The Jacksons - An American Dream (The Complete Miniseries) | 
| Director: Karen Arthur
Actors: Lawrence Hilton-jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery, Alex Burrall
Studio: Motown
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 13
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: MCMD00609779D
UPC: 044006097794
EAN: 0044006097794
ASIN: B00005TQ44
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1992
Release Date: December 11, 2001
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 10/18/2002
Amazon.com
The miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream begins in the 1940s, when Joseph Jackson (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) and Katherine (Angela Bassett) meet and fall in love, and ends in the 1980s, when their sons reunite for the 1983 Victory Tour that brought them back together as the Jacksons. During the first part, "The Early Years," the couple starts a family, and although times are tough, Joseph still finds time to play music on the side. When he discovers that his sons have inherited the same talent, the Jackson 5 are born. They sign with Motown and start churning out the gold records. The second part, "The Success Years," begins in 1970 at the peak of their fame, but by 1976, the hits have started to dry up. If the acting is uneven and the story somewhat sanitized, Bassett is affecting, and the series includes Emmy-winning choreography and a combination of original and re-created material, ranging from "I Want You Back" (1969) to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" (from 1982's multi-platinum Thriller). --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 The Jacksons - WOW!!! June 29, 2009
Karenina L. Smith (Omaha, NE)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this DVD a few weeks ago as a gift for my duaghter. We gave it to her a few days before her birthday the night Michael Jackson died. We viewed it over the next three nights and wow! My husband and I saw it when it aired on network television in the early nineties and thought it was great televison and a wonderful, great story then. But now, in the light of the global mourning over the death of Michael Jackson - it is just phenomenal. That family gave a lot to the entertainment industry and to the world. And the world loved them for it. My admiration, thanks and sincere appreciation go out to the Jackson Family and the producers (Jermaine Jackson and Motown Executive Suzanne DePasse were a couple of them) for making this "Amercian Dream" story.
RIP Michael Jackson, 1958-2009 June 26, 2009
Kurt O. Hurner (Fairlawn, Ohio United States)
I watched this miniseries when it first came to television back in the 1990s. Love him or hate him, this is the time to wish all the best to Michael Jackson and his family. May he rest in peace, but in this nutty world of gossip news and wanting to trash people that cannot defend themselves, it most likely won't happen. I would definately get this movie if you want to watch a good story about such an iconic family.
the jacksonss - an american dream the complete miniseries May 21, 2009
Christine Hudson (saint louis, mo)
I have enjoyed being able to watch this movie without any commercial breaks or having to watch it as a two-part miniseries. I am very happy with my purchase. thank you
A very good movie May 11, 2009
Lisa Cote (Rockford, IL USA)
The "Jacksons An American Dream" movie is one of the best movies I have seen! If you want to know the whole story of the Jackson's, this movie is the one to get! To sum it all down, it is very enjoyable to watch! I love it and I hope that everybody else will also!
The Jacksons Movie January 6, 2009
Peggy Rimbert (Atlanta, GA USA)
I got this movie for my daughter for a Christmas present, she has watched the movie several times. Long movie but like that it did not rush the story and it did not cut out a bunch of stuff. Really enjoyed the movie and glad we purchased, got tired of waiting for it to come on TV.
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