The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
1h 37min
In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.
Storyline
In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.
Released
19 January 2024
Runtime
1h 37min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Dorothy St Pictures, MakeMake, MRC
Cast
Lionel Richie
Self
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Dionne Warwick
Self
Kenny Loggins
Self
Huey Lewis
Self
Cyndi Lauper
Self
Sheila E.
Self
Smokey Robinson
Self
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder
Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner
Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon
Self (archive footage)
Kenny Rogers
Self (archive footage)
James Ingram
Self (archive footage)
Billy Joel
Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross
Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson
Self (archive footage)
Al Jarreau
Self (archive footage)
Steve Perry
Self (archive footage)
Daryl Hall
Self (archive footage)
Kim Carnes
Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Dan Aykroyd
Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Lindsey Buckingham
Self (archive footage)
Bob Geldof
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Jermaine Jackson
Self (archive footage)
La Toya Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Randy Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Tito Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Waylon Jennings
Self (archive footage)
Anita Pointer
Self (archive footage)
Ruth Pointer
Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Pointer
Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Osborne
Self (archive footage)
John Oates
Self (archive footage)
Bette Midler
Self (archive footage)
Ken Woo
Self
Tom Bähler
Self
David Breskin
Self
Robert A. Dickinson
Self
Wendy Garfield-Ferris Rees
Self
Humberto Gatica
Self
Steven Ivory
Self
Larry Klein
Self
Harriet Sternberg
Self
Prince
Self (archive footage)
Madonna
Self (archive footage)