The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992 film directed by Karen Arthur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jacksons: An American Dream is an American five-hour miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18, 1992.[1] It is based upon the history of the Jackson family, one of the most successful musical families in show business, and the early and successful years of the popular Motown group the Jackson 5.
The Jacksons: An American Dream | |
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Written by | Joyce Eliason |
Directed by | Karen Arthur |
Starring | Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Angela Bassett Holly Robinson Peete Margaret Avery Alex Burrall Jermaine Jackson Jr. Bumper Robinson Floyd Meyers Jr. Monica Calhoun Jason Weaver Angel Vargas Terrence Howard Vanessa Williams Billy Dee Williams Wylie Draper Colin Steele |
Theme music composer | Harold Wheeler |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Producers | Suzanne de Passe Joyce Eliason Jermaine Jackson Margaret Maldonado Stan Margulies |
Running time | 300 min. |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | November 15 (1992-11-15) ā November 18, 1992 (1992-11-18) |
The miniseries was executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Stan Margulies, produced by Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado, and directed by Karen Arthur. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, where director Arthur had previously filmed her feature film Lady Beware.
The Jacksons: An American Dream is based on Katherine Jackson's My Family autobiography. A critical and commercial success, the program won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography, while the performances of Hilton-Jacobs and Bassett received widespread acclaim.