Cast & Crew

Directed by

Colin Chilvers
(segment "Smooth Criminal") (directed by)
Jerry Kramer
(directed by) (anthology segments)
Jim Blashfield
(segment "Leave Me Alone") (uncredited)

Writing Credits

Michael Jackson
(story) (segment "Smooth Criminal")
David Newman
(screenplay) (segment "Smooth Criminal")

Cast

Michael Jackson
Michael
Joe Pesci
Mr. Big
Sean Lennon
Sean
Kelley Parker
Katie
Brandon Quintin Adams
Zeke
Jeff Adkins
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Patrick Alan
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Brenda Barrett
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Scott Benson
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Bonnie Beutler
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Lindell Blake
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Kim Blank
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Shelby Brown
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Geron Canidate
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Cindera Che
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Chris Coaley
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Gary Coburn
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Raphael Douglas
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Debbie Esposito
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Bruno Falcon
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Lorraine Fields
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Alison Fusco
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Eddie Garcia
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Nick Garfield
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Frank Gatson
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Greg Gonzales
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Hugo Huizar
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Beth Impey
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Cooley Jackson
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Douglas Jamochian
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Lisa Kellogg
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Clinton King-Keen
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Tina Landon
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Lance MacDonald
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Joseph Malone
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Keith McDaniel
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Carol Lee Meadows
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Odis Medley
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Todd Niles
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Glenn Padgett
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Dane 'Robot' Parker
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Michael Perea
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Larry Ramierez
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Louis Rangel
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Gina Consuela Rose
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Sebastian Russell
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Alif Sankey
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Chris Sheck
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Liz Sibert
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
LaVelle Smith Jr.
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Chris Solari
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Mari Winsor
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Smith Wordes
Dancer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Ben Aaron
Maestro (segment "Badder")
Bilal
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Brent Kelly
Jay O'Connor (segment "Badder")
Danial Brown
(segment "Badder")
Khiry Abdul-Samad
Self (segment "Badder")
Jose Chaidez
(segment "Badder")
Garland Spencer
Dancer (segment "Badder")
D.J. Dellos
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Dylan Stewart
Ellan (segment "Badder")
Dove Dellos
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Tajh Abdul-Samad
Self (segment "Badder")
Amaris Dupree
(segment "Badder")
Dion Turner
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Hakeem Abdul-Samad
Self (segment "Badder")
Cory Tyler
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Tony Williams
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Reggie Williams
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Dionysio Basco
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Eric Ryan
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Nikki Cox
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Maurissa Tancharoen
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Kimberly Duncan
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Tisha Tucker
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Jermaine Jackson II
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Terrance Williams
Dancer (segment "Badder")
Frank DiLeo
Dancer (segment "Come Together")
Menachem Begin
Self
Jimmy Carter
Self
Steve Fuji
Shadow Legion Trooper (Segment "Smooth Criminal"
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Self
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self
Brent Kelly
Jay O'Connor (segment "Badder")
John F. Kennedy
Self
Robert F. Kennedy
Self
Martin Luther King
Self
Brandon Scott Miller
Self
Mother Teresa
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self
Anwar Sadat
Self
Gregg Sargeant
Shadow Legion Trooper
Desmond Tutu
Self
Jennifer Batten
Self - Guitar Player (segment "Come Together")
The Boys
Themselves
Miko C. Brando
Michael's Friend (segment "Speed Demon")
Clancy Brown
Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon")
Bill Dion
Security Guard (segment: Speed Demon)
Taryll Jackson
Self
TJ Jackson
Self
Mick Jagger
Self
Angella Kaye
Dancer
Pons Maar
The Noid
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Themselves
Paul McMichael
Biff (live action)
Paul Reubens
Pee-wee Herman
Joseph Shabalala
Self (segment "The Moon is Walking")
Jody Sigmund
Storm Trooper
Elizabeth Taylor
Maggie Pollitt
Scott L. Treger
Starship Trooper
Lech Walesa
Self

Produced by

David Altschul
line producer (segment "Speed Demon")
Jim Blashfield
producer (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Paul Diener
line producer (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Frank DiLeo
executive producer
Michael Jackson
executive producer
Dennis E. Jones
coordinating producer / producer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Jerry Kramer
producer
John Romeyn
line producer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Will Vinton
producer (segment "Speed Demon")

Music by

Bruce Broughton
(original music by)

Cinematography by

Thomas E. Ackerman
(as Tom Ackerman)
Robert E. Collins
(as Bob Collins)
Frederick Elmes
(as Fred Elmes)
John Hora
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
(as Crescenzo Notarile)

Editing by

Dale Beldin
David E. Blewitt
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Mitchell Sinoway

Production Design by

Bryan Jones
Michael G. Ploog
(segment "Smooth Criminal") (as Michael Ploog)

Art Direction by

Russell Christian
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Bryan Jones
John Walker

Set Decoration by

Thomas Cost
(segment "Smooth Criminal")
Hal Gausman
Ronald R. Reiss
(as Ronnie Reiss)

Costume Design by

Betty Pecha Madden
(as Betty Madden)

Makeup Department

Lance Anderson
special make-up effects (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Jeffrey Beaton
make-up (segment "Come Together")
Judy Crown
hair stylist (segment "Come Together") / head hair stylist (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Patrick Decirce
makeup artist (segment "Come Together")
Karen Faye
make-up: Michael Jackson
Kenny Myers
makeup artist (segment "Come Together") (as Ken Myers)
Rick Stratton
makeup supervisor (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Virginie
makeup artist (segment "Come Together")
Robert Smithson
production assistant: Cinovation, Inc. (uncredited)

Production Management

Gary DePew
unit production manager
John Romeyn
unit production manager (segment "Smooth Criminal")

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

George Fortmuller
second assistant director
John Marias
first assistant director
Terry Miller
second assistant director (segment "Smooth Criminal")
John Romeyn
first assistant director
Benjamin Rosenberg
first assistant director (segment "Smooth Criminal")

Art Department

Peter Alvarez
labor foreman (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Robbin Atherly
props
Mark DeMichele
assistant property master (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Craig Edgar
set designer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Mitchell Grande
head painter (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Steve Levine
property master (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Christopher Merlin
propmaker (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Jim Ondrejko
construction coordinator (segment "Smooth Criminal") (as James Ondrejko)
Joe Ondrejko
propmaker (segment "Smooth Criminal") (as Joseph Ondrejko)
James F. Orendorff
construction coordinator (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Kenneth Robertson
propmaker (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Clark Acton
model maker (uncredited)
Bill Gold
poster designer (uncredited)
Brian Prosser
assistant art supervisor (segment "Retrospective") (uncredited)
David Russell
storyboard artist (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)

Sound Department

Bruce Bisenz
production sound mixer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
James Bolt
re-recording mixer
Ryan Davis
re-recording mixer: 2009-5.1 Remix
Chuck Fitzpatrick
sound mixer
Jeffrey Kaplan
sound recordist
Don Lusby
production sound mixer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Thomas McCarthy
supervising sound editor
Douglas J. Schulman
boom operator (segment "Smooth Criminal") (as Douglas Schulman)
Lionel Strutt
adr mixer
John Vincent
sound mixer
Burton Weinstein
supervising sound editor
Hannie Wilcox
boom operator (segment "Smooth Criminal")
David J Williams
sound editor (as David Williams)

Special Effects by

Tony Allard
special effects technician
Gary D. Bierend
special effects crew
Burt Dalton
special effects (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Bill Klinger
special effects (segment "Smooth Criminal")
John Palmer
special effects foreman: models, sets, claymation, motion control
Kevin Pike
special effects supervisor: Filmtrix, Inc. (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Brick Price
special effects
David Wischnack
special effects (segment "Smooth Criminal")
A.J. Workman
special effects
Arthur G. Schlosser
special effects technician (uncredited)
Gary Zink
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Eric Allard
robotics supervisor
Michael Backauskas
visual effects optical line-up
Kathy Chasen-Hay
visual effects editor
Joel Fletcher
stop-motion animator
John Higbie
motion control operator
Jeff Nicholson
optical cameraman
Ken Rudolph
motion control photographer
Steve Slocomb
visual effects cameramen
Michael Talarico
motion control camera assistant
Hoyt Yeatman
visual effects supervisor: Dream Quest Images
Jim Aupperle
effects photography (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon
animation camera: Kramer & Associates (uncredited)
Dion Hatch
optical cameraman: CRC (uncredited)
Michael J. Prosser
sculptor (uncredited)
Jay Roth
model maker (uncredited)
Don Waller
stop motion animator (uncredited)

Stunts

John Alden
stunts
Hank Baumert
stunts
Jerry Brutsche
stunts (as Gerald Brutsche)
Roydon Clark
stunts
Monty Cox
stunts (as Lamont Cox)
Kerrie Cullen
stunts
Christopher Doyle
stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks
stunts
Courtney Farnsworth
stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
stunts (as R.H. Farnsworth)
Alan Gibbs
stunts
Tim Gilbert
stunts
Andy Gill
stunts
Jack Gill
stunt coordinator
John Hateley
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Al Jones
stunts (as Alton Leo Jones)
Steve Kelso
stunts
Joel Kramer
stunts
Shawn Patrick Lane
motorcycle stunts (as Shawn Lane)
Burt Marshall
stunts
Matt McColm
stunts
Bill McIntosh
stunts
John Moio
stunt coordinator
Alan Oliney
stunts
Noon Orsatti
stunts
Walter Robles
stunts
Kerry Rossall
stunts
Peter Shaner
stunts (as Pete Shaner)
Spike Silver
stunts
Jim Stephan
stunts
Kurt Strommer
stunts
Jerry Summers
stunts
Mike Tillman
stunts
Chuck Waters
stunts
Danny Weselis
stunts
George P. Wilbur
stunts
Al Wyatt Jr.
stunts (as Alan Wyatt)

Camera and Electrical Department

Jim Blair
gaffer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Jeremy Braben
camera operator: London
Norman Cattell
first assistant camera (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Michael Condro
first assistant camera
Martin Coppen
gaffer (segment "Come Together")
James B. Crawford
rigging gaffer (segment "Smooth Criminal") (as James Crawford)
Sam Emerson
still photographer (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Claude Fullerton
best boy grip (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Bryan Greenberg
camera operator: concert
Chris Hill
video assist operator
Michael A. Jones
camera operator
Michael Katz
gaffer (segment "Come Together")
Lawrence Kennedy
best boy (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Michael Kenner
company grip (segment "Smooth Criminal")
John Le Blanc
camera operator (segment "Come Together")
Michael Liakos
dolly grip (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Joe R. Marquette Jr.
camera operator (segment "Come Together") (as Joe Marquette)
Tim McArdle
gaffer (segment "Come Together")
John C. Moulds
camera operator: second unit
Doug Nichol
camera operator (segment "Come Together")
Randy Nolen
camera operator (segment "Come Together")
Leslie Otis
first assistant camera (segment "Come Together")
Nick Papanickolas
best boy grip (segment "Come Together")
Jalal Pashandi
assistant camera
Bill Pecchi
camera operator (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Bill Pierson
dolly grip (segment "Come Together")
Bill Pope
camera operator (segment "Come Together")
Chuck Record
key grip (segment "Come Together")
Marc Reshovsky
camera operator (segment "Come Together")
David Rudd
first assistant camera (segment "Come Together")
John Schwartzman
camera operator (segment "Come Together")
Sidney Sidell
second assistant camera (segment "Smooth Criminal") (as Jerry Sidell)
Emmanuel Vouniozos
key grip (segment "Come Together") (as Manny Vouniozos)
Peter Wagner
key grip (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Brad Wood
rigging grip

Animation Department

Douglas Aberle
animator (segment "Speed Demon") / head of animation (segment "Speed Demon")
Tom Arndt
production animator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Mark Barrows
animator
Kyle Bell
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Gary Bialke
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Webster Colcord
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Phil Cummings
animator
Laura Di Trapani
production animator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
William Fiesterman
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Tom K. Gurney
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Matt Isakson
animator
Bruce McKean
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Jeffery Mulcaster
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Brad Nostrand
animation coordinator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Melissa Stewart
animation coordinator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Si Duy Tran
animator (segment "Speed Demon")
Will Vinton
animation conception (segment "Speed Demon")
Donald Wallace
production animator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Chel White
designer (segment "Leave Me Alone") / production animator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Matt Wuerker
production animator (segment "Leave Me Alone")
Brian Prosser
assistant animator (segment "Retrospective") (uncredited) / strata cut assistant animator (segment "Retrospective") (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Bush
costumer: Michael Jackson
Phillip Dennis
key costumer
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton
key costumer (as Giovanna Melton)
Donna R. Schultz
costumer (as Donna Schultz)
Bonnie Sinclair
costumer

Editorial Department

Andrew Damon Henriques
additional editor
H. Lee Peterson
assistant editor
James Seidelman
assistant editor

Music Department

Joel Fein
music coordinator (segment "Smooth Criminal")
Mark McKenzie
orchestrator
Al Teeter
music editor (as Alfred R. Teeter)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Michael Fisher
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Randy Newman
composer: additional music (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Tod Spence
script supervisor (segment "Smooth Criminal")

Transportation Department

Tom Briggs
driver
Steve Humphrey
transportation captain

Additional Crew

Jay Dee Alley
production support (segment "Speed Demon")
Tony Basile
production consultant
Jeffrey Daniel
co-choreographer
Bob Dunn
animal trainer
Richard Geerts
production assistant
Michael Jackson
choreographer
Mark R. Lindsay
sales representative (as Mark Lindsay)
Melissa Mitchell
production support (segment "Speed Demon")
Craig Parks
stand-in: Michael Jackson
Vincent Paterson
choreographer
Rebecca Raney
production support (segment "Speed Demon")
Charles Rehwalt
production support (segment "Speed Demon") (as Charlie Rehwalt)
Brad Southwick
production coordinator
Shawn Stevens
crafts service/catering
Chester A. Whitmore
assistant choreographer
Dick Wicklund
studio teacher
Brian Prosser
registration coordinator (segment "Retrospective") (uncredited)
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