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Revenue: $67,000,000
Budget: $22,000,000
Profit: + $45,000,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: A Movie Like No Other
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Oct 29, 1988
Rating: 1988-10-29
Run Time: 1h 33m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Ultimate Productions , Will Vinton Productions , The Michael Jackson Company , Lorimar Motion Pictures , Warner Bros. Pictures
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Synopsis
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".
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Directing | Director |
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Colin Chilvers
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Will Vinton
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Jerry Kramer
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Production | Producer |
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Jim Blashfield
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Will Vinton
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Jerry Kramer
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Dennis E. Jones
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Coordinating Producer |
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Dennis E. Jones
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Executive Producer |
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Frank DiLeo
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Michael Jackson
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Line Producer |
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John Romeyn
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Casting |
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Judy Taylor
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Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Editing | Editor |
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Dale Beldin
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Mitchell Sinoway
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David E. Blewitt
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Visual Effects | Animation |
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Joel Fletcher
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Crew | Stunts |
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Steve Kelso
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Corey Michael Eubanks
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Andy Gill
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Choreographer |
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Michael Jackson
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Vincent Paterson
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Stunt Coordinator |
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John Moio
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Jack Gill
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Costume & Make-Up | Key Costumer |
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Phillip Dennis
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Camera | Director of Photography |
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Frederick Elmes
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Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
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Robert E. Collins
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Thomas E. Ackerman
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John Hora
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Writing | Story |
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Michael Jackson
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Screenplay |
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David Newman
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
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Bruce Broughton
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Art | Production Design |
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Mike Ploog
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