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

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

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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 (1979). 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.

Cast

Michael Jackson (archival footage)

Jackie Jackson

Marlon Jackson

Joe Jackson

Katherine Jackson

Pharrell Williams

Questlove

John Legend

The Weeknd

Carole Bayer Sager

John Branca

Kobe Bryant

Misty Copeland

Lee Daniels

Suzanne De Passe

David Foster

Berry Gordy

Gladys Knight

L.A. Reid

Smokey Robinson

Mark Ronson

Rod Temperton

Stevie Wonder

Joseph Vogel

Lemon Andersen

David Byrne

Rob Cohen

Bobby Colomby

Barry Michael Cooper

Gamble & Huff

Siedah Garrett

Susaye Greene

Rodney Jerkins

Quincy Jones

John Leguizamo

Greg Phillinganes

Fatima Robinson

DJ Spinna

Esperanza Spalding

Valerie Simpson

Joel Schumacher

Bruce Swedien

Verdine White

Walter Yetnikoff

Larry Carlton

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