Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV)

Director:

Bruce Gowers

Writer:

Anthony DeCurtis (lead writer)

Release Date:

13 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

Concert Film | TV Special | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins

Cast

Muhammad Ali	...	Himself
Marc Anthony	...	Himself
Monica Arnold	...	Herself
Carroll Baker	...	Herself
Lance Bass	...	Himself (as James Lance Bass)
Marlon Brando	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bobby Brown	...	Himself
Kobe Bryant	...	Himself
Aaron Carter	...	Himself
Cyd Charisse	...	Herself
J.C. Chasez	...	Himself
Petula Clark	...	Herself
Deborah Cox	...	Herself
Luther Creek	...	Backing vocals
Willem Dafoe	...	Himself
Angie Dickinson	...	Herself
Rah Digga	...	Herself
Snoop Dogg	...	Himself
Dr. Dre	...	Himself
Patty Duke	...	Herself
Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott	...	Herself
Gloria Estefan	...	Herself
Joey Fatone	...	Himself
Rhonda Fleming	...	Herself
Nelly Furtado	...	Herself
Gloria Gaynor	...	Herself
Billy Gilman	...	Himself
June Haver	...	Herself
Celeste Holm	...	Herself
Whitney Houston	...	Herself
Sally Ann Howes	...	Herself
Kim Hunter	...	Herself
James Ingram	...	Himself
Jackie Jackson	...	Himself
Jermaine Jackson	...	Himself
Marlon Jackson	...	Himself
Michael Jackson	...	Himself
Randy Jackson	...	Himself
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself
Tito Jackson	...	Himself
Al Jarreau	...	Himself
Justin Jeffre	...	Himself (as 98 Degrees)
Anne Jeffreys	...	Herself
Magic Johnson	...	Himself
Jennifer Jones	...	Herself
Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones	...	Herself (as Lil' Kim)
Quincy Jones	...	Himself
Chris Kirkpatrick	...	Himself
Eartha Kitt	...	Herself
Gladys Knight	...	Herself
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Herself (as Destiny's Child)
Drew Lachey	...	Himself (as 98 Degrees)
Nick Lachey	...	Himself (as 98 Degrees)
Piper Laurie	...	Herself
Janet Leigh	...	Herself
Sean Lennon	...	Himself
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Herself
Herbie Mann	...	Himself
Les McCann	...	Himself
Ann Miller	...	Herself
Reggie Miller	...	Himself
Hayley Mills	...	Herself
John Mills	...	Himself (as Sir John Mills)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself
Keya Morgan	...	Himself
Mya	...	Herself
Patricia Neal	...	Herself
Liam Neeson	...	Himself
Franco Nero	...	Himself
David 'Fathead' Newman Jr.	...	Himself (as David 'Fathead' Newman)
Margaret O'Brien	...	Herself
Yoko Ono	...	Herself
Gregory Peck	...	Himself
Master P	...	Himself
Jane Powell	...	Herself
Usher Raymond	...	Himself
Rayvon	...	Himself
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Herself
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself
Lil' Romeo	...	Himself
Kelly Rowland	...	Herself (as Destiny's Child)
Barbara Rush	...	Herself
Jane Russell	...	Herself
Ann Rutherford	...	Herself
Jill Scott	...	Herself
Lizabeth Scott	...	Herself
Shaggy	...	Himself
William Shatner	...	Himself
Penny Singleton	...	Herself
Slash	...	Himself
Britney Spears	...	Herself
Jill St. John	...	Herself
Tamia	...	Herself
Clark Terry	...	Himself
Justin Timberlake	...	Himself
Jeff Timmons	...	Himself (as 98 Degrees)
Chris Tucker	...	Himself
Luther Vandross	...	Himself
Robert Wagner	...	Himself
Ruth Warrick	...	Herself
Dionne Warwick	...	Herself
Esther Williams	...	Herself
Michelle Williams	...	Herself (as Destiny's Child)
Cassandra Wilson	...	Herself

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Michael Jackson/David Gest Productions

Trivia:

The highest rated musical special in TV history in the US.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Primetime Live: (2002-12-04)" (2002)

Did Michael Jackson rock our world? Yes, he most certainly did.

Michael Jackson organized this two hour spectacular that was proposed to be an audio trip down memory lane of his past hits as a solo singer in a somewhat bizarre dedication to himself. Presented over two nights in September 2001 at Madison Square Garden, New York, Michael Jackson was to make a noticeable comeback to perform a few of his own hits and to reunite and perform with the original Jackson 5 line-up for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Popular pop acts of today such as Destiny's Child, N*Sync, Usher, Mya, Whitney Houston and Shaggy graced the stage to perform some of their own hits along with some of Michael's. The biggest highlight of the show was Billy Gilman performing "Ben", and the strangest highlight of the show can be awarded to Liza Minelli for performing a rather haunting and shaky rendition of "You Are Not Alone".

Playing to a sold-out audience, Destiny's Child also performed "Bootylicious" and Shaggy performed "It Wasn't Me" - two chart hits personally requested by Michael Jackson himself.

While this two-hour special was to also prepare the world for the release of Michael's latest album "INVINCIBLE", it also showcased the talents of the original Jackson 5 line-up as they performed such hits as "ABC" and "I Want You Back". Perhaps the biggest roar in the audience went up when Michael performed his famous dance moves in his solo acts such as the 'Moonwalk' and 'grabbing his crotch'.

The concert closed out with Michael performing his latest hit from "INVINCIBLE", "You Rock My World" with Chris Tucker providing a few un-choreographed dance moves for laughs. Other highlights of the night would include the 'unification' of three former child stars of separate generations, Michael, Elizabeth Taylor and Macauley Culkin who sat together in the audience while enjoying the concert.

Unfortunately, other highlights of the two-night concert were left on the cutting room floor, including Marlon Brandon's infamous 'couch speech', a performance by Britney Spears (who apparently could not be shown on this television special due to legal reasons surrounding her recently aired concert special on HBO) and special presentations given by Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse and Jennifer Jones.

Overall, this was a spectacular showcase for both Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 and was widely received by his fans and critics alike with lots of praise and admiration for the man who gave us such timeless hits as "Thriller", "Beat It" and "Bad".

This concert gets a special 'gloved' thumb up!