Directed by:
Dan ReedCinematography:
Dan ReedCast:
Michael Jackson (a.f.), Wade Robson, Jimmy Safechuck, Stevie Wonder (a.f.), Ronald Reagan (a.f.), Princess Diana (a.f.), King Charles III (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
As one of the world’s most celebrated icons, Michael Jackson represents many things to many people - a pop star, a humanitarian, a beloved idol. When allegations of sexual abuse by Jackson involving young boys surfaced in 1993, many found it hard to believe that the King of Pop could be guilty of such unspeakable acts. In separate but parallel stories that echo one another, two boys were each befriended by Jackson, who invited them into his singular and wondrous world. Seduced by the singer’s fairy-tale existence and enthralled by their relationship with him, both boys' families were blind to the manipulation and abuse that he would ultimately subject them to. Through gut-wrenching interviews with the now-adult men and their families, Leaving Neverland crafts a portrait of sustained exploitation and deception, documenting the power of celebrity that allowed a revered figure to infiltrate the lives of starstruck children and their parents. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Michael Jackson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (1992) (concert)
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Michael Jackson's Vision (2010) (video compilation)
Wade Robson
Australia
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Edtv (1999)
Street Style (2004)
Jimmy Safechuck
USA
Stevie Wonder (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) (concert)
Bikini Beach (1964)
Ronald Reagan (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Storm Warning (1951)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Trumbo (2015) - a.f.
Princess Diana (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
The Queen (2006) - a.f.
I Travel Alone (2011) - a.f.
King Charles III (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
This Is England (2006)
Macaulay Culkin (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Home Alone (1990)
Justin Timberlake (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
The Social Network (2010)
Britney Spears (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Gone Wild (2004) (video compilation)
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet: Live in Buenos Aires (2009) (concert)
Britney Spears: The Onyx Hotel Tour (2004) (concert)
JC Chasez (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
One Shot (2016)
Trolls Band Together (2023)
Wolf Blitzer
Best movies:
Skyfall (2012)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Snowden (2016)