Asian Madam (segment "Smooth Criminal")
  • Frank DiLeo

    as Himself
  • Tina Landon

    as Dancer
  • Alif Sankey

    as Dancer
  • Amaris Dupree

    as Dancer
  • Hakeem Abdul-Samad

    as Dancer
  • Dion Basco

    as Dancer
  • Nikki Cox

    as Dancer
  • Miko C. Brando

    as Himself
  • LaVelle Smith

    as Dancer
  • Jermaine Jackson II

    as Dancer
  • Jennifer Batten

    as Self
  • Paul Reubens

    as Pee-Wee Herman (voice)
  • Clancy Brown

    as Police Officer
  • Taryll Jackson

    as Self (uncredited)
  • TJ Jackson

    as Self (uncredited)
Directing Colin Chilvers Director
Production Jim Blashfield Producer
Editing Dale Beldin Editor
Editing Mitchell Sinoway Editor
Production Will Vinton Producer
Directing Will Vinton Director
Directing Jerry Kramer Director
Visual Effects Joel Fletcher Animation
Crew Steve Kelso Stunts
Crew Corey Michael Eubanks Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Phillip Dennis Key Costumer
Camera Thomas E. Ackerman Director of Photography
Camera Frederick Elmes Director of Photography
Camera Robert E. Collins Director of Photography
Camera Crescenzo G.P. Notarile Director of Photography
Crew Andy Gill Stunts
Production Judy Taylor Casting
Production Dennis E. Jones Producer
Sound Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer
Writing Michael Jackson Story
Production Michael Jackson Executive Producer
Camera John Hora Director of Photography
Art Mike Ploog Production Design
Production Frank DiLeo Executive Producer
Production John Romeyn Line Producer
Production Jerry Kramer Producer
Production Mike Fenton Casting
Editing David E. Blewitt Editor
Crew John Moio Stunt Coordinator
Writing David Newman Screenplay
Production Dennis E. Jones Coordinating Producer
Crew Vincent Paterson Choreographer
Crew Jack Gill Stunt Coordinator
Crew Michael Jackson Choreographer
Production Jane Feinberg Casting