The Greatest Night in Pop

The Greatest Night in Pop

97 mins | Documentary | Jan. 19, 2024

In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.

The Greatest Night in Pop

97 mins | Documentary | Jan. 19, 2024

The Greatest Night in Pop
In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Media Rights Capital, Dorothy St Pictures, MakeMake Entertainment
Original title The Greatest Night in Pop
Directors Bao Nguyen
Writers

Cast

Lionel Richie

as Self

Dionne Warwick

as Self

Kenny Loggins

as Self

Huey Lewis

as Self

Cyndi Lauper

as Self

Sheila E.

as Self

Smokey Robinson

as Self

Michael Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

as Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones

as Self (archive footage)

Tina Turner

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Simon

as Self (archive footage)

Kenny Rogers

as Self (archive footage)

James Ingram

as Self (archive footage)

Billy Joel

as Self (archive footage)

Diana Ross

as Self (archive footage)

Willie Nelson

as Self (archive footage)

Al Jarreau

as Self (archive footage)

Steve Perry

as Self (archive footage)

Daryl Hall

as Self (archive footage)

Kim Carnes

as Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

as Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

as Self (archive footage)

Dan Aykroyd

as Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

as Self (archive footage)

Lindsey Buckingham

as Self (archive footage)

Bob Geldof

as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Jermaine Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

La Toya Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Marlon Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Randy Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Tito Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Waylon Jennings

as Self (archive footage)

Anita Pointer

as Self (archive footage)

Ruth Pointer

as Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Pointer

as Self (archive footage)

Jeffrey Osborne

as Self (archive footage)

John Oates

as Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler

as Self (archive footage)

Ken Woo

as Self

Tom Bähler

as Self

David Breskin

as Self

Humberto Gatica

as Self

STEVEN IVORY

as Self

Larry Klein

as Self

Prince

as Self (archive footage)

Madonna

as Self (archive footage)