The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Karen Arthur

Writer (WGA):

Joyce Eliason (written by)

Release Date:

15 November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Plot:

The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers...

Plot Keywords:

Motown | Teenage Boy | Star Spangled Banner | Marriage | Extramarital Affair

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 23

4:00 PM

VH1

Cast

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	...	Joseph Jackson
Angela Bassett	...	Katherine Jackson
Holly Robinson Peete	...	Diana Ross (as Holly Robinson)
Margaret Avery	...	Martha
Alex Burrall	...	Michael Jackson (aged 6-8)
Jermaine Jackson II	...	Jermaine Jackson (aged 13-17)
Bumper Robinson	...	Jackie Jackson - age 12-16
Floyd Roger Myers Jr.	...	Marlon Jackson - age 7-9
Monica Calhoun	...	Rebbie Jackson
Jason Weaver	...	Michael Jackson (aged 9-14)
Ángel Vargas	...	Tito Jackson
Terrence Howard	...	Jackie Jackson (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Lanei Chapman
Elizabeth Narvaez	...	Dee Dee
Billy Dee Williams	...	Berry Gordy

Also Known As:

The Jackson Five (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

240 min | 60 min (4 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

De Passe Entertainment

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After the fight with Jackie and one of the kids from the neighborhood Jackie says to his daddy "I did it" but his mouth does not move.

Quotes:

Jackie: Hey, Jermaine, why don't you help out the brothers? Talk to Berry. He is your father-in-law.
Jermaine: Look, father-in-law is one thing, group is another. Anyway. we got a winning combination. A seven-year run of hits.
Marlon: Got no more hits.
Jermaine: We'll get it back, man. I'm not running to my father-in-law every time someone's got a complaint. You wanna talk to him, talk to him.
Jackie: I wanna talk to him, but he ain't gonna wanna listen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Plump Fiction (1997)

I love this movie

I like all biographies, and I really love the Jacksons, I thought Wylie Draper (the guy that played the older Michael Jackson) looked a little like the real one, I'm sorry that we lost him, he was a good actor. Jason Weaver's acting gave Wylie something to work with, and he succeeded in Alex Burrell's (Michael Jackson from age 6-9) version of Michael. I didn't know at first that Jermaine's son was playing him, he looks exactly like his dad, but I think the guy who came after Jermaine Jr. really ruined it as far as portraying Jermaine is concerned, but his "overacting" worked in some scenes like with Hazel Gordy at the airport and talking with her in the hotel room and also talking with his dad.

I like the music, that's my favorite part, I'm gonna buy this movie, it's worth it.