This 53-minute television special retraces Michael Jackson’s rise from child prodigy with the Jackson 5 to global superstar of the 1980s. Combining rare archive footage, music video excerpts, concert clips, and interviews with collaborators, it showcases the milestones of his career up to the Bad era. Narrated in documentary style, the program highlights Jackson’s artistic evolution, humanitarian work, and cultural impact. Originally broadcast on television in 1988 and later released on VHS, it serves as both a career retrospective and a portrait of his enduring influence on pop music and entertainment.
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Michael Jackson as Self
James Earl Jones as Narrator (voice)
Dick Clark as Self
Sammy Davis Jr. as Self
Katharine Hepburn as Self
Yoko Ono as Self
Hermes Pan as Self
Suzanne de Passe as Self
Marlon Jackson as Self
Quincy Jones as Self
Gene Kelly as Self
Cyndi Lauper as Self
Sean Ono Lennon as Self
Sophia Loren as Self
Smokey Robinson as Self
Martin Scorsese as Self
Elizabeth Taylor as Self
Tommy Chong as Self
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