Bad 25 (film)

Bad 25
Film poster
Directed bySpike Lee
Produced bySpike Lee
StarringMichael Jackson
CinematographyKerwin DeVonish
Edited byBarry Alexander Brown
Production
company
Optimum Productions
Distributed bySony Music Entertainment
Release date
  • August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31)
(69th Venice International Film Festival)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bad 25 is a 2012 documentary film about the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The film was directed by Spike Lee who previously directed Jackson in the music video for "They Don't Care About Us", as well as directing the posthumous music video for the song "This Is It". A 25th anniversary edition reissue of the Bad album was also released on September 18, 2012, sharing the same name as the film.

The film was first screened at the 69th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2012[1][2] and was shown for a limited time in New York and Los Angeles theaters on October 19, 2012.[citation needed] The film made its television premiere on German television channel VOX on October 20, 2012[3] and in the United Kingdom on BBC2 on December 1, 2012. A 90-minute edited version of the film, running for 64 minutes without commercials,[4] premiered in North America on ABC on November 22, 2012.[5][6] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 2, 2013.[7] The film is also available on the iTunes Store.[8]

  1. ^ Karen Bliss (September 17, 2012). "Spike Lee Revisits Michael Jackson's Career for 'BAD 25' Documentary | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Rooney, David (August 31, 2012). "Bad 25: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Das Phänomen Michael Jackson". VOX. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Twitter / SpikeLee: Tonights Bad25 Was 90 Minutes". Twitter.com. November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. ^ McGovern, Kyle (October 18, 2012). "Spike Lee's 'Bad 25' Trailer Touts Michael Jackson's Greatest Accomplishments | SPIN | Newswire". SPIN. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "'Michael Jackson BAD 25' Trailer: Spike Lee Debuts New Spot On 'The View' (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. October 19, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bad 25 Documentary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Michael Jackson: Spike Lee: Bad 25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).