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Are you gonna be a daughter of something? You've got to be a daughter

something. Are you gonna be a daughter of something? You've got to be a

of something.

Thank you. Thank you.

Get back in line.

All right, come on now. We're going to take it from the top.

And get it right this time.

One, two, three, four.

Stop.

Breathe together.

You got to feel it.

You hear it?

Take it from the top.

One, two, three, four.

Michael, I need you to look at me.

Michael, up here.

I'm going to need your eye line.

That's me.

All

right,

I think that's good. All right.

All right, all right, all right.

Yeah, that's all right.

It's going to feel better when you get it right.

Oh, how happy you have made me. I have kissed your lips.

Eat your food, please.

Stop.

Mikey, why are you playing with your food? You need to stop playing with your

food. Come on, you know he never eats.

Shut up, Latoya. Shut up.

I was trying to talk to you.

Look, I made a face.

Wow, that's a real regard.

All right, now listen up, boys.

I know you would never let me down.

And I... I think you're ready.

So I booked us a few gigs.

We start in Illinois tomorrow.

Wait,

wait. We don't need to work them that hard.

Work? They don't know the first thing about work. I understand that, but they

have school. Let me tell you something.

In this life, you're either a winner or you're a loser.

You hear me?

Y 'all some poor black kids from Gary, Indiana.

Shit ain't nothing going to be added to you.

But you got to fight for it.

Y 'all want to work in a steel mill like me for the rest of your days?

Yeah, because I sure as hell don't.

Unless you work harder.

Harder than anyone else.

Y 'all willing to fight for it? Yes, sir. I need to hear you a little louder.

'all willing to fight for it? Yes, sir.

Now I want you to reach out like you're about to touch that wall, but not quite.

Like this, all right? Reach out. Come on.

But don't touch it.

All right?

Good. That's it.

Keep your arms up. Keep your arms up.

Now, I want you to look at that wall.

All right?

Close your eyes.

We're going to reach out together.

As one.

As a family.

No more Jackie.

Tito.

Jermaine. Marlon.

And Michael.

From now on.

You're the Jackson 5.

Hey, Mother.

Why don't you wash your hands and get your night clothes on? We're getting

Hold up.

No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no. Set up your instruments. Come on.

They have school in the morning. What do you mean? Ain't no time for no nighty

-night and sweet dreams. We need to rehearse so we can get it right. Come

Come on. Set them up. Come on. Why? We're tired.

And we did good. Mikey, it's fine. You're tired.

And you think you did good.

Is that right, Michael?

Yes, Joseph.

We did good.

Michael, come over here. Come here.

You looking at me like I ain't talking to you?

Boy, you come over here when I call.

What?

My opinion don't matter around here?

Boy?

You gonna mind me, boy?

We'll rehearse till you get it right.

In this life, you're either a winner or a loser.

That's right.

You're going to cry, go on and cry.

Go on, big nose.

Sit it up.

Michael, it's mother.

Old foes slowly circled each other for a long moment.

Snyder spoke.

Captain Hook met his fate in the jaws of his old enemy, the crocodile.

Neverland was finally free.

Five, six, five, six, seven, eight.

Keep your eyes out here. Michael, look out here.

Thank you. Thank

you.

Don't you know that you're free?

Well, then you can go buy what you want to be

to some handsome young fellas. Now ladies, don't let them break your heart.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for the Jackson 5.

Hi boys.

Hi.

He's adorable.

Thank you.

Are you their manager?

Joseph Jackson.

Susanna Pass from Motown.

Motown.

It's God -given talent right there.

Perfect pitch.

Perfect pitch.

The things he could do with that voice.

I'll

be in

touch, Mr. Jackson.

Boys get to see you again. Have y 'all been learning a song gave you practice?

We'll start with Michael

Michael

you're

moving too much.

All right, here we go

Michael, you're doing it again.

Take a step closer to the microphone.

That's it. And I'm going to need you to keep your feet still.

You understand me?

Give me the same lead on it.

Here we go.

I didn't want you around.

Those pretty faces always make you stand out. Let me talk to him. No, he's just

kidding. I just need five minutes.

Hey, Joseph, why don't you worry about keeping the boys on schedule, hmm?

We got this over here.

Take a second look.

Oh, baby, give me one more chance.

I'm too pleased at me.

Let me tell you something, son.

I've been doing this a long time.

I've never heard a voice quite like yours.

You sang that song better than Smokey himself.

Really?

It's special.

You have something to say.

That's rare, Michael.

Yeah, this is a fader. Come on, try it.

This fader goes up and down, and it sets the levels.

to the volume. It can make your voice sound louder or softer.

Right? Yeah. These knobs up here, that's for your EQ.

What's EQ?

Equalization.

You see, when we record, we split things up in tracks. Excuse me.

Time to go, Michael.

Mr. Gordy's a very busy man. I'm sure he's taken up enough of his time.

Go ahead on, Michael.

I can show you this stuff some other time. Right?

Okay, Mr. Gordy. Thank you. Mm -hmm.

Now, Michael, you can ask me anything, anytime you want.

All right, so how old are you?

Ten. No, you're not ten. You're eight.

In this business, you can make up just about anything, especially your age.

Michael, how old are you?

I've been reading about the Serengeti.

Learning about all different types of lions, tigers, monkeys, giraffes.

One day, you and I will have more friends to play with.

Wouldn't that be fun?

Look at this picture. You like it?

Come on, Michael. Joseph wants you.

And make sure you put your rat in the cage this time.

It's disgusting.

Come on now.

Meet Bill Bray.

He's your new head of security, all right?

He's going to be around a lot.

Make sure you mind him.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Bray.

It's very nice to meet you too, young man.

You can call me Bill, okay?

Okay, Bill.

All right.

Guard him with your life.

Michael.

You're missing the best part.

And llamas have three stomachs so they can digest their food because all they

eat is vegetables.

And they're really smart, very intelligent creatures.

And best of all, they never, ever bite.

That's what you said about the rat.

No, really.

Llamas never bite. They only spit when they're agitated.

So you want me to bring some spitting, agitated animal into my house?

He lives outside. Come on, please, please say yes. I'll look after him.

Absolutely not, Michael.

Mother has enough things to worry about.

And you don't need another pet.

They're not my pet.

They're my friend.

Well... I do understand that.

But don't you want to meet real friends like kids your own age?

I would like that for you.

I do sometimes, but I'm not like the other kids.

They don't treat me like a real person.

And all they want to do is stare at me and take pictures of me.

You look at me, Michael.

I knew you were different the moment you were born.

I knew you were different from your brothers.

And that's okay.

You have a very...

And you know what Jehovah says?

He said, let your light shine unto the world.

Now you let your light shine.

Do you understand me?

Yeah.

Don't you ever let anyone take that away from you.

Not even yourself.

You guys ready?

And I'll be there.

And I'll be there.

I'll be there to comfort you.

Fill my world. I'll sing the melody of the glass of honey, baby.

I'll be there with the love that's gone.

I'll be after it.

I'll keep holding on.

Yes, I do.

Shedding the path.

Embracing freedom.

That's your album right there, brother.

That's what people want.

Pure escapism, Quincy.

That's it?

Yeah.

So,

how are you going to tell your father about a solo album?

breaking away from the family, he's not going to like that.

I'm not a kid anymore, Q.

I'm going to look him straight in the eye.

Tell him to his face.

I need you to tell my father that the Soul album is your idea.

Okay. Okay.

I'm going to have a drink.

Michael, we love you doing a solo album.

Honestly, that's why we signed you all to Epic. No disrespect to your family,

but this is what we were hoping for.

Great.

I think you'll be better coming from you guys.

Anything we can do to help, Michael.

So, tell us about the album.

Okay. Well, this album.

It's really important to me. I just, I need the freedom to write the music and

lyrics that pop into my head.

You know, to express myself creatively.

I want a whole new sound, a whole new me.

Quincy Jones producing, Ralph Timberton, he's working on songs right now.

It sounds terrific, Michael.

Consider it done.

So we feel like Michael doing a solo album would be really great for the

And, more importantly, for the Jackson brand. They could help each other with

and merchandising and feed each other, you know?

Feed. Sure.

So, I guess you're okay with all this?

Of course, gentlemen.

Whatever's good for Michael is great for me.

And if there's anything you need, don't hesitate. The only thing is, Michael can

do whatever he wants in his spare time, so long as he continues to work with his

brothers.

I'm sorry?

I own his ass from 9 to 5.

After that, it's up to him.

If he wants to cut an album at midnight, he'll fine with me, as long as he's at

that microphone at 9 a .m. sharp.

That's what works around here.

My house.

Understood.

I appreciate you gentlemen stopping by.

Shows respect.

Our pleasure, Joe. Yeah.

I'm so excited to start recording with you tonight.

I wish you could come.

I'm a little nervous, but more excited.

Definitely more excited.

I just have all these ideas in my head, just constantly following.

Just got to get them out.

You know?

You get some sleep, Louie.

I'll be back in the morning. I'll tell you all about it.

You ready, Joker?

Yeah. Let's hit it.

You want me to drive?

Not this time, Joker.

Sure about that. Next time.

I'd rather let Louie drive.

Take your time.

Settle in.

No rush.

And keep these feet still.

Well, Q, can you do me a favor and lower the lights for me, please?

Just a little bit.

Thanks.

You're confident.

You're strong.

You're beautiful.

You're the greatest of all time.

I'm going back to bed.

Don't wake your father up.

Latoya, do you know about this? What's going on?

What do you got going on, Mike?

You'll see.

It's okay.

Go on.

It's okay.

I want you to meet my new friend,

Bubbles.

I rescued him from this awful place.

You know, where they do testing on animals.

Welcome to the family.

Michael, you do know that chimps are wild animals that don't belong in a

in Encino.

Mother, I'll take good care of them.

I will, I promise.

Does he bite?

Oh, no. No, he's sweet.

But, you know, chimps are sensitive, though, you know, to certain sounds and

people.

You know, they either hide or they attack.

It's okay, Bubba. It's okay.

You're safe now.

You want to make some music, huh?

That's me.

I just released my new album.

Those are my demos.

Don't mess that up.

Here, I want to show you this.

Look.

This is Neverland.

I come here all the time.

It's filled with magic, adventure, pirates.

Can I help you?

The Lost Boys.

This is my favorite page. It's Peter Pan.

The Shadow.

Michael.

Surgery. Have you had any surgeries in the past five years?

Mm -mm.

What about medications? Are you taking any?

No, ma 'am.

Just Beniclin cream for my venaligo.

Oh, I'm sorry.

You know, it's much more common than people think.

Has it spread?

A little bit, yeah.

Yeah, but, you know, the cream, it helps even out my skin tone.

Oh, I see, yeah.

Michael, good to see you again.

We're almost ready for you. Any last questions?

Oh, no. I'm ready.

I need to make a few marks around the nose.

You know, you're a pretty good -looking kid.

You sure you want to do this?

I'm not a kid anymore.

My nose is too big.

I'm not sure that's true.

You see, my face isn't symmetrical.

For the photographs and all.

I have to be perfect.

You're the boss.

Just relax.

Hey, what's going on, son?

Son?

Michael.

Boy.

What in the world?

Let me see, though.

Hey.

Oh, my God.

Michael.

It's from my son.

Yes, I'll always be a dreamer.

Dreaming my life away.

Dreaming my life away.

Nothing comes complete to a dreamer.

You wake up and dream it.

Maybe I should get a nose job.

You think so? Yes, I do.

Muscle says everybody does it.

All the big stars.

All our favorite ones.

Well, it looks great.

You really think so? I do.

See, I want a new look. Oh, yeah?

Reinvent myself.

You know?

Now that I'm doing my own thing.

I want the world to see me differently.

Not a boy in a kid van anymore.

Look around, Michael. Your fans love you.

They're not my fans.

They're part of my family.

It's just time for me to start taking control of my own destiny.

I want to be who I want to be.

Mikey.

Joseph just called to meet him.

Careful, he's hungry.

How hungry?

He's pretty hungry.

For, like, a mouse?

Maybe.

There he is. Man of the hour.

Man of the hour.

Come on, sit down. Sit down.

Now.

Y 'all real happy about Michael's success.

That's lovely to see.

It's heartwarming.

I mean, he can go all the way.

Right to the top.

All by himself.

Wouldn't that be something?

Oh, man.

Let me tell you.

The Jackson family is the brand.

That's our Coca -Cola.

Yeah, so we need to open up the store and start selling.

Oh, you know what's going to happen?

Folks won't go out there and start buying some Pepsi.

We got to get in there again and then the wares.

So, I've decided.

I'm arranging a tour and a live album.

Well, how are we going to tour without Jermaine?

Your brother made his choice when we left Motown and he stayed.

Let him live with it.

The point is, we need to capitalize on Michael's album.

So, we're going to do a bunch of songs. Joseph, I... I... I need to think.

No, sir.

I told you what to think.

You got a problem with that, Michael? We need to have a reasonable conversation

about this, Joseph.

You think now because you're a big superstar and you got this big hit album

you're better than everybody in this house.

Is that it?

You're better than your brothers.

You're mothering me.

Is that it?

You need to think.

You think you're better than me, boy?

Joseph, that is enough.

Is that it, Michael?

Huh?

Is that it, Michael? That is enough.

You better stop.

Let's go.

Where do you want to go?

Just drive.

I'm so sick of it, Bill.

All of it.

Joseph's exploiting me.

I had a whole plan.

A track list, a visual.

I wanted to do a solo tour.

He's just ruining it all.

I need my freedom.

Well...

Move out.

I'm not ready for that.

It's not that easy.

Life's not easy, son.

I'll tell you.

I love my family.

I do.

I just want to do my own thing.

Joseph's never going to change.

The only thing he cares about is the Jackson family.

Huh? And no matter what you do, he's only ever going to see it as a family

success.

Get your own team.

Get you a good lawyer.

Think about it.

Then the two of us need look no more.

We both found what we were looking for.

With a friend on my own, I never

belong.

And you, my friend, will see.

You've got a friend.

You're always running here and there.

You feel you're not wanted anywhere.

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we want you to... I already have a family.

Too much of one.

I mean, the whole point's going solo, right?

So, that means you're probably going to break a few hearts over there in Encino.

Unless I'm missing something.

Do I know you?

No, I don't think so.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I think I'd remember.

Who are you?

John Brinker.

You're head of the Beach Boys.

Yeah, I do.

Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, a couple other guys, and now I work here.

I like the Beach Boys.

Me too.

Brian Wilson's a genius.

Some of the best harmonies in rock and roll.

You know what I'm after, Mr. Brinker?

Sure.

You want to be the biggest star in the world.

Can you help make that happen?

Yes.

How?

Because I believe...

There's no one like you.

And there never will be.

Mr. Jackson.

Mr. Jackson, I apologize. He's my guy.

Can you leave us alone for a second?

Please.

Okay, Mr. Branca.

Here's your first job.

I need you to fire Joseph.

Your dad?

You want me to fire your dad?

And how would you like me to do that?

Quickly.

I'm just going.

All right. Yes.

Latoya, get the hell on out of here.

Kate, look at that.

Will you look at this?

The boy fired me with a piece of paper.

That means he's been cutting me man to man, huh?

Look me in the eye and do it.

That boy's going to feel my belt when they get him here.

No, he's not.

Yes, the hell he is. No, he's not.

What are you going to do, beat him?

You gonna whoop him?

He's grown.

What you gonna do?

I said you can't do it no more.

You can't whoop nobody.

You can't beat nobody.

And if you don't like it, you can leave.

And the next time you see your son, you ought to thank him.

Everything we have is because of him. And don't you ever forget that.

seems to forget that I'm the one that got us out of Gary.

And everything I've done is for this family.

You go on ahead and keep thinking that.

Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself.

Enjoy yourself.

Enjoy yourself.

Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself.

Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy

Enjoy

yourself.

Yeah. I'm really excited.

This looks really cool.

That's you.

That's Michael Jackson.

What? It's Michael Jackson. What?

Please excuse him.

Are you actually really?

I'm Michael. Wow.

I wonder.

I'd love an autograph for my son.

I mean.

Of course.

Yeah. He's a huge fan.

Yeah. How do I sign this?

What's your name?

You can just make it out to Pauline.

Is that the new Atari game?

I love that.

You've played it?

Oh, yeah. All the time.

Just be sure to keep talking left when you fire.

That's how you power up.

Cool. Thank you.

Of course.

Would you like an autograph?

Yes, please.

What's your name?

Annika. Annika.

Pretty name.

Here you go, baby.

Thank you.

This thing's fancy.

Thank you so much.

Hi.

Hi, buddy.

Over here, over here.

Get up and post it.

You want to make it, baby? Okay.

Here,

here, I got it.

Hey, Mikey.

What's up, Mikey?

What's up, Bill? What's up, Bill?

He's short.

Whose ball is it next to his? Guys, look.

I got Twister.

Twister? You want to play tonight?

Really? What are you going to do with Twister?

Come on, be like the old days.

We love you, Mike, but I got to be home with the family. I can't be playing

games. And the rest of us are going out tonight.

Yeah, Marlon's got a hot date.

Marlo, what time are you going to be home? We can play then.

Marlo's going to be playing his own game of Twister. Shut up, Jackie. I'm always

lucky.

Yeah, right.

You guys are no fun anymore.

Oh, come on, Mike. Don't be like that.

That's cheating.

It's okay.

Don't worry about it.

Takes a long time to learn.

I'm a special dancer.

You want some ice cream?

Okay, but then I've got to go to work.

Don't break anything.

I'll be back.

I was thinking about framing this.

Fire your own father.

You got a lot to learn about family.

Hi, welcome back.

Beautiful name.

Look up for it. Thank you.

Is this for you? Hi.

Can I get one with the album?

Michael, over here.

You want to say that again, transistor face?

You watch TV?

Yeah.

Sometimes.

You watch TV?

Yeah.

Cartoons.

Three Stooges a lot.

Charlie Chaplin.

You know who he is?

Duh. No, you don't.

You're such a doodoo head.

He's wonderful.

Really. He's an actor. He's a movie director.

And he writes songs.

I have a dog.

It's a dachshund.

Hmm.

What's his name?

Rudy.

He's getting fat.

My mom says I feed him too much.

I love Rudy.

Do you have any pets?

Uh, a snake and a giraffe.

No way.

And a llama.

It's got to be the greatest selling album of all time.

And not just by Black Garden, by any race, any color, okay?

Then I want the largest concert tour there ever was.

Just stadiums only, just thousands and thousands of people just rushing into

stadiums, just all over the world.

I also want to make short films featuring my music.

That's ambitious.

I can see it.

You see it, you can do it. I see it so clearly.

Now, Walter Yetnikoff called. CBS wants to do a press release.

No. No press. No interviews.

No nothing.

He's not going to like that.

You've got to handle that, Branca.

See, I want to be mysterious.

Like Garbo.

You know?

I mean, the Paley's comic came every year. Just year after year.

Would you look at it?

You're going to need publicity.

What I'm going to need is a good record that sells.

Nothing else matters.

Fair enough.

Then I suggest you start laying down some killer demos.

Can you do that?

Of course I can do that.

What are you doing, Mike?

I'm channeling.

Why didn't the creator give me a song right now?

If I'm not here to receive these ideas, God might give them the prince.

Take the day off, man. Cheetah.

Hello.

Put a smile on your face.

Put a glow in your eyes.

I know you feel better.

You don't cry.

That's the only way to be.

Almost all of the gunfire and death over drugs and territory involves rival

gangs. Ryan Chavez reports from Los Angeles.

rival gang member.

Another killed at a drive -by shooting in Sacramento because he wore the wrong

color. Those who wear blue call themselves the Crips. The blood wear

Some, like Smokey, survive attacks, though paralyzed.

People dying over nothing, man.

Over a neighborhood.

Yet the city remains filled with warring soldiers.

It's easy to be a Crip to me.

Some of y 'all don't be. Y 'all don't watch out. You wouldn't die for him,

you?

You saying that now on TV, but you wouldn't die for them for real? Yeah,

for my home court.

But as time went on, I started to get too deep in the drugs, so I started

getting in trouble in the streets.

So I thought to myself, you know, it was either this or death.

Ryan Chavez reporting from Los Angeles.

Hmm. Hello?

Hey, Bill, it's me.

Hey, Joker.

What's up?

Well, I need some help and was hoping you could pull up a favor.

Okay, so they're all at the studio.

But they're only there because of you.

I can't believe you're doing this.

Music will bring people together, Bill.

That's the point.

And if things work out... I have a big idea.

That was juicy right there.

What was that? This dance called bobbing, man.

Hey,

and this?

That's called the C -Walk, huh?

Hey, can I get an autograph?

Whatever, cut.

Look, it's for my sister.

No, yeah, of course. Afterwards, I'll sign autographs for everybody.

Sure.

Look, I know this isn't easy for you guys.

I just want to thank everybody for coming.

It's really important to me.

You see, I think music and dance...

It's what we all have in common.

That's the universal language.

We can change the world.

I believe that.

Sounds good.

Let's work on that together.

Keep going.

Let's work on that part.

Right now, let's just forget about the arms.

It shouldn't be too forced.

It's natural.

It's a flow.

All together.

See?

It's in unison.

Think of a school of fish.

We all move together.

You know what I mean?

I'm going to try something.

I've got an idea.

Bill, can you bring my jacket, please?

I'm going to try something when we travel down this way.

The jacket.

Thank you.

Let's do it again. I'm going to break out and do something, but continue with

that flow.

What do you guys think?

Feels good?

All right.

I want to try music now.

Yeah.

In fact, I want to put you all in my short film.

Just crank it up, please.

I want to feel it.

You know, CBS wants you to call Diablo Michael Jackson.

To a good venture.

Louder!

Go straight in the pocket.

And let that ooze into the rest of the chorus. You dig?

Okay. I'll try that.

You're on the cover of the damn album.

You're singing on every song.

A little more.

Don't kill the killer now.

Now that's rock and roll. That's Van Halen, bitch.

Not

you,

my Marie Antoinette, for I will give you eternal life.

Can we stop a sec?

Cut! Cut!

That was great. You guys were perfect. Just keep warm. Stretch out for a

Hey.

Is the camera supposed to move in there?

Uh, I can help you out.

Is there a particular thing you're looking for?

Yeah, I'm just worried we're not getting the feet.

You know, Fred Astaire would always say you gotta get the whole body.

You know, that's how the audience feels the dance.

Right, right.

Can you ask John just to try that?

Just for one take. Yeah, you got it.

Thank you.

So instead of moving in, he wants the camera to move out to see the feet.

All right, we'll do that. Okay.

Okay, Michael, we're going to pull back. We're going to hold you head to toe,

okay? Perfect.

All right. Okay, everybody, back to first position, please.

Camera set.

Save you from the beast about to strike. You know it's day or night.

Day or night.

You're fighting for your life. And fight together. Day or night.

Day or night.

Because I can tell you more than any ghost.

What can I say, guys, except congratulations.

Album's amazing.

Everyone's buying.

Pop charts, R &B charts.

If this kid did a duet with Reba, we'd own the goddamn country charts.

Thanks, Walter.

Thanks so much.

Michael, everyone at the CBS family is so proud of you.

I'm proud of you.

Now, what can I do for you, my son? Your wish is my command.

Well, I'm really happy with the sales of Thriller, but...

Franco?

We're happy with the sales, but there's still something we need to do promotion

-wise.

We need to get his videos on MTV.

MTV? Aye, aye, aye. Not possible.

The videos are masterpieces.

You haven't even seen Thriller yet, and it's going to blow your mind.

And they will promote the record like nothing else. And if we get into heavy

rotation on MTV, the sky's the limit.

You know that.

MTV almost never plays black artists.

I don't know why. Maybe they don't want to scare the shit out of the white kids

in the suburbs.

Watch, I make this record for everybody, white and black.

We feel like Michael's videos deserve to be seen.

Michael, let me tell you something. I am a proud black artist, Walter.

I will not be shoved to the back of any bus by MTV or anyone.

Believe me, John, I have tried.

With love, Walter.

Please try harder.

Sally, honey, can you get me Bob Pittman over at MTV right now and tell that

schmuck to drop everything and take my call right the hell now?

Of course.

Thank you.

So, Michael, are you enjoying New York?

Yeah. Listen, I can get you tickets to Marcel Marceau.

On Broadway, front row.

You know what? Better still, second row. You don't want to be in the front row

for them. Those French artists, they're not so big on showering. You know what I

mean? It's like Pepe Le Pew, but without so much talking.

You know, I have a burp coming because I just had Coca -Cola like an asshole.

Sally?

Bob, thank you for taking my call.

Listen.

I need you to run Billie Jean for me.

I know. I know.

But here's the problem with that. I don't give a shit. I don't give two

don't even give three shits.

So you run Billie Jean for me and you run it all the time.

Okay, Bob.

Let me put it another way.

If you don't play Billie Jean in the next ten minutes, I'm going to pull

CBS artist from your lineup.

Okay? Bruce Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Charlie Daniel, Billy Joel, Cindy

Bob Dylan.

You can put them all in a plastic bag, cover the plastic bag in Crisco, and

shove them up your ass.

Yeah, your butthole. We are no longer in business.

Michael Jackson's Thriller has sold 25 million records and counting.

Michael Jackson is an artist achieving what it means to be a superstar.

And he single -handedly revitalized the music business.

In a Billie Jean on the radio, we are witnessing the rise of an artist. Add up

the numbers. He is one of the most popular entertainers of all time. And

days, that means that he's also a one -man financial empire.

I swear I don't mind, but do you mean I am the one with the dance on the

floor at the round?

Because I am the one with the dance on the floor at the round.

You told me your name would be in a junior at your college.

Then you had me head turned with the ice cream of being the one.

People always told me, be careful what you do.

Don't go around breaking a young girl's heart.

She lived right by me. There's a smell of sweet perfume.

This happened much too soon.

She's gone into a room.

I love you. I love you.

Over here.

Where is he?

There he is. There he is. Come on.

Are you kidding me? That was brilliant, Michael. Oh, you shook the world with

that performance. Oh, my goodness. I was supposed to stay on my toes long.

Michael, I'm so proud of you.

Everyone is talking about it.

Y 'all see that on there tonight? Y 'all see that? Come on. Y 'all did y 'all

thing. That's my son.

That's my son.

A regular money -maker machine.

Hey, we'll catch you later, Mike.

Yeah. Yeah, bye, Mike. It's okay, Mother.

Just couldn't give him one night, huh?

What?

So, now, let me get this straight down.

10, 11, or 12, how many of us do you have?

That's 13 of the current world champions that I've promoted.

We got 110 fighters in our stable right now.

But I'm going to tell you this, all right?

The big business that's going to be booming.

The lightweight class.

I'm going to take those young stars all the way to the top. Here you are.

Life is good, my friend. Yes, it is.

Those Cubans straight from Castro himself.

Yes,

yes, yes, yes, yes.

Now, what did you want to talk to me about?

Have you thought about getting into the music business?

Crossover type thing.

I don't follow you.

Well, I'm about to take my boys on a world tour.

We're going to start with North America.

Stadiums only.

The biggest.

Time to show the world that the Jacksons are back. Right on. Bigger than ever.

You've seen themselves on Thriller.

People are going to be climbing the walls.

Is Michael going to be there?

Of course, Michael, I'm going to be there.

That's good to hear.

Now, what's in it for me?

I've been watching you, Don.

I watch you like a hawk.

I love the way you promote your fighters.

You're the king of marketing.

You know, I just think that you and I, if we came together, we could form a

partnership. Me and you.

I need this for my boys.

I need it.

You know, I think they deserve the Rolls Royce of sponsorships. I mean,

merchandising, marketing.

You hear me?

I mean, it's got to be huge.

Only you and I can do it.

It'll be called the Victory Tour.

I may have something for you.

Pepsi. They want to get back in the game.

Michael can be the face of the brand. Do some commercials.

All right.

I can see it. Yeah.

But you wouldn't be bullshitting me, would you, Joe?

Because if you can't get Michael...

No, that's my favorite part.

I'm going to leave it to you, Michael.

You can't go yet.

No, I'm going to bed. I'm tired.

You got to stay for the ending. That's the best part. Your mother is tired,

baby.

Do me a favor. Make sure you turn the lights off.

Night, Mother. Good night.

Da -da -da, da -da -da, da -da -da, da

-da -da.

Why are you here?

Can't a father visit his son?

Come here.

Joseph, I know you want something.

Michael, I'm going to need you to tour with your brothers.

Now, I'll let you do that album by yourself.

I'm going to need you to do this for me.

For your family.

I'm not a child anymore, Joseph.

And you're not my manager. Here we go. I have to start living my own life.

On my own.

Just like everyone else.

You ain't like everyone else.

So you're trying to tell me you want to be treated like an adult.

All right.

You want to see what the world is like without a family that protects you.

understands you, nobody else will understand you outside this place.

You'll be with all the money in the world, surrounded by people who say yes

everything.

Say what you want.

What kind of sense does that make?

Call 9 King and tell him you're doing a tour.

I know you don't want to let your family down.

All right, here's what I need. I'm thinking I'm going to move the camera in

while you're up here.

I need to get a close -up of you at the top.

So just feel the camera should come down.

Okay, good. All right.

Okay, everybody.

Here we go.

What is this?

We've got to take six.

Lucky six. Lucky six. Here we go. Energy, everybody.

You love the Jacksons. You love the Jacksons. You love Pepsi. Let's go.

A marker.

B mark.

C mark.

And playback.

You're gonna be okay.

Hey, I need to talk to you.

Sir. I'm his father, Joseph Jackson.

This is Mother Catherine.

Hi. It's good to meet you.

Thank you.

Well, your son is in stable condition.

All right.

And we're trying to bring his heart rate down. He's in a lot of pain.

Okay, when will he recover?

It's too soon to tell.

It's going to be a long road.

He has third -degree burns and substantial nerve damage.

Do you think he'll ever be able to perform again?

Ever?

Joseph.

Mr. Jackson, your son almost died.

I know that.

Well, if that fire had caught his clothes or burned over to his face and

he wouldn't be here. I know my boy.

And the only thing that's going to heal him is by getting back on that stage.

That's where he lives.

I understand that, sir.

It's going to be a while. Yes, I do. But Mr. Jackson, he's going to need your

support to get there.

I'm sorry.

It's unlikely that'll grow back.

You'll need surgery to laser the scar tissue and stretch part of the scalp

the burn.

I will insert an implant to protect the scalp.

We'll have to wear a wig.

Oh, right there on top.

What kind of wig? Like, the full wig?

Hard to say.

There are prosthetic hair weaves we can try, but we won't know till we see how

the surgery goes next week.

You'll, um... You'll have to stay on the Demerol for a while.

I don't want to take medication.

I have to be honest, Mr. Jackson, you're going to need them.

We have to replace the implant periodically. The nerves are exposed up

You'll be in a lot of pain.

I'll let you rest, and I'll be back later.

See, the number of people who have already gathered outside the hospital,

that isn't a testament to the star power of Michael Jackson, I don't know what

is. All right.

All right, Joker.

Got all your favorites.

Golden Temple.

Got some Mexican, Chinese, and fried chicken.

You even got these little red candies you like.

Thanks, Bill.

You just leave it there.

I'm not hungry.

Oh, okay.

I'll leave you out to it.

Okay. Thank you, Bill. Mm -hmm.

I'm sorry, Michael.

I should have protected you.

Mother, I don't want to discuss this right now.

Okay.

No one can stop Joseph.

Nobody.

You just know that no matter what happens, I'm going to be here for you.

Always.

I should get some rest now, Mother.

Not your fault.

How are you feeling?

I'm okay.

You know, I'm still in a lot of pain.

But the doctors say I'm healing.

That's good news.

All these kids here.

They won't fully heal. It burns all over their bodies.

It just breaks my heart.

It truly does.

You know, it got me thinking.

I need to do more for them.

How much are we getting for the accident?

It should be around seven figures.

I need every penny donated to the burn center here.

Please, you've got to make that happen.

Yeah, of course.

I'm getting really sleepy.

You're paying me.

Get some rest.

I'll come check on you tomorrow.

Okay.

Did you bring that?

Oh, the mouse. Yeah.

That's for me.

I love that. Good.

Thank you, Frank. I'll see you tomorrow.

See you.

If that boy doesn't go on tour, everything we have falls apart.

I'm talking deals, sponsorships, our reputation.

Everything here.

The boys won't be able to tour anymore.

Not without Michael.

Your son just got out of ICU.

Michael never wanted to do the victory tour. To begin with, you planned this

entire thing behind his back.

When are you going to realize he's on his own path?

And sometimes you need to get out of the way.

Otherwise you're going to lose him.

What about the other boys?

They'll find their own path.

You know something, Bill?

What's that?

God did very good to me.

That he has.

Not just the accident.

I almost died.

I was given a second chance.

Yeah, well.

God gave you a gift, son.

A platform.

To reach the whole world.

I can't ignore that.

No. I have to shine my light, spread love and joy

to heal.

That's my destiny.

I truly believe that.

Why don't we focus on, can you healthy first?

Then we can do all those things you need to do. I'm going to do the tour.

You sure?

For my family.

But then I'm ready, Bill.

I'm going to look him straight in the eye.

This is my life.

My path.

Mine.

Okay, let's go out there and tear that stage up. Yeah.

Give the audience what they deserve.

Yeah. The best show ever.

I told you what to think.

I love you, Cotton.

You ain't like everyone else. You think you're better than me, boy?

Love you too, Mike. I really do. Love you too, Mike.

Nobody else will understand you outside of this place.

Jackson's on three.

One, two, three.

Jackson!

After I give these boys a rest, I'm planning an international tour.

With Michael?

Yeah, we're going to hit all the big arenas and stadiums. This is just the

beginning of the victory tour. You got more shows? Yeah, we're going to hit

every continent.

But first of all, we're going to Paris, London, Tokyo, South Africa, you name

it, we're going to be there. This is going to be the biggest anyone has ever

seen.

Thank you.

This town is just an apple.

So let me take a bite.

And they say, what?

What? Gotta thank you to me, nature. What?

What? Just leave it at that.

They say, what?

What?

Gotta thank you to me, nature. What?

Electric eyes, I let it in.

See that girl.

She is a rockin'. She likes the way I stand.

If they say watch, watch.

That I'm dead, it's too big nature. Watch, watch. Can you hear me out there?

If they say watch, watch.

Thank you.

Baby.

Come on, Jack.

One more.

That's right.

I don't know.

I'd like to say thank you for six terrific nights here at Dodger Stadium.

I also want to thank the entire band. It's been incredible.

But most of all, I want to thank my brothers and few fans.

Bring down the music. Bring it.

Listen up.

I'd like to say this is our last and final tour.

I think this is our farewell.

Oh,

no.

I get tired.

Hey Joe. It's over.

But it's mine.

Oh, take right.

Just show your face.

Don't feel.

I'm feeling you.

Oh, I feel.

Gonna get you mine.

Don't you dare.

Jump.

Jump. Get on me. All right.

I'm feeling you.

Oh, I'll be.

I'm telling you, so watch your mouth.

Thank you.

Choose the world tomorrow.

It's the be that place.

You know what?

I do now. I want your back. Boo -boo, baby.

Everybody put your hands.

Come on.

One, two, three.

There is love.

I'll be there.

I'll reach out

my hand to you.

I have faith in all you do.

Just call my name.

And I'll be there.

I don't need it

Well, my baby threw the heart in this journey.

As we walked into the room, there were faces staring, staring, staring

through me.

Someone said, welcome to the door.

you don't do that to me

Now I can't convince a girl that I'm no other.

Someone even hurt my soul. It is now the trial of envy. God, you hurt me.

Then that man next door told me he's been here in tears.

The force has got a lot of power and it makes me feel like, it makes me feel

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