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.
Directed by Tom Trbovich
charity
behind the scenes
singing
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Jane Fonda
Self - Host
Quincy Jones
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Bob Dylan
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Lionel Richie
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Dan Aykroyd
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Bruce Springsteen
Self
Michael Jackson
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Stevie Wonder
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Ray Charles
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Paul Simon
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Kenny Rogers
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James Ingram
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Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Joanna
my father used to always play this in the car
my father used to always play this in the car
Haydyn Blain
7.0★ · 03/27/25
Decent, cool seeing everyone together although it leaves out a lot of what happend specifically with the idea of singing sections of the song in a different language and Waylon Jennings walking off mid recording session.
3½ out of 5 stars
Decent, cool seeing everyone together although it leaves out a lot of what happend specifically with the idea of singing sections of the song in a different language and Waylon Jennings walking off mid recording session.
3½ out of 5 stars
Douglas Lancaster
5.7★ · 01/18/23
I don’t know if I saw this back then but was great to see.
I don’t know if I saw this back then but was great to see.
