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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

1983 · 128 min

A joyous, star-studded celebration of music history that feels like a lively concert with nostalgic reunions and electrifying performances.

Overview
Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • celebrity
  • art
  • memory
  • race
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
music, documentary, tv movie
Directed by
Don Mischer
Written by
Buz Kohan, Ruth Adkins Robinson, Suzanne de Passe
Starring
Richard Pryor, Adam Ant, Nick Ashford, Renaldo Benson, Cindy Birdsong, Dick Clark, Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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