Episode #157 – Moonwalker (1988)

About this episode

The episode dives into the unique cinematic experience of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, exploring its artistic and cultural significance.

This week on Episode #157 of Fear and Loathing in Cinema, we found ourselves tumbling headfirst into the glittering, bewildering cosmos of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. To call it a movie feels almost impolite. It is, instead, a kind of cinematic music video stitched together at the exact moment Michael Jackson ceased to be merely human and became something closer to folklore. He's half man, half melody, and half very expensive special effect for 1988. The post Episode #157 – Moonwalker (1988) first appeared on Boomstick Comics .

People in this episode

Host: Bryan Kluger

Topics covered

• Michael Jackson
• cinematic music video
• film analysis
• 1980s cinema
• special effects

Keywords

• Moonwalker
• Michael Jackson
• film
• music video
• 1988
• special effects
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Moonwalker

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