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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. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1983-05-16
Runtime: 128 mins
Director: Don Mischer
Writer: Ruth Adkins Robinson, Buz Kohan, Suzanne de Passe
Spoken language: English
Genres: Music, Documentary, TV Movie
Original title: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Production Companies: Motown Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America