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Spike Lee + MJ + 131 minutes of pure legend energy. You're not ready.
TMDB
73
IMDb
79
Rotten Tomatoes
92
Audience Score
87
Google
74

Bad 25 (2012)

Nostalgic fever dreamStudio session pornKing of Pop worship

Overview

DocumentaryMusic

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world superstars as Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey.

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Spike Lee's obsessive attention to musical detail

Editing

Seamless blend of archive gold and fresh interviews

Sound

Isolated vocal tracks that'll give you chills

Best for:Solo: Late-night headphones, moonwalking in your kitchen·Streaming: Pause constantly to Spotify the tracks·Friends: MJ stans who will scream at Sheryl Crow stories
Heads up:Emotional: Heavy focus on MJ's death throughout framing·Triggers: Brief discussion of child abuse allegations
Spike Lee

Director

Spike Lee

ReleasedOct 19, 2012
Runtime2h 11m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Optimum Productions

Top Cast

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

Self

Cee Lo Green

Cee Lo Green

Self

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Self

Questlove

Questlove

Self

Ye

Ye

Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Self

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Self

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Self

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Self

Siedah Garrett

Siedah Garrett

Self

Joe Pytka

Joe Pytka

Self

Bruce Swedien

Bruce Swedien

Self

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The 'Smooth Criminal' anti-gravity lean required specially designed shoes with heel anchors—MJ patented the invention himself.

Cultural

Bad was the first album to produce five consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles; this doc captures why that dominance still feels unprecedented.

YouTube

Michael Jackson - Bad 25 - Documentary - Trailer

Michael Jackson - Bad 25 - Documentary - Trailer

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