The Jacksons: An American Dream- The Complete Miniseries

Loved the 🎥 movie thanks❣️

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I remember when The Jackson Five shot-our on the schene. This movie was very close to what happened, except Joe Jackson was light-skinned and Lawrence Hilton Jacob was not, but he was close to what Joseph Jackson was really like and the fact that some of the original Jackson's kids played their father's made it all the more realistic.

This is one of my favorite movies & was definitely worth getting especially if your a fan of the Jackson 5. The movie is clear & good quality.

I was pleasantly surprised with this miniseries. It truly did give a good look at what life was like for the Jackson's back in Gary, Indiana. It also explains their drive to get out of Gary Indiana and seek a better life in California in the sunshine, their Utopia. It would have been interesting to see how the family fared if the J5 had not been successful. May-be Jackie would have been supporting the family, by playing professional baseball.All aside I think this miniseries fills in many of the gaps to their family life, such as how Joe worked double shifts to earn enough money to feed the family, also his brutality with the children. It really made you cringe when one of them was getting a whipping. Also what they used to eat when he got laid off and how the family just loved babies and why they had so many, which also tails into how Michael loved babies. I do believe they were happy being a large family. It also goes into 'finer' detalis such as Jackie wanting to have more freedom as a teenager and sneaking out at night, but still having to look after his younger brothers. Also Reebie doing many of the chores in bringing up the younger children. Life in Gary, Indiana seemed brutal outside the home and both Joe and Katherine wanted a better life for their family. This is probably what drove them to work the children such long hours.The actors chosen for the miniseries were very credible. It must have been interesting for Jermaine Jnr to play his father, especially the scene where he was with with a groupie in his room on tour. The screenplay also follows the books of Jermaine and Katherine quite closely. It is really like the series is told through Katherine's eyes, from when she met Joe up to when she knew he was seeing other women.Overall this gives a very realistic portrayal of the Jacksons and not just when they became successful.

This Jackson telling has what many of the other Jackson related movies do not have – heart, and actual Jackson music! This made for TV movie is over 25 years old and still holds up. The production value is good (including location shooting), the casting is good, and Jackson music is abundant.Angela Bassett is particularly good as mother Jackson. Her portrayal of Kathrine Jackson captures her demeanor and physical idiosyncrasies (Bassestt was very busy at this point in her career, as she would go on to portray Tina Turner. Talk about a versatile actress!). Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs is also good as Joe Jackson. Though he may not look a lot like Joseph, Jacobs maintained a consistent level of intensity that characterized the elder Jackson. Other good casting choices include Billy Dee Williams as Motown founder Berry Gordy, and Venessa Williams as Motown executive Suzanne de Passe. Further kudos need to be given to the casting director and all the great young people cast as the Jackson siblings. The boys and young men, especially, did outstanding jobs lip syncing the songs and learning all the dance moves. The performance sequences were very convincing. Speaking of which, the soundtrack includes many of their early hits as the Jackson 5, up to Michael’s premiere of “Billie Jean.”The public may only know of the Jacksons through the unfortunate events that plagued Michael as an adult. What the public forgets is that the Jacksons were a blue collar, lower-middle class family that had a dream, worked a plan, and became very successful. Since the airing of this movie (1992) much has happened to the family. If the same care and effort were mustered, a sequel would be every bit as entertaining and informative. We need a sequel!

Delivered with care it was in very good condition not banged up or scratched up or anything I'm watching it right now awesome

I like the movie.however the quality is not the best, but still watchable.

Must have for MJ fans. Saw this when I was a kid and reminded me of the time I watched the Motown25 when MJ unleashed Billy Jean!

Dieser Film ist finde ich fuer Fans von Michael Jackson ein muss.....darueber hinaus, kann man sich ein wenig in dessen Lage versetzen, warum er so war .....wie er eben war. Grossartig.

one of my favorite movies

Très bon DVD mais il faut comprendre correctement l'anglais ,aucune traduction etil est non compatible avec les lecteurs de zone1 mais 2 donc Américain ,dommage....

Habe diesen Film im TV in deutscher Sprache gesehen und finde ihn großartig . TV Rechte hin und her ich hoffe das die Industrie diesen Film endlich in deutscher Sprache auf DVD anbietet zumal er ja schon in deutscher Sprache existiert.