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Bad 25

  • 20122012
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  • 2h 11m
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2.2K
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Michael Jackson in Bad 25 (2012)
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A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad.A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad.A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad.

IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Stars
    • Michael Jackson(archive footage)
    • Glen Ballard
    • John Barnes
Top credits
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Stars
    • Michael Jackson(archive footage)
    • Glen Ballard
    • John Barnes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:05
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    Photos16

    Michael Jackson and Tatiana Thumbtzen in Bad 25 (2012)
    Spike Lee, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson in Bad 25 (2012)
    Martin Scorsese in Bad 25 (2012)
    Michael Jackson in Bad 25 (2012)
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    Michael Jackson and Vincent Paterson in Bad 25 (2012)
    Martin Scorsese, Michael Jackson, and Walter Yetnikoff in Bad 25 (2012)
    Michael Jackson in Bad 25 (2012)
    Landry Fields
    Jackson Lee at an event for Bad 25 (2012)
    Tonya Lewis Lee at an event for Bad 25 (2012)
    Spike Lee at an event for Bad 25 (2012)

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    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Glen Ballard
    Glen Ballard
    • Selfas Self
    John Barnes
    • Selfas Self
    Jennifer Batten
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Justin Bieber
    Justin Bieber
    • Selfas Self
    Rubén Blades
    Rubén Blades
    • Selfas Self
    Jim Blashfield
    • Selfas Self
    John Branca
    John Branca
    • Selfas Self
    Miko C. Brando
    Miko C. Brando
    • Selfas Self
    Chris Brown
    Chris Brown
    • Selfas Self
    Ollie E. Brown
    • Selfas Self
    Gregg Burge
    Gregg Burge
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey
    • Selfas Self
    Colin Chilvers
    • Selfas Self
    Andraé Crouch
    • Selfas Self
    Sheryl Crow
    Sheryl Crow
    • Selfas Self
    Jeffrey Daniel
    • Selfas Self
    Matt Forger
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
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    A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad.
    • song writer
    • pianist
    • king of pop
    • world tour
    • concert
    • 4 more
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    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Music
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

    User reviews12

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    It's Bad!
    It's a nice documentary for Michael Jackson fans who never get enough from this man, there's a lot of unreleased rehearsal and Behind the scenes videos you've never seen before. the best part of the movie was that one about the way you make me feel I really loved it, the least was smooth criminal part, they presented the lyrics as meaningless crab, the short film as a reidea, something that I completely disagree. These particular hit and short film took Michael's popularity to a whole new range around the globe, maybe it didn't make it in US but it was the most international single from the album. I first know about Michael from this short film. for people just curious about how Michael's music process goes, I recommend This is it than BAD25. Maybe I'm a little bit overrating but I give 10 stars for this doc.. Its celebrating a 10 star album, and the all time king of stars :)
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    • ahmednabil100
    • Nov 29, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Michael Jackson/Bad Documentary
    • Production company
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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