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
Sheila E.
as Self
Smokey Robinson
as Self
Emmanuel Lewis
as Self
Waylon Jennings
as Self (uncredited)
Jeffrey Osborne
as Self (uncredited)
Anita Pointer
as Self (uncredited)
Michael Jackson
as Self
Al Jarreau
as Self
Kenny Loggins
as Self
Lionel Richie
as Self
Kim Carnes
as Self
John Oates
as Self (uncredited)
Ruth Pointer
as Self (uncredited)
Stevie Wonder
as Self
Ray Charles
as Self
James Ingram
as Self
Billy Joel
as Self
Steve Perry
as Self
Harry Belafonte
as Self
Bob Geldof
as Self
Quincy Jones
as Self
Bob Dylan
as Self
Kenny Rogers
as Self
Lindsey Buckingham
as Self (uncredited)
Randy Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Tito Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Jane Fonda
as Self - Host
Bruce Springsteen
as Self
Tina Turner
as Self
Huey Lewis
as Self
Bette Midler
as Self
Dan Aykroyd
as Self
Paul Simon
as Self
Diana Ross
as Self
Dionne Warwick
as Self
Cyndi Lauper
as Self
Daryl Hall
as Self
La Toya Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Marlon Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
June Pointer
as Self (uncredited)
Jackie Jackson
as Self (uncredited)
Willie Nelson
as Self