Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Biography, Documentary, Music

Director: Spike Lee

Writer(s): N/A

Starring: Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy, Suzanne De Passe, Katherine Jackson, Valerie Simpson, Steven Manning, Joe Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Joe Vogel, Scott Osborn, Lee Daniels, Sammy Davis Jr., Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble, John Leguizamo, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Walter Yetnikoff, Ron Alexenburg, Steve Popovich, Kobe Bryant, John Branca, Bobby Colomby, Jason King, Greg Phillinganes, Jonathan Moffett, Dick Clark, Verdine White, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Rosie Perez, Misty Copeland, Fatima Robinson, Karen Langford, Spike Lee, Barry Michael Cooper, Rob Cohen, Joel Schumacher, Sidney Lumet, Harry Weinger, Quincy Jones, Jane Pauley, Liza Minnelli, Maurice Warfield, Steven Ivory, Bruce Swedien, Rodney Jerkins, DJ Spinna, Mark Ronson, Mali Music, The Weeknd, David Byrne, John Legend, Siedah Garrett, Lemon Andersen, Bob Birch, Louis Johnson, Esperanza Spalding, Tom Bähler, L.A. Reid, Eddie Murphy, Stevie Wonder, Susaye Greene, Pharrell Williams, David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Larkin Arnold, Dan Beck, Patti Austin, David Berkowitz, Nadia Boulanger, Sylvia Chase, Frankie Crocker, Steve Dahl, Paris Eley, Marvin Gaye III, Dream Hampton, La Toya Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Paul McCartney, Don Myrick, Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, Justin Timberlake, David Williams, Jackie Wilson, Nick Ashford, Burt Bacharach, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Irene Cara, Cher, Miles Davis, Barry Diller, Jane Fonda, Redd Foxx, Marvin Gaye, Margaux Hemingway, Lena Horne, Jermaine Jackson, Jim Lange, Little Richard, Curtis Mayfield, Linda McCartney, Stephanie Mills, Tatum O’Neal, Valerie Perrine, Johnny Ramone, Lou Reed, Martha Reeves, Lionel Richie, Steve Rubell, Paul Simon, Patti Smith, Rod Temperton, Philip Michael Thomas, Steven Tyler, Diane von Fürstenberg, Andy Warhol, Tina Weymouth, Demond Wilson

Synopsis: A look at the life of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his early days at Motown Records to the release of his hit 1979 album, Off the Wall.

Release Date: January 24, 2016 (USA) | Length: 93 min | Genre: Biography, Music | MPAA Rating: NR

Note: Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.