Bad 25 (film)

{{short description|2012 film by Spike Lee}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Bad 25

| image = Bad 25 film poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Spike Lee

| producer = Spike Lee

| starring = Michael Jackson

| cinematography = Kerwin DeVonish

| editing = Barry Alexander Brown

| music =

| released = {{Film date|2012|8|31}} (69th Venice International Film Festival)

| studio = Optimum Productions

| distributor = Sony Music Entertainment

| runtime = 123 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Bad 25 is a 2012 documentary film about the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The film was directed by Spike Lee who previously directed Jackson in the music video for "They Don't Care About Us", as well as directing the posthumous music video for the song "This Is It". A 25th anniversary edition reissue of the Bad album was also released on September 18, 2012, sharing the same name as the film.

The film was first screened at the 69th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2012{{cite web|author=Karen Bliss |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/spike-lee-revisits-michael-jacksons-career-for-bad25-documentary-20120917 |title=Spike Lee Revisits Michael Jackson's Career for 'BAD 25' Documentary | Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bad-25-venice-review-367157 |title=Bad 25: Venice Review |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 31, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2012 |first=David |last=Rooney}} and was shown for a limited time in New York and Los Angeles theaters on October 19, 2012.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} The film made its television premiere on German television channel VOX on October 20, 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.de/cms/das-phaenomen-michael-jackson-1287838.html|title= Das Phänomen Michael Jackson|publisher=VOX |access-date=November 16, 2012}} and in the United Kingdom on BBC2 on December 1, 2012. A 90-minute edited version of the film, running for 64 minutes without commercials,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SpikeLee/status/271834405117505536 |title=Twitter / SpikeLee: Tonights Bad25 Was 90 Minutes|publisher=Twitter.com |date=November 22, 2012 |access-date=November 23, 2012}} premiered in North America on ABC on November 22, 2012.{{cite web|last=McGovern |first=Kyle |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/10/michael-jackson-bad-25-trailer/ |title=Spike Lee's 'Bad 25' Trailer Touts Michael Jackson's Greatest Accomplishments | SPIN | Newswire |publisher=SPIN |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/19/michael-jackson-bad-25-trailer-spike-lee_n_1989795.html |title='Michael Jackson BAD 25' Trailer: Spike Lee Debuts New Spot On 'The View' (VIDEO) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=October 19, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2012}} The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 2, 2013. The film is also available on the iTunes Store.