Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

128 mins | Music | May 16, 1983

Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion.

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

128 mins | Music | May 16, 1983

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion.
IMDb rating 8.9
Producers Motown Pictures Company
Original title Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Directors Don Mischer
Writers Ruth Adkins Robinson, Suzanne de Passe, Buz Kohan

Cast

Richard Pryor

as Self - Host

Adam Ant

as Self

Nick Ashford

as Self

Renaldo Benson

as Self

Cindy Birdsong

as Self

Dick Clark

as Self

Bunny DeBarge

as Self

El DeBarge

as Self

James DeBarge

as Self

Mark DeBarge

as Self

Randy DeBarge

as Self

Dennis Edwards

as Self

Melvin Franklin

as Self

Marvin Gaye

as Self

Berry Gordy

as Self

Howard Hesseman

as Johnny Caravella (Doctor Johnny Fever)

Marlon Jackson

as Self

Michael Jackson

as Self

Rick James

as Self

William King

as Self

Thomas McClary

as Self

Walter Orange

as Self

Lawrence Payton

as Self

Martha Reeves

as Self

Tim Reid

as Gordon Sims (Venus Flytrap)

Lionel Richie

as Self

Smokey Robinson

as Self

Bobby Rogers

as Self

Linda Ronstadt

as Self

Diana Ross

as Self

Valerie Simpson

as Self

Richard Street

as Self

Ron Tyson

as Self

Junior Walker

as Self

Mary Wells

as Self

Mary Wilson

as Self

Stevie Wonder

as Self

Randy Jackson

as Self

Tito Jackson

as Self

Jackie Jackson

as Self

Lamont Dozier

as Self

Eddie Holland

as Self

Brian Holland

as Self

Harvey Fuqua

as Self

Ron LaPread

as Self

Milan Williams

as Self

Pete Moore

as Self

Marv Taplin

as Self

Otis Williams

as Self

Levi Stubbs

as Self

Linda Howard

as Self

Michelle Martin

as Self

T.G. Sheppard

as Self