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The Making of Captain EO (1986) - Movie Browser

The King of Pop meets the godfather of blockbusters in 3D — what could possibly go wrong?

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Overview

Documentary of the making of Michael Jackson's Captain EO film for the Disney theme parks.

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creative ego collisioncommercial arttechnological spectaclelegacy building

Standout Aspects

Production

Francis Ford Coppola directing a theme park film.

Practical Effects

Pre-digital 3D effects wizardry on full display.

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Director

Muffett Kaufman

ReleasedSep 12, 1986

Runtime48m

StatusReleased

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Top Cast

Whoopi Goldberg

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Michael Jackson

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Francis Ford Coppola

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George Lucas

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Michael Eisner

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Dick Shawn

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Tony Cox

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Cindy Sorensen

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Debbie Lee Carrington

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Gary DePew

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Rick Baker

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Anjelica Huston

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Jeffrey Hornaday

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