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Moonwalker

69 %|Oct 29, 1988|Fantasy, Music

Moonwalker is a 1988 American experimental anthology musical film starring Michael Jackson. Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film expresses the influence of fandom and innocence through a collection of short films about Jackson, some of which are long-form music videos from Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The film is named after his famous dance, "the moonwalk", which he originally learned as "the backslide" but perfected the dance into something no one had seen before. The movie's introduction is a type of music video for Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" but is not the official video for the song. The film then expresses a montage of Michael's career, which leads into a parody of his Bad video titled "Badder", followed by sections "Speed Demon" and "Leave Me Alone". What follows is the biggest section where Michael plays a hero with magical powers and saves three children from Mr. Big. This section is "Smooth Criminal" which leads into a performance of "Come Together".

Featured Crew

Colin Chilvers
Director
Jim Blashfield
Producer
Will Vinton
Producer
Dale Beldin
Editor
Mitchell Sinoway
Editor
Will Vinton
Director
Jerry Kramer
Director
Joel Fletcher
Animation

Cast

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Joe Pesci
Mr. Big
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Maurissa Tancharoen
Dancer (segment 'Badder')
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Ben Aaron
Maestro
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Bilal
Dancer (segment 'Badder')
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Brent Kelly
Jay O'Connor
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Cindera Che
Asian Madam (segment "Smooth Criminal")
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Nikki Cox
Dancer
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Paul Reubens
Pee-Wee Herman (voice)
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Clancy Brown
Police Officer
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Taryll Jackson
Self (uncredited)
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TJ Jackson
Self (uncredited)