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Moonwalker
Sign in to saveMoonwalker is a 1988 American 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, several of which are long-form music videos from Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The film is named after the dance technique known as the moonwalk, which Jackson was known for performing.
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Moonwalker is a 1988 science fiction musical film directed by Colin Chilvers. The screenplay was written by David Newman and Michael Jackson, who also produced the work alongside Will Vinton. Jackson stars in the film, which features cast members Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon, and Brandon Quintin Adams. The production involved companies including Lorimar Television, Laika, Ultimate Productions, and Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film was filmed in Chicago and is set in the United States. Its original language is English, and it is named after the moonwalk dance. The runtime is 93 minutes. Music for the film was composed by Michael Jackson and Bruce Broughton. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix in video on demand format. The movie has a budget of 22,000,000 and generated 67,000,000 in revenue.
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7.1This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.
Cast
- Michael Jackson as Michael
- Joe Pesci as Mr. Big
- Sean Ono Lennon as Sean
- Kelley Parker as Katie
- Brandon Quintin Adams as Zeke
- Ben Aaron as Maestro (segment "Badder")
Themes
- dancing
- drug crime
- gangster
- entertainer
- parody
- stop motion
- live performance
- robot
- claymation
- live action and animation
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Moonwalker
- Film.image
- Smoothcriminal7.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 93 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $22 million
- Film.gross
- $67 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video album
- Named after
- moonwalk
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Colin Chilvers
- Screenwriter
- Michael Jackson
- Cast member
- Brandon Quintin Adams
- Composer
- Bruce Broughton
- Producer
- Michael Jackson
- Production company
- Laika
- Cinematographer
- Frederick Elmes
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 106649
- Performer
- Michael Jackson
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-01-12
- title
- Moonwalker
- distributed by
- Netflix
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Summary
- "Man in the Mirror"
- "Retrospective"
- "Badder"
- "Speed Demon"
- "Leave Me Alone"
- "Smooth Criminal"
- "Come Together"
- Closing credits
- Cast
- Release
- Home media
- Reception
- Critical response
- Awards
- Certifications
- Other media
- Video games
- Comic
- Toys
- References
- External links
Moonwalker is a 1988 American 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, several of which are long-form music videos from Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The film is named after the dance technique known as the moonwalk, which Jackson was known for performing.
The film was released theatrically in Europe and South America, but Warner Bros. canceled plans for a Christmas 1988 theatrical release in the United States. Moonwalker was released on VHS, and remained #1 on Billboard's Video Chart for 22 weeks. Moonwalker also spent 14 weeks at #1 on Billboards Top Video- Cassette sales chart In 1989, Moonwalker was honoured with a certification of 800,000 copies sold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Moonwalker has been certified 9 x Platinum in the United Kingdom.
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