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    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

    1983

    2:08:06

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    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

    Genre

    Music
    Documentary
    TV Movie

    Plot

    Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.

    Director

    Don Mischer

    Writers

    Ruth Adkins Robinson, Buz Kohan, Suzanne de Passe,

    Stars

    Richard Pryor, Adam Ant, Nick Ashford, Renaldo Benson, Cindy Birdsong,