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Michael Jackson: Bad (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 18 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Martin Scorsese
- Starring
- Wesley Snipes, Michael Jackson, Paul Calderon, Dennis Price, Roberta Flack, Catherine Scorsese
The 18‑minute short film that accompanies the hit single “Bad” was the first of five record‑breaking No. 1 songs to receive a visual treatment. Michael Jackson teamed with director Martin Scorsese to portray urban and racial tensions of the 1980s. In 2014 Rolling Stone ranked it the second‑greatest of Jackson’s short films.
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