Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Feb 06 2016
•2h 33m
•Music, Documentary
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
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Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Self
Rosie Perez
Self
Pharrell Williams
Self
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