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Director:
Karen Arthur
Writer (WGA):
Joyce Eliason (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 November 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Plot:
The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
TV Schedules for Michael Jackson Tributes
 (From Aceshowbiz. 26 June 2009, 8:09 PM, PDT)

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US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 234:00 PMVH1   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Jackson Five (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
240 min | 60 min (4 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Netherlands:6

Fun Stuff

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. more
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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Plump Fiction (1997) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
I love this movie, 11 April 2002
Author: hawk_man72000

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.

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