For other uses of the term "moonwalk", see moonwalk.

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Moonwalker, also known as Michael Jackson: Moonwalker, was a movie released in 1988 by singer Michael Jackson. Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film is a collection of short films about the entertainer, several of which are long form music videos from Jackson's Bad album.

Contents

1 Original release 2 Plot 2.1 Man in the Mirror 2.2 Jackson's biography 2.3 Badder 2.4 Speed Bunny 2.5 Leave Me Alone 2.6 Smooth Criminal 2.7 Come Together 3 Arcade game 4 External links

Original release

Moonwalker was originally released to co-incide with Jackson's 1987 album, Bad. During the cinema release for Moonwalker, Jackson was also embarking on a world tour.

Plot

The movie consists of several segments, including (in chronological order):

Man in the Mirror

The music video to Jackson's song Man in the Mirror acts as the opening segment to the film. This short film features a montage of clips of children from Africa, Martin Luther King, and other historical figures.

Jackson's biography

A short biographical film about Jackson, covering from his birth, to the release of the Bad album.

Badder

A parody of the music video for Bad's title song, featuring children filling the roles of various people in the original clip.

Speed Bunny

The Badder clip moves into a second short film, referred to as 'Speed Bunny', that makes extensive use of Claymation tecniques, and acts as the music video to the song Speed Demon.

Leave Me Alone

The fifth segment of the film is the short film for the song Leave me alone, and features an animated music video focusing on media interest in Jackson's life.

Smooth Criminal

The main segment of the film centers around the song Smooth Criminal, where Jackson is a 1930's style gangster, with the 'power' to morph into a rocket, or a car. This long form version of the music video includes the "Smooth Criminal" short form clip, where Jackson dances through a 1930s style New Orleans jazz club.

Come Together

The film closes with Jackson performing a cover of The Beatles' song Come Together - it must not be a coincidence that one of the child actors in this movie is John Lennon's son, Sean.

Arcade game

Moonwalker was developed into an arcade and video game by company Sega. The home version of the game was released for Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive and Master System home video game systems.

External links

• http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0095655/ - IMDB entry for Moonwalker
• http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8686 - KLOV entry for Moonwalker (arcade game)