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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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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
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 106649
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- publication date
- 1989-01-12
- title
- Moonwalker
Sources (12)
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Article
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.