The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

The untold story behind "We Are the World."

On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.

Cast (52)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Lionel Richie

Self

Bruce Springsteen

Self

Dionne Warwick

Self

Kenny Loggins

Self

Huey Lewis

Self

Cyndi Lauper

Self

Sheila E.

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones

Self (archive footage)

Tina Turner

Self (archive footage)

Paul Simon

Self (archive footage)

Kenny Rogers

Self (archive footage)

James Ingram

Self (archive footage)

Billy Joel

Self (archive footage)

Diana Ross

Self (archive footage)

Willie Nelson

Self (archive footage)

Al Jarreau

Self (archive footage)

Steve Perry

Self (archive footage)

Daryl Hall

Self (archive footage)

Kim Carnes

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Dan Aykroyd

Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

Self (archive footage)

Lindsey Buckingham

Self (archive footage)

Bob Geldof

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Jermaine Jackson

Self (archive footage)

La Toya Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Randy Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Tito Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Waylon Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Anita Pointer

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Pointer

Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Pointer

Self (archive footage)

Jeffrey Osborne

Self (archive footage)

John Oates

Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler

Self (archive footage)

K

Ken Woo

Self

T

Tom Bähler

Self

D

David Breskin

Self

R

Robert A. Dickinson

Self

W

Wendy Garfield-Ferris Rees

Self

H

Humberto Gatica

Self

S

Steven Ivory

Self

L

Larry Klein

Self

H

Harriet Sternberg

Self

Prince

Self (archive footage)

Madonna

Self (archive footage)

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