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The Jacksons: An American Dream- The Complete Miniseries

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Actor), Angela Bassett (Actor), Karen Arthur (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Drama/Television, Television/Miniseries
Format	Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Color
Contributor	Terrence Howard, Monica Calhoun, Holly Robinson Peete, Karen Arthur, Angela Bassett, Alex Burrall, Bumper Robinson, Joyce Eliason, Jason Weaver, ngel Vargas, Margaret Avery, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Floyd Roger Myers Jr., Jermaine Jackson II See more
Language	English
Number Of Discs	2

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The Jacksons: An American Dream is a four-hour American miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18, 1992. It is based upon the history of the Jackson family, one of the most successful musical families in show business, and the early and successful years of the popular Motown group The Jackson 5. The Jacksons: An American Dream became one of the most popular and successful music-biography miniseries of the 1990s. Part 1 of the miniseries was the third highest-rated program broadcast during the week of November 9–15 with a 21.1 rating. Part 2 of the miniseries was watched by 38.4 million viewers in 22.3 million households becoming the highest-rated program broadcast during the week of November 16–22 posting a 23.9 rating, and 36 share. Overall, the miniseries was watched in 38.3 million households and posted a 22.3 rating and 33 share. The series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography, and was also nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Miniseries, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special.

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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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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 60977
Director ‏ : ‎ Karen Arthur
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Color
Run time ‏ : ‎ 4 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery, Alex Burrall
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified, English (PCM)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Motown
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005TQ44
Writers ‏ : ‎ Joyce Eliason
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Calvin Moore

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Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024

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Delivered with care it was in very good condition not banged up or scratched up or anything I'm watching it right now awesome

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Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012

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I was pleasantly surprised with this miniseries. It truly did give a good look at what life was like for the Jackson's back in Gary, Indiana. It also explains their drive to get out of Gary Indiana and seek a better life in California in the sunshine, their Utopia. It would have been interesting to see how the family fared if the J5 had not been successful. May-be Jackie would have been supporting the family, by playing professional baseball.

All aside I think this miniseries fills in many of the gaps to their family life, such as how Joe worked double shifts to earn enough money to feed the family, also his brutality with the children. It really made you cringe when one of them was getting a whipping. Also what they used to eat when he got laid off and how the family just loved babies and why they had so many, which also tails into how Michael loved babies. I do believe they were happy being a large family. It also goes into 'finer' detalis such as Jackie wanting to have more freedom as a teenager and sneaking out at night, but still having to look after his younger brothers. Also Reebie doing many of the chores in bringing up the younger children. Life in Gary, Indiana seemed brutal outside the home and both Joe and Katherine wanted a better life for their family. This is probably what drove them to work the children such long hours.

The actors chosen for the miniseries were very credible. It must have been interesting for Jermaine Jnr to play his father, especially the scene where he was with with a groupie in his room on tour. The screenplay also follows the books of Jermaine and Katherine quite closely. It is really like the series is told through Katherine's eyes, from when she met Joe up to when she knew he was seeing other women.

Overall this gives a very realistic portrayal of the Jacksons and not just when they became successful.

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Mark S. Crawford

We Need a Sequel!

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018

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This Jackson telling has what many of the other Jackson related movies do not have – heart, and actual Jackson music! This made for TV movie is over 25 years old and still holds up. The production value is good (including location shooting), the casting is good, and Jackson music is abundant.

Angela Bassett is particularly good as mother Jackson. Her portrayal of Kathrine Jackson captures her demeanor and physical idiosyncrasies (Bassestt was very busy at this point in her career, as she would go on to portray Tina Turner. Talk about a versatile actress!). Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs is also good as Joe Jackson. Though he may not look a lot like Joseph, Jacobs maintained a consistent level of intensity that characterized the elder Jackson. Other good casting choices include Billy Dee Williams as Motown founder Berry Gordy, and Venessa Williams as Motown executive Suzanne de Passe. Further kudos need to be given to the casting director and all the great young people cast as the Jackson siblings. The boys and young men, especially, did outstanding jobs lip syncing the songs and learning all the dance moves. The performance sequences were very convincing. Speaking of which, the soundtrack includes many of their early hits as the Jackson 5, up to Michael’s premiere of “Billie Jean.”

The public may only know of the Jacksons through the unfortunate events that plagued Michael as an adult. What the public forgets is that the Jacksons were a blue collar, lower-middle class family that had a dream, worked a plan, and became very successful. Since the airing of this movie (1992) much has happened to the family. If the same care and effort were mustered, a sequel would be every bit as entertaining and informative. We need a sequel!

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'Excellent Miniseries About The Jacksons!'

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021

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The miniseries is excellent with great acting by actress Angela Bassett and actors Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs and Billy Dee Williams. I cried when Joseph was very angry and abusive toward the children and Katherine was very wise and very loving toward the children, especially with Michael who was a very sensitive person. Actresses Holly Robinson and Vanessa Williams were 'okay' as Diana Ross and Suzanne de Passe, respectively. Actress Margaret Avery is good as Katherine's mother even though her role was small. I liked the actors and actresses who played the Jacksons as well as the wives. The Jacksons really did live the American dream from slavery to poverty to world-famous stars. No matter what people say about the Jacksons they will always be my favorite family that made great music! REST IN POWER to Mr. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958- June 25, 2009) and to Mr. Joseph Walter Jackson (July 26, 1928- June 27, 2018): 'You both may be gone but you will never, ever be, forgotten.' Thank you.

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Shlonda L. Washington

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Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2023

Great movie

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2023

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Bought this for my mother (yep she still has a dvd player) and she loves it!

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Margaret Opine

Very good job. Will watch it once a year at ...

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Very good job. Will watch it once a year at least. A struggling family. A determined father; a supportive mother and all of their children became stars but one became a super-star. And when they got older, when the children got older and times had changed from what they use to be the dumb children claimed their parents had abused them. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO WATCH IT. All of these African American children who became super-stars like Beyonce and the Serena Williams, etc cetera, had a father who pushed them to heights and they pushed themselves yes--but there parents were there, gave them their life to make them stars (and then) they turned on their fathers because THE TIMES CHANGE AND NEW CULTURE CAME IN making it okay to berate your parents. Nowadays, a child can shoot their parents and make a claim it was self-defense because their parents yelled at them about cleaning their room. THAT'S WHY I WILL WATCH THIS MOVIE...to remind myself of parents who pushed their children to stardom during times when they were never suppose to have anything at all. Well. Not much. And the kind of work they were suppose to be doing was house-keeping or working in a restuarant. But they told their fathers their dream, and, their fathers helped them to reach their pinnacles.--MO

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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023

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Tuan Nguyen - DudeBuddha

Must have for MJ fans!

Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2018

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Must have for MJ fans. Saw this when I was a kid and reminded me of the time I watched the Motown25 when MJ unleashed Billy Jean!

Angie B.

super

Reviewed in Germany on September 7, 2016

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Dieser Film ist finde ich fuer Fans von Michael Jackson ein muss.....darueber hinaus, kann man sich ein wenig in dessen Lage versetzen, warum er so war .....wie er eben war. Grossartig.

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Ryan

in good condition

Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2019

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one of my favorite movies

Na77

Jackson 5 An American dreams

Reviewed in France on August 18, 2014

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Très bon DVD mais il faut comprendre correctement l'anglais ,aucune traduction etil est non compatible avec les lecteurs de zone1 mais 2 donc Américain ,dommage....

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Romeo

Wahrhaftig ein amerikanischer Traum

Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2009

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Habe diesen Film im TV in deutscher Sprache gesehen und finde ihn großartig . TV Rechte hin und her ich hoffe das die Industrie diesen Film endlich in deutscher Sprache auf DVD anbietet zumal er ja schon in deutscher Sprache existiert.

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