Michael Jackson filmography

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This is a list of short films and feature films Michael Jackson stars in, directed and/or produced, including director credits, additional actors and awards (if applicable).

Contents 1 Short films 1.1 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1979) 1.2 Rock With You (1979) 1.3 She's Out of My Life (1980) 1.4 Billie Jean (1983) 1.5 Beat It (1983) 1.6 Thriller (1983) 1.7 Bad (1987) 1.8 The Way You Make Me Feel (1987) 1.9 Dirty Diana (1988) 1.10 Man in the Mirror (1988) 1.11 Another Part Of Me (1988) 1.12 Smooth Criminal (1988) 1.13 Leave Me Alone (1989) 1.14 Liberian Girl (1989) 1.15 Black or White (1991) 1.16 Remember the Time (1992) 1.17 In The Closet (1992) 1.18 Jam (1992) 1.19 Who Is It (1992) 1.20 Heal The World (1992) 1.21 Give In To Me (1993) 1.22 Will You Be There (1993) 1.23 Gone Too Soon (1993) 1.24 History Teaser (1995) 1.25 Scream (1995) 1.26 Childhood (1995) 1.27 You Are Not Alone (1995) 1.28 Earth Song (1995) 1.29 They Don't Care About Us (1996) 1.29.1 Prison version 1.29.2 Brazil version 1.30 Stranger In Moscow (1996) 1.31 Blood on the Dance Floor (1997) 1.32 Ghosts (1997) 1.33 You Rock My World (2001) 2 Feature films 2.1 The Wiz (1978) 2.2 Captain EO (1986) 2.3 Moonwalker (1988) 2.4 Ghosts (1997) 2.5 Cameo appearances

[edit] Short films

[edit] Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1979)

• Directed by: Nick Saxton
• Starring: Michael Jackson

[edit] Rock With You (1979)

• Directed by: Bruce Gowers
• Starring: Michael Jackson

[edit] She's Out of My Life (1980)

• Directed by: Bruce Gowers
• Starring: Michael Jackson

[edit] Billie Jean (1983)

• Directed by: Steve Barron
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Awards:
  • Inducted into the Music Video Producers' Hall Of Fame

[edit] Beat It (1983)

• Directed by: Bob Giraldi
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Awards:
  • Black Gold Awards: Best Video Performance
  • Billboard Video Awards: Best Video, Best Choreography, Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Image, Best Use Of Video To Enhance Artist's Song
  • Rolling Stone's Readers Poll: #1 Video
  • Rolling Stone's Critics Poll: #1 Video
  • American Music Awards: Favorite Video (Soul/R&B)
  • Inducted into the Music Video Producers' Hall Of Fame

[edit] Thriller (1983)

• Directed by: John Landis
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Ola Ray
• Awards:
  • American Music Awards: Best Long Form Video
  • MTV Video Music Awards: Best Overall Video, Best Choreography, Viewers Choice Award
  • People's Choice Awards: Favorite Video Of The Year
  • MTV Video Music Awards: Video Vanguard Award - The Greatest Video In The History Of The World
  • Rolling Stone Magazine: Video Of The Decade
  • TV Guide & MTV: Best Music Video Of The Millennium
  • Inducted into the Music Video Producers' Hall Of Fame
• The video was originally banned in Britain because it showed scenes of horror, but due to public demand it was allowed to air in the country.

[edit] Bad (1987)

• Directed by: Martin Scorsese
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Wesley Snipes and Roberta Flack

[edit] The Way You Make Me Feel (1987)

• Directed by: Joe Pytka
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Tatiana Thumbzten and LaToya Jackson

[edit] Dirty Diana (1988)

• Directed by: Joe Pytka
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Awards:
  • World Music Awards: Viewers Choice #1 Video

[edit] Man in the Mirror (1988)

• Directed by: Don Wilson
• Montage of footage of historical events

[edit] Another Part Of Me (1988)

• Directed by: Patrick Kelly
• Montage of footage of the Bad World Tour

[edit] Smooth Criminal (1988)

• Directed by: Colin Chilvers
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Kellie Parker, Sean Lennon and Brandon Adams
• Awards:
  • BRIT Awards: Video Of The Year
  • People's Choice Awards: Favorite Music Video
  • Critics Choice Awards: Best Video

[edit] Leave Me Alone (1989)

• Directed by: Jim Blashfield
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Includes footage of Elizabeth Taylor in the film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
• Awards:
  • Canadian Music Awards: Teddy Award
  • Grammy Awards: Best Music Video Short Form
  • MTV Video Music Awards: Best Special Effects in a Video

[edit] Liberian Girl (1989)

• Directed by: Jim Yukich
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring (in order of appearance): Beverly Johnson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Sherman Hemsley, Brigitte Nielsen, Paula Abdul, Carl Weathers, Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, Jackie Collins, Amy Irving, Jasmine Guy, Rosanna Arquette, Billy Dee Williams, Lou Diamond Phillips, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, Corey Feldman, Steven Spielberg, Debbie Gibson, Rick Schroder, Blair Underwood, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bubbles, Suzanne Somers, Lou Ferrigno, Don King and "Son", Mayim Bialik, Virginia Madson, David Copperfield, Emily and Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Glover, Olivia Hussey, Dan Aykroyd and Steve Guttenberg.

[edit] Black or White (1991)

• Directed by: John Landis
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Macaulay Culkin, George Wendt, Peggy Lipton, Brandi Jackson (Jackson's niece), Wade Robson, Tyra Banks, Cree Summer, Bart and Homer Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright and Dan Castellaneta)
• Awards:
  • International Monitor Awards: Music Video With The Best Special Effects
  • Pro-Set Los Angeles Music Awards: Video Of The Year
  • NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Music Video
• The original video was banned on most music channels as violence and racism, so the video was re-edited by cutting out the controversial scenes.

[edit] Remember the Time (1992)

• Directed by: John Singleton
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Eddie Murphy, Iman and Magic Johnson

[edit] In The Closet (1992)

• Directed by: Herb Ritts
• Co-directed by: Michael Jackson
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Naomi Campbell
• The video was banned in some countries as it showed scenes of a sexual nature.

[edit] Jam (1992)

• Directed by: Michael Jackson and David Kellogg
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Michael Jordan, Kris Kross and Wade Robson.

[edit] Who Is It (1992)

• Directed by: David Fincher
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: E'Casanova (Michael Jackson impersonator)

[edit] Heal The World (1992)

• Directed by: Joe Pykta
• Montage of footage of children around the world.

[edit] Give In To Me (1993)

• Directed by: Andy Moharan
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Slash

[edit] Will You Be There (1993)

• Directed by: Vincent Paterson
• Footage of Michael Jackson's performance of the song during his Dangerous World Tour, and footage from the film Free Willy to which this song was the theme.

[edit] Gone Too Soon (1993)

• Directed by: Bill DiCicco
• Montage of footage and images of Ryan White, who died in 1990 of AIDS, to whom the song is dedicated.

[edit] History Teaser (1995)

• Directed by: Rupert Wainwright
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Short film about a parade and the unveiling of a huge statue looking like Michael Jackson. Also known as "Redeeming Eastern Europe".

[edit] Scream (1995)

• Directed by: Mark Romanek
• Starring: Michael and Janet Jackson
• Awards:
  • Grammy Awards: Best Music Video Short Form
  • Billboard Music Video Award: Video Of The Year (Pop/Rock)
  • MTV Video Music Awards: Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, Best Art Direction
  • Brazilian TVZ Video Award: Best International Video Of The Year

[edit] Childhood (1995)

• Directed by: Nicholas Brandt
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Jason James Richter and Francis Capra.

[edit] You Are Not Alone (1995)

• Directed by: Wayne Isham
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Lisa Marie Presley

[edit] Earth Song (1995)

• Directed by: Nicholas Brandt
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Awards:
  • Le Film Fantastique: Best Video
  • Genesis Award: 1995 Doris Day Music Award

[edit] They Don't Care About Us (1996)

[edit] Prison version

• Directed by: Spike Lee
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Also includes footage of infamous historical events
• Banned on most music channels because it depictic true-life scenes of graphic violence, including the Rodney King beating, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and the Vietnam War.

[edit] Brazil version

• Directed by: Spike Lee
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Olodum
• Replaced the banned Prison version

[edit] Stranger In Moscow (1996)

• Directed by: Nicholas Brandt
• Starring: Michael Jackson

[edit] Blood on the Dance Floor (1997)

• Directed by: Michael Jackson & Vincent Paterson
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Awards:
  • Brazilian TVZ Video Awards: Best International Video Of The Year

[edit] Ghosts (1997)

This Music video is a short version of the Film Ghost.

• Director: Stan Winston
• Starring: Michael Jackson

[edit] You Rock My World (2001)

• Directed by: Paul Hunter
• Starring: Michael Jackson
• Co-starring: Chris Tucker, Kishaya Dudley, Marlon Brando, Michael Madsen, and Billy Drago.
• Awards:
  • NAACP Image Awards: Best Music Video

[edit] Feature films

[edit] The Wiz (1978)

Michael Jackson plays the Scarecrow in this adaptation of the hit Broadway musical

• Director: Sidney Lumet
• Producer: Rob Cohen
• Writer: Joel Schumacher
• Composer: Charlie Smalls & Quincy Jones

[edit] Captain EO (1986)

Michael Jackson plays Captain EO in this 3D science fiction film.

• Director: Francis Ford Coppola
• Producer: George Lucas
• Composer: Michael Jackson

[edit] Moonwalker (1988)

Michael Jackson plays himself in this film which is divided into three sections. The first part is a biography of Jackson's career. The second part is a collection of music videos from his Bad album. The final part is an action/adventure film.

• Director: Jerry Kramer & Colin Chilvers
• Producer: Dennis E. Jones & Jerry Kramer
• Writer: Michael Jackson
• Composer: Michael Jackson

[edit] Ghosts (1997)

Michael Jackson plays the parts of a maestro and the town mayor in the horror/comedy/music film.

• Director: Stan Winston
• Producers: Michael Jackson, Stan Winston & David Nicksay
• Writers: Michael Jackson & Stephen King

[edit] Cameo appearances

• 1991: The Simpsons - Stark Raving Dad (as Leon Kompowsky, credited as John Jay Smith)
• 2002: Men in Black II (as Agent M)
• 2004: Miss Cast Away (as Agent MJ)

v • d • e Michael Jackson
Album discography
Got to Be There · Ben · Music and Me · Forever, Michael · Off the Wall · Thriller · Bad · Dangerous · HIStory · Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix · Invincible · Number Ones
Tours
Destiny Tour · Triumph Tour · Victory Tour · Bad World Tour · Dangerous World Tour · HIStory World Tour
Single discography
US #1's: "Ben" · "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" · "Rock with You" · "Billie Jean" · "Beat It" · "Say Say Say" · "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" · "Bad" · "The Way You Make Me Feel" · "Man in the Mirror" · "Dirty Diana" · "Black or White" · "You Are Not Alone" UK #1's: "One Day in Your Life" · "Billie Jean" · "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" · "Black or White" · "You Are Not Alone" · "Earth Song" · "Blood on the Dance Floor"
Filmography
The Wiz · Captain EO · Moonwalker · Ghosts · Men in Black II · Miss Cast Away
Records and achievements
List of Michael Jackson awards
Controversies
Neverland Ranch · 1993 child molestation allegations against Michael Jackson · Living with Michael Jackson · People v. Jackson · Finances · Marriages and children · Physical appearance · Post trial lawsuits against Michael Jackson
Other related articles
The Jackson 5 · Jackson 5 discography · Lisa Marie Presley · Deborah Jeanne Rowe · Joseph Jackson · Katherine Jackson · The Michael Jackson Company, Inc. · Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special