Moonwalker

"A Movie Like No Other"

Jun 23 1989 PG 1h 33m
Action, Crime, Fantasy

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".

Plot

A movie that starts out with the "Man in the Mirror" music video, it then changes to a montage of video clips of Michael's career. Next comes a parody of his Bad video by children, and then Michael is chased by fans in a fantasy sequence. 2 more videos are shown, and then a movie in which Michael plays a hero with magical powers. In it he is chased by drug dealer Mr. Big and saves three children. Videos included in the movie are "Smooth Criminal" and "Come Together".

Written by

Michael Jackson, David Newman

Directed by

Colin Chilvers, Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield

Cast

Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Will Vinton Productions, Ultimate Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1988 Movie Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
18,847
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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