We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Release: 1985-01-28
·Runtime: 52m
·★ 8.5
Music
Documentary
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Ken Kragen Productions
Golin-Malley Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jane Fonda
as Self - Host
Lionel Richie
as Self
Kenny Loggins
as Self
Tito Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
James Ingram
as Self
Diana Ross
as Self
Cyndi Lauper
as Self
Marlon Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Randy Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Jeffrey Osborne
as Self (uncredited)
Stevie Wonder
as Self
Kenny Rogers
as Self
Emmanuel Lewis
as Self
June Pointer
as Self (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
as Self
Bruce Springsteen
as Self
Waylon Jennings
as Self (uncredited)
Paul Simon
as Self
Billy Joel
as Self
Sheila E.
as Self
Lindsey Buckingham
as Self (uncredited)
La Toya Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
John Oates
as Self (uncredited)
Jackie Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Michael Jackson
as Self
Ray Charles
as Self
Willie Nelson
as Self
Al Jarreau
as Self
Ruth Pointer
as Self (uncredited)
Anita Pointer
as Self (uncredited)
Bob Dylan
as Self
Tina Turner
as Self
Dionne Warwick
as Self
Bette Midler
as Self
Smokey Robinson
as Self
Dan Aykroyd
as Self
Steve Perry
as Self
Huey Lewis
as Self
Kim Carnes
as Self
Harry Belafonte
as Self
Bob Geldof
as Self
Daryl Hall
as Self