Michael Jackson: Bad (1987) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

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.