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On January 25, 1985, dozens of the biggest names in music convened at a studio in Los Angeles, checked their egos at the door and recorded a song to benefit African famine relief that would alter global pop culture history. The Greatest Night in Pop chronicles the massive undertaking to assemble the world’s most impressive supergroup in a world before cell phones and email. That group of artists — led by the song’s co-writers and two of the most significant musicians of the 20th century — Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie — came from different worlds but united to record “We Are the World.” Featuring never-before-seen footage, the film details the early planning stages, including the writing sessions with Richie and Jackson, and goes inside the famed Henson Studios where “We Are the World” was recorded. Many of the artists who were there that legendary evening -- Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Smokey Robinson, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Loggins, Dionne Warwick, and Huey Lewis -- reminisce alongside musicians, engineers, and production crew about one of the most storied nights in music history.
Original Release
01/29/2024
US Release
01/29/2024
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Richie | Self |
Harriet Sternberg | Self - Head of Creative Services, Kragen & Co |
Wendy Rees | Self - Creative Services, Kragen & Co |
Harry Belafonte | Self |
Steven Ivory | Self - Music Journalist |
Ken Kragen | Self |
Quincy Jones | Self |
Larry Klein | Self - Producer, American Music Awards |
Cyndi Lauper | Self |
Bruce Springsteen | Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lionel Richie | Self |
Harriet Sternberg | Self - Head of Creative Services, Kragen & Co |
Wendy Rees | Self - Creative Services, Kragen & Co |
Harry Belafonte | Self |
Steven Ivory | Self - Music Journalist |
Ken Kragen | Self |
Quincy Jones | Self |
Larry Klein | Self - Producer, American Music Awards |
Cyndi Lauper | Self |
Bruce Springsteen | Self |
David Breskin | Self - Author, 'We Are The World' Book |
Kenny Loggins | Self |
Humberto Gatica | Self - Recording Engineer |
Huey Lewis | Self |
Smokey Robinson | Self |
Tom Bähler | Self - Vocal Arranger |
Bob Dickinson | Self - Lighting Engineer |
Dionne Warwick | Self |
Sheila E. | Self |
Ken Woo | Self - Cameraman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Amit Dey | Executive Producer |
Becky Read | Executive Producer |
Angus Wall | Executive Producer |
Paul Brownstein | Executive Producer |
Bruce Eskowitz | Producer |
George Hencken | Producer |
Larry Klein | Producer |
Kent Kubena | Producer |
Terry Leonard | Producer |
Julia Nottingham | Producer |
Harriet Sternberg | Producer |
Jackie Clary | Producer |
Melissa Jacobson | Producer |
Matthew Sanderson | Producer |
Lisa Stevens | Producer |
Lina Caicedo | Producer |
Joyce Liu | Producer |
Danielle Mandel | Producer |
Reed Penney | Producer |
Richard Sterling | Producer |
Lena Mesiano | Producer |
Lionel Richie | Producer |
Rich Eckersley | Producer |
Erin Elliott | Producer |
Piper Gates | Producer |
Eden Hastings | Producer |
Lindsey Michelle Gardner | Producer |