Michael tells the boy's mother that ″no body dies, they just go home to be with god″. In 1984, Michael is seen reading his favourite book, Peter Pan to a terminally ill cancer child, whose dying wish was to meet him. Later that year, following the making of the Thriller music video, Michael is advised to put a disclaimer on the video, due to concerns about the video's themes, assuring audiences he "is not in league with the devil". Ziggy is impressed with the amount of record sales, while Michael says his life means more than money. Michael and his manager, Ziggy (based on Frank DiLeo) are chased by screaming fans to their limo, after Michael's performance at Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. Later in 1983, following the release of his best selling album, Thriller, he becomes a global superstar and pop icon, which takes his career to a whole new level. Young Michael is watching children play in the playground, wishing he could join in, but is ordered by his father Joe to return to work. ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įssentially a spiritual sequel to The Jacksons: An American Dream, which discussed the Jackson family as children, Man in the Mirror begins with a flashback, albeit with a voice-over narration by Michael Jackson ( Flex Alexander), who reminisces on his younger self (played by Brennan Gademans in a non-speaking role), wanting a normal childhood. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise.
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MICHAEL JACKSON MAN IN THE MIRROR STRIPPER TRIAL
The film was primarily shot in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and was released August, 2004, a month prior to when Jackson's criminal trial was scheduled to begin. The film takes its title from one of Jackson's songs, " Man in the Mirror". It stars Flex Alexander as American pop star Michael Jackson, and follows his rise to fame and subsequent events. Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story is a 2004 Canadian-American biographical telefilm produced for VH1. 2004 television film by Allan Moyle Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story