Movies

[The Wiz (1979)] [Captain EO (1986)] [Ghosts (1996)]

The Wiz (1979)

The black version of the classic The Wizard of Oz, starring Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor, and Michael Jackson. Quincy Jones scored the film. Although this film was reviewed as overproduced and expensive, Michael's performance is wonderful. He is entirely believable in his role as the Scarecrow and his singing and dancing are spectacular. Director Sidney Lumet.

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Captain EO (1986)

Walt Disney chariman Michael Eisner and Kodak invested 25 million $ to produce a 3-D space adventure. Michael appears as a pilot of a small craft who uses his magical powers to free an alien queen and her followers from their wickedness. Also co-starring: Hollywood star Anjelica Houston. The movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. It was shown in Disneyworld (Orlando/FL) and Disneyland (Anaheim/CA) between 1986 and 1994. Nowadays its one of the leading attractions in Eurodisney (Paris/FRA) and Disneyland Tokyo (JP).

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Ghosts (1996)

A 38-minute SFX-Musical by the King Of Pop. The story was written by Horror-autor Stephen King and MJ, it played with the adaption of King's 1984 novel "Thinner".In the film, the people of a small town and their white, middle-aged mayor (one of five roles played, through the aid of special effects, by Michael Jackson) go to the house in which Michael's main character, the Maestro, lives with the aim of driving him from the town. When they find him, the mayor calls him "freak" and "weirdo" and orders him out. Michael challenges them to a game in which whoever gets scared first must leave. To the accompaniment of the song "2 Bad", Michael exhibits his most spectacular dancing yet while he defies the mayor and townspeople with his dazzling, eerie magic. During the film, Michael demonstrates his awareness of the many labels that have been applied to him by calling himself (th! rough the character of the mayor) many of the names that have been used against him during his career. Through the magic of special effects, he totally destroys his own face (which has often been the most criticized feature of his persona by the tabloid press worldwide), having it crumble into a flesh-colored powder before he totally disintegrates and is blown away by an errant wind, reminiscent of Remember the Time. Directed by four-time-Academy-Award-winning special-effects maestro Stan Winston (who worked with Steven Spielberg in Jurassic Park)