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Directed By
Nelson George
Cast
Michael Jackson
Self
Rick Baker
Self
Steve Barron
Self
Mary J. Blige
Self
David Bowie
Self
John Branca
Self
James Brown
Self
Misty Copeland
Self
Ed Eckstine
Self
Jane Fonda
Self
Matt Forger
Self
Myles Frost
Self
Kelly Frydman
Self
Polo G
Self
Nelson George
Self
Mark J. Goodman
Self
Whitney Houston
Self
Alan Hunter
Self
Steven Ivory
Self
Paul Jackson Jr.
Self
Jackie Jackson
Self
Jermaine Jackson
Self
Joe Jackson
Self
Katherine Jackson
Self
Marlon Jackson
Self
Randy Jackson
Self
Tito Jackson
Self
Jimmy Jam
Self
Quincy Jones
Self
Don King
Self
John Landis
Self
Emmanuel Lewis
Self
Terry Lewis
Self
Steve Lukather
Self
M.C. Hammer
Self
Anthony Marinelli
Self
Maxwell
Self
Paul McCartney
Self
Deborah Nadoolman
Self
Ole Obermann
Self
Dane 'Robot' Parker
Self
Michael Peters
Self
Greg Phillinganes
Self
Vincent Price
Self
Ola Ray
Self
Steven Ray
Self
Lionel Richie
Self
Mark Ronson
Self
Raphael Saadiq
Self
Brooke Shields
Self
Steven Spielberg
Self
Kent Olaf Steinhaug
Self
Ed Sullivan
Self
Bruce Swedien
Self
Anthony Talauega
Self
Richmond Talauega
Self
Rod Temperton
Self
Usher
Self
Edward Van Halen
Self
Maxine Waters Willard
Self
Julia Waters
Self
Oren Waters
Self
Will.i.am
Self
Walter Yetnikoff
Self
Produced By
John Branca
executive producer
Maren Domzalski
co-producer
Colin Hanks
producer
Andrew Lopez
Archival Producer
John McClain
executive producer
Sydney Morin
story producer
Sean M. Stuart
producer
Aude Temel
Executive in charge of Production
Music
Tyler Strickland
Cinematography
Justin Kane
director of photography
Sound
Jonathan Greber
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Kool
sound mixer
Leff Lefferts
re-recording mixer
Scott Theakston
Digital Editorial Support
Editing
Darrin Roberts
Editor
Editorial
Quinn Alvarez
colorist
LaRue Anderson
Digital Intermediate EP
Ted Beck
assistant editor
Fred Koschmann
co-editor
Stefanie Schaldenbrand
digital intermediate head of production
Ted Woerner
editor
Other
Sydney Deeter
production coordinator
Terry Delsing
Archival Researcher
Lee Eigner
Delivery Executive
Matthew Gilliam
production assistant
Tim Merrill
Archival Researcher
Sean Robert O'Keefe
Archival Research
Bob Pfeifer
Archival Researcher
Camera Department
Liza Gipsova
camera operator
Camilo Godoy
gaffer
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