Moonwalker
A Movie Like No Other
1988 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jerry Kramer, Colin Chilvers, Will Vinton |
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| Writer: | David Newman, Michael Jackson |
| Staring: |
| 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". | |
| Release Date: | Oct 29, 1988 |
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| Director: | Jerry Kramer, Colin Chilvers, Will Vinton |
| Writer: | David Newman, Michael Jackson |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Music |
| Keywords | dancing, entertainer, drug crime, gangster, parody, stop motion, live performance, robot, claymation, live action and animation |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Lorimar Motion Pictures, Ultimate Productions, Will Vinton Productions, The Michael Jackson Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $67,000,000
Budget: $22,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Jackson | Himself |
| Joe Pesci | Mr. Big |
| Sean Ono Lennon | Sean |
| Kelley Parker | Katie |
| Brandon Quintin Adams | Zeke |
| Maurissa Tancharoen | Dancer (segment 'Badder') |
| Ben Aaron | Maestro |
| Bilal | Dancer (segment 'Badder') |
| Brent Kelly | Jay O'Connor |
| Danial Brown | |
| Cindera Che | Asian Madam (segment "Smooth Criminal") |
| Frank DiLeo | Himself |
| Tina Landon | Dancer |
| Alif Sankey | Dancer |
| Amaris Dupree | Dancer |
| Hakeem Abdul-Samad | Dancer |
| Dion Basco | Dancer |
| Nikki Cox | Dancer |
| Miko C. Brando | Himself |
| LaVelle Smith | Dancer |
| Jermaine Jackson II | Dancer |
| Jennifer Batten | Self |
| Paul Reubens | Pee-Wee Herman (voice) |
| Clancy Brown | Police Officer |
| Taryll Jackson | Self (uncredited) |
| TJ Jackson | Self (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joel Fletcher | Animation |
| David Newman | Screenplay |
| Michael Jackson | Choreographer, Story |
| John Hora | Director of Photography |
| Bruce Broughton | Original Music Composer |
| Vincent Paterson | Choreographer |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| John Romeyn | Line Producer |
| John Moio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jerry Kramer | Director |
| Dennis E. Jones | Coordinating Producer |
| David E. Blewitt | Editor |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Mitchell Sinoway | Editor |
| Crescenzo G.P. Notarile | Director of Photography |
| Thomas E. Ackerman | Director of Photography |
| Colin Chilvers | Director |
| Mike Ploog | Production Design |
| Judy Taylor | Casting |
| Dale Beldin | Editor |
| Phillip Dennis | Key Costumer |
| Robert E. Collins | Director of Photography |
| Jack Gill | Stunt Coordinator |
| Will Vinton | Director |
| Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts |
| Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank DiLeo | Executive Producer |
| Jim Blashfield | Producer |
| Dennis E. Jones | Producer |
| Jerry Kramer | Producer |
| Michael Jackson | Executive Producer |
| Will Vinton | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 51 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 41 | 69 | 25 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 12 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 3 |
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