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Michael Jackson (Moonwalker)

CBUB Wins: 14
CBUB Losses: 12
Win Percentage: 53.85%

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Moonwalker, also known as Michael Jackson: Moonwalker, is an American film released in 1988 by singer Michael Jackson.

Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film is a collection of short films about Jackson, several of which are long-form music video from Jackson's Bad album. The film is named after the dance technique known as the moonwalk, which was one of his trademark moves. The name of the dance move was dubbed by the media, not by Jackson himself; however, he did choose the title of the film himself. The film is rated PG outside of the United States.

The release of Moonwalker was originally scheduled to coincide with Jackson's 1987 album, Bad. During the theatrical release of Moonwalker, Jackson was also embarking on the Bad World Tour, his first tour as a solo performer. The film was released theatrically in Europe and South America, but Warner Brothers canceled plans for a Christmas 1988 theatrical release in the U.S. Moonwalker was released on home video in the United States and Canada on January 10, 1989, just as the Bad World Tour finished. (His tour was supposed to finish sooner, but had been postponed due to some vocal strain, so it went on until the last week of January 1989.) The video had sold more than 800,000 copies in the U.S by April 17, 1989.

The film consists of a collage of short stories, concert footage and music videos rather than being one continuous storyline. Each of the segments is described in the separate sub-sections below. However, there are three music videos within the film. They are "Speed Demon", "Leave Me Alone" and "Smooth Criminal". The music involved is partly Michael Jackson's, as well as a film score conducted by Bruce Broughton throughout some of the segments.

Michael Jackson (Moonwalker)

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CBUB Match Record:

Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Loss The Jets 27 to 40
Loss Willy Wonka 22 to 55
Loss Ali G 45 to 51
Loss The Kids Next Door 41 to 79
Loss Orochimaru 48 to 53
Loss Orochimaru 35 to 45
Win Dr. Frank N. Furter 57 to 28
Loss Jaws 32 to 60
Loss The Infected 52 to 53
Win Death (Discworld) 22 to 11
Win Charlie's Angels (TV) 38 to 23
Win Living Tribunal 31 to 29
Win The Ambiguously Gay Duo 23 to 11
Win The Lost Boys 14 to 13
Win Fan Girls 15 to 5
Win Barney the Dinosaur 21 to 8
Loss KISS 13 to 17
Loss Chuck Norris 7 to 11
Win Darkseid 14 to 8
Win The Lord of The Dance 3 to 1

Fantasy Teams Season 5 Record:

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Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Loss Penn and Teller 6 to 7

Fantasy Teams Season 7 Record:

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Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Win Penn and Teller 9 to 3
Loss Animal (Muppets) 6 to 9
Win Powerline 8 to 4

Fantasy Teams Season 10 Record:

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Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Win Jean Valjean 6 to 3
Win Roxie Hart 5 to 3