Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Film poster
Directed by Spike Lee
Produced by Spike Lee
John Branca
John McClain
Starring Michael Jackson
Jackie Jackson
Marlon Jackson
Joe Jackson
Katherine Jackson
Pharrell Williams
Questlove
John Legend
David Byrne
The Weeknd
Patti Austin
Carole Bayer Sager
John Branca
Kobe Bryant
Misty Copeland
Lee Daniels
Cinematography Kerwin DeVonish
Edited by Ryan Denmark
Barry Alexander Brown
Distributed by Showtime
Release date
  • January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24)
(2016 Sundance Film Festival)
  • February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
(television, on Showtime)
Running time
 110 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall is a 2016 documentary film directed by Spike Lee, chronicling the rise of pop star Michael Jackson through the creation of his landmark solo album, Off the Wall. It is the second Michael Jackson-focused documentary Lee has made, after Bad 25 (2012). The film premiered on January 24, 2016 at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
IMDb[3]
Rotten Tomatoes[4]
Billboardfavorable[5]
The A.V. Club[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]

Cast

Release

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall premiered at the Sundance Film Festival at Park City, Utah on January 24, 2016.[1] It was shown on the American television network Showtime on February 5.[9] The film was released along with a reissue of the original Off the Wall album on February 26.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "MICHAEL JACKSON'S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL". sundance.org. Sundance Film Festival. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown to Off the Wall". Metacritic. February 5, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall". January 24, 2016 – via IMDb.
  4. ↑ "Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown to Off the Wall".
  5. ↑ "'Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall': Sundance Review".
  6. ↑ "Spike Lee looks back at the moment when Michael Jackson went Off The Wall". February 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Bakare, Lanre (January 24, 2016). "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall review – Spike Lee plays it safe in documentary" – via The Guardian.
  8. ↑ "Spike Lee dances to his hero's thrilling tunes - film review". January 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ Anderson, Ethan (13 January 2016). "Michael Jackson Goes 'Off the Wall': Spike Lee's Sundance Doc Debuts First Trailer". /Film. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "MICHAEL JACKSON 'OFF THE WALL' CD & DOCUMENTARY COMING FEBRUARY 26". MichaelJackson.com. Sony Music. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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