Moonwalker (1988)

Name: Moonwalker
Genre: Fantasy, Music
Released: 1988-10-29
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Ono Lennon, Kelley Parker, Brandon Quintin Adams

A movie like no other.

FantasyMusic

This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.

Release Date: October 29, 1988
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rating: 7.0/10 (631 votes)

Directors: Colin Chilvers, Will Vinton, Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield

Cast: Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Ono Lennon, Kelley Parker, Brandon Quintin Adams, Ben Aaron, Bilal, Brent Kelly

Production: Ultimate Productions, Will Vinton Productions, The Michael Jackson Company, Lorimar Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

dancing drug crime gangster entertainer parody stop motion live performance robot claymation live action and animation

IMDb

Budget: $22M
Revenue: $67M

Full Cast (81 people)

Michael Jackson as Michael
Joe Pesci as Mr. Big
Sean Ono Lennon as Sean
Kelley Parker as Katie
Brandon Quintin Adams as Zeke
Ben Aaron as Maestro (segment "Badder")
Bilal as Dancer (segment "Badder")
Brent Kelly as Jay O'Connor (segment "Badder")
Khiry Abdul-Samad as Khiry (segment "Badder")
Jose Chaidez as (segment "Badder")
Garland Spencer as (segment "Badder")
D.J. Dellos as (segment "Badder")
Dylan Stewart as (segment "Badder")
Dove Dellos as (segment "Badder")
Tajh Abdul-Samad as (segment "Badder")
Amaris Dupree as (segment "Badder")
Dion Turner as (segment "Badder")
Cory Tyler as (segment "Badder")
Tony Williams as (segment "Badder")
Reggie Williams as (segment "Badder")
Dionysio Basco as (segment "Badder")
Eric Ryan as (segment "Badder")
Nikki Cox as (segment "Badder")
Maurissa Tancharoen as (segment "Badder")
Kimberly Duncan as (segment "Badder")
Tisha Tucker as (segment "Badder")
Jermaine Jackson II as (segment "Badder")
Terrance Williams as (segment "Badder")
Frank DiLeo as (segment "Come Together")
Cindera Che as (segment "Smooth Criminal")

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Moonwalker

A movie like no other.

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Moonwalker

A movie like no other.

93 min

This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.

A movie like no other.

7.0

93 min

1988

This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.

Production Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$22,000,000

Revenue$67,000,000

Release Date10/29/1988

Director & Writers

Directed by

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Written by

Produced by

Production Companies

Ultimate Productions

Will Vinton Productions

The Michael Jackson Company

Lorimar Motion Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Keywords

live action and animation

reminiscent

cheerful

empathetic

Spoken Languages

English

Production Countries

United States

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Cast

Michael Jackson

as Michael

Joe Pesci

as Mr. Big

Sean Ono Lennon

as Sean

Kelley Parker

as Katie

Brandon Quintin Adams

as Zeke

Ben Aaron

as Maestro (segment "Badder")

Bilal

as Dancer (segment "Badder")

Brent Kelly

as Jay O'Connor (segment "Badder")

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