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Moonwalker

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
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Michael Jackson, Sean Lennon, Brandon Quintin Adams, and Kelley Parker in Moonwalker (1988)
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Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruth... Read allAnthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big.Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big.
IMDb RATING
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17K
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POPULARITY
8,237
1,893
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    • Directors
      • Jerry Kramer
      • Colin Chilvers(segment Smooth Criminal)
    • Writers
      • Michael Jackson(story)
      • David Newman(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Michael Jackson
      • Joe Pesci
      • Sean Lennon
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Jerry Kramer
      • Colin Chilvers(segment Smooth Criminal)
    • Writers
      • Michael Jackson(story)
      • David Newman(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Michael Jackson
      • Joe Pesci
      • Sean Lennon
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    • 108User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    • Michael
    Joe Pesci
    Joe Pesci
    • Mr. Big
    Sean Lennon
    Sean Lennon
    • Sean
    Kelley Parker
    Kelley Parker
    • Katie
    • (as Kellie Parker)
    Brandon Quintin Adams
    Brandon Quintin Adams
    • Zeke
    • (as Brandon Adams)
    Jeff Adkins
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    • (as Jeffry Adkins)
    Patrick Alan
    Patrick Alan
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Brenda Barrett
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Scott Benson
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Bonnie Beutler
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Lindell Blake
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Kim Blank
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Shelby Brown
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Geron Canidate
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Cindera Che
    Cindera Che
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Chris Coaley
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Gary Coburn
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    Raphael Douglas
    • Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
    • Directors
      • Jerry Kramer
      • Colin Chilvers(segment Smooth Criminal)
    • Writers
      • Michael Jackson(story) (segment Smooth Criminal)
      • David Newman(screenplay) (segment Smooth Criminal)
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    • Trivia
      While filming the scene outside the night club of Brandon Adams dancing, Michael Jackson sat just out of camera range, cracking up uncontrollably.
    • Goofs
      When Michael is taking off the rabbit costume, he pulls down the pants and he has no gloves on, although the next thing you see him take off are the gloves. When he takes off the mask, the gloves are back on. He also has no tape around his fingers when he's taking off the costume, but he has it on when he has the dance-off with Spike (the rabbit, come-to-life), although it is on his fingers when he puts the mask with the other clothes.
    • Quotes

      Young Michael: What is he wearing?

      Agent: A Prince t-shirt and red sneakers.

      Young Michael: *Prince* t-shirt?

    • Alternate versions
      MTV and VH1 have shown this film many times, and although it isn't a long film they have cut it, specifically the "Smooth Criminal" segment (the showpiece of the film): The dance segment in Club 30's is heavily edited, as is the scene where the kids' dog is returned to them by Michael's manager (leaving one plot question unanswered!) The "Come Together" performance is also shorter. The more recent VH1 Rock and Roll Picture Show airings cut the film down even more, most noticably in the Retrospective sequence.
    • Connections
      Edited from Michael Jackson: Speed Demon (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      ABC
      Written by The Corporation

      Performed by The Jackson 5

    User reviews108

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    different, to say the least
    I remember watching this movie back in 1988 and was really amazed at many of the dance sequences and special effects. The best part of the movie is when Michael Jackson is dancing with a rabbit named "Spike" and is given a ticket for dancing in a "no dancing" zone, as Spike mysteriously disappears. There is really no plot to this movie but that doesn't mean that it isn't good because it is. This movie is really the last appearance of Michael Jackson at his peak (before he got all weird that is) He peaked in 1988 and after that I never cared for anything else he did. He just got too weird for my tastes. The music in this movie is probably the best Michael Jackson has ever done. Like another poster pointed out, it was basically a really long music video for the album "Bad" as just about all the songs from the movie appear on that album. But it was really cool though. It's definately worth watching on a rainy day or if you have nothing else to do
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    • Release date
      • June 23, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Badder
    • Filming locations
      • Brownstone Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • MJJ Productions
      • Ultimate Productions
      • Will Vinton Studios
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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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