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".
Moonwalker
October 29, 1988
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Michael Jackson
Himself
Joe Pesci
Mr. Big
Sean Ono Lennon
Sean
Kelley Parker
Katie
Maurissa Tancharoen
Dancer (segment 'Badder')
Ben Aaron
Maestro
Bilal
Dancer (segment 'Badder')
Brent Kelly
Jay O'Connor
Danial Brown
N/A
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)
Michael Jackson
Story
David Newman
Screenplay
Michael Jackson
Executive Producer
Judy Taylor
Casting
Jerry Kramer
Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
Will Vinton
Producer
Frank DiLeo
Executive Producer
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Dennis E. Jones
Coordinating Producer
Dennis E. Jones
Producer
John Romeyn
Line Producer
Jim Blashfield
Producer
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Mike Ploog
Production Design
John Hora
Director of Photography
Frederick Elmes
Director of Photography
Robert E. Collins
Director of Photography
Thomas E. Ackerman
Director of Photography
Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
Director of Photography
Phillip Dennis
Key Costumer
Michael Jackson
Choreographer
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks
Stunts
Vincent Paterson
Choreographer
Jack Gill
Stunt Coordinator
Andy Gill
Stunts
John Moio
Stunt Coordinator
Joel Fletcher
Animation