Differences
There were a few scenes in the movie that are different from how they happened in real life.
- In the beginning of the film, Joseph Jackson and Katherine Scruse are depicted meeting in Chicago in 1945, when in reality they met in 1947.
- In one scene of the movie, Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya and Marlon are born, but the year is 1959. In real life, Michael was born a year earlier, but in the movie he's born a year later.
- In one scene, The Jackson 5 sing "Since I Lost My Baby", and Michael sings the lead vocals. In real life, the Jackson 5 version of the song was recorded during the recording sessions for Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, and the lead vocals were sung by Jermaine Jackson.
- In the scene where The Jackson 5 are in the recording studio, they are recording the song "Kansas City". In real life, The Jackson 5 never recorded the song.
- In the scene where the Jackson 5 are singing the national anthem, the outfield of Dodger Stadium is clearly visible. In reality, they performed it in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium during the 1970 World Series. In addition, the Cincinnati Reds lineup shown in the movie features a player with similarities to Joe Morgan. In reality, he did not join the Reds for another two years.
- In another scene, Michael is recording "Human Nature" for his album, Thriller in 1983. In real life, the album was released in 1982.
- In the Motown audition scene, They sing James Brown's "I Got the Feelin'". The entire group sings "baby, baby, baby", while in reality it was only Michael singing that part
- During the Motown 25 performance of "Billie Jean", Michael is wearing his sequined glove on his right hand. In real life, during the actual performance, it was on his left hand.
- In the scene where The Jacksons are shooting a Pepsi commercial, Michael's hair catches on fire and he falls down the stairs. In real life, Michael was unaware that his hair was on fire as he continued dancing down the stairs.
Read more about this topic: The Jacksons: An American Dream
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