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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Joyce Eliason (written by)
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Release Date:
15 November 1992 (USA) more
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Tagline:
There's fame...there's fortune...and then there's family. Sometimes it's hard to choose.
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
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TV Schedules for Michael Jackson Tributes
 (From Aceshowbiz. 26 June 2009, 8:09 PM, PDT)

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A decent story . more (29 total)

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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)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Joe invites Katherine into his room for the first time, he plays guitar for her. He is first shown from the back playing it left-handed, but the shot then immediately changes to show him playing from the front and you can see he's playing it right-handed. more
Quotes:
Jermaine Jackson: They ripped off my medallion!
Jackie: Hey, I kind of like the whole thing.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Plump Fiction (1997) more

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A decent story ., 13 February 2005
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Author: Herag Halli from Heraganahalli, India

There was a whole generation that grew up with the Jackson 5, and most of their life was an open book,the movie tries to capture the Jackson family inside saga but the flaw is trying to capture the extensive material worth for a Mini-series in a span of few hours.. Joseph Jackson portrayed by Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs though a good actor, comes across like a maniac than a strict diciplinarian. Part of the reason is his Hair-do and the character not aging as much as the other characters. For a fine actress like Angela Basett the part of Catherine is a cheese cake. Wylie Draper is an amazing display of talent with the "Moon walk" which is to the Entetainement as the "Moon Landing" was to Space exploration. The movie tries hard to cram lot of things hence suffers from a clear focus but yet there were some poignant moments like interactions between Berry Gordy (Billy Dee Williams) and the young Michael Jackson and the best, when Catherine finds Joseph cheating when she taps his phone instead of fetching Pecan ice cream!!. And of course the best eye candy of all Vanessa Williams.

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