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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Documentary | Music

7.2

Release Date

January 2, 1988

Duration

53 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

This 53-minute television special retraces Michael Jackson’s rise from child prodigy with the Jackson 5 to global superstar of the 1980s. Combining rare archive footage, music video excerpts, concert clips, and interviews with collaborators, it showcases the milestones of his career up to the Bad era. Narrated in documentary style, the program highlights Jackson’s artistic evolution, humanitarian work, and cultural impact. Originally broadcast on television in 1988 and later released on VHS, it serves as both a career retrospective and a portrait of his enduring influence on pop music and entertainment.

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Michael Jackson

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Michael Jackson

James Earl Jones

Narrator (voice)

James Earl Jones

Dick Clark

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Dick Clark

Sammy Davis Jr.

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Katharine Hepburn

Self

Katharine Hepburn

Yoko Ono

Self

Yoko Ono

Hermes Pan

Self

Hermes Pan

Suzanne de Passe

Self

Suzanne de Passe

Marlon Jackson

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Marlon Jackson

Quincy Jones

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Quincy Jones

Gene Kelly

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Gene Kelly

Cyndi Lauper

Self

Cyndi Lauper

Sean Ono Lennon

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Sean Ono Lennon

Sophia Loren

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Sophia Loren

Smokey Robinson

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Smokey Robinson

Martin Scorsese

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Martin Scorsese

Elizabeth Taylor

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Elizabeth Taylor

Tommy Chong

Self

Tommy Chong

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