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Bad 25

Bad 25 (2012)

2h 11m 7.0/10 IMDb
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.

Director: Spike Lee

Cast: Michael Jackson, Spike Lee, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green, Mariah Carey

Content Warnings

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted) (referenced)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children (referenced)
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