Michael Jackson: Bad

Year: 1987

Runtime: 18 mins

Language: English

Director: Martin Scorsese

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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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