MOTOWN 25: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOREVER (3 DVD)

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever debuted on NBC on May 16, 1983, and the morning after became an immediate water-cooler sensation. The highlight that caused the most talk was Michael Jackson's world premiere of his moonwalk (aka six seconds that changed the world ) but Motown 25 had an abundance of other buzz-worthy moments - reunions by The Miracles, The Supremes and The Jackson 5; the battle of the stars between The Temptations and Four Tops; and the hottest comedian in the world at the time, Richard Pryor, as host. ; ; The show deservedly won an Emmy Award and George Foster Peabody Award among many other honors, but has been unseen for over 20 years...until now, in pristine 5.1 surround sound. ; ; This 3-DVD set features an extended version of Motown 25, with almost 30 minutes of footage never broadcast. Virtually every major Motown artists is spotlighted, including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, Jr Walker and the Commodores.
• Cast: Adam Ant, Nick Ashford, Florence Ballard, Renaldo Benson, Cindy Birdsong, Dick Clark, Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge, James DeBarge, Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, Dennis Edwards, Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, José Feliciano, Melvin Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Howard Hesseman, Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jacksun, Rick James, Eddie Kendricks, William King, Ronald LePread, Thomas McClary, Warren Moore, John Moschitta Jr., Walter Orange, Lawrence Payton, Richard Pryor, Martha Reeves, Tim Reid, Lionel Richie, Claudette Robinson, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, David Ruffin, Valerie Simpson, Richard Street, Levi Stubbs, Tammi Terrell, Ron Tyson, Junior Walker, Mary Wells, Ronnie White, Billy Dee Williams, Milan Williams, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Mary Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Don Mischer, Suzanne De Passe, Buz Kohan, Ruth Adkins Robinson
• Director: Don Mischer
• Runtime: 16:15
• Company: Time Life Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie