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Score: 85%( 12 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Jane Fonda
Self - Host

Quincy Jones
Self

Bob Dylan
Self

Lionel Richie
Self

Dan Aykroyd
Self

Bruce Springsteen
Self

Michael Jackson
Self

Stevie Wonder
Self

Ray Charles
Self

Paul Simon
Self

Kenny Rogers
Self

James Ingram
Self

Tina Turner
Self

Billy Joel
Self

Diana Ross
Self

Dionne Warwick
Self

Willie Nelson
Self

Al Jarreau
Self

Kenny Loggins
Self

Steve Perry
Self

Huey Lewis
Self

Cyndi Lauper
Self

Kim Carnes
Self

Harry Belafonte
Self

Sheila E.
Self

Bob Geldof
Self

Bette Midler
Self

Daryl Hall
Self

Smokey Robinson
Self

Emmanuel Lewis
Self

Greg Phillinganes
Self

Lindsey Buckingham
Self (uncredited)

Mario Cipollina
Self (uncredited)

Johnny Colla
Self (uncredited)

Bill Gibson
Self (uncredited)

Chris Hayes
Self (uncredited)

Sean Hopper
Self (uncredited)

La Toya Jackson
Self (uncredited)

Marlon Jackson
Self (uncredited)

Randy Jackson
Self (uncredited)

Waylon Jennings
Self (uncredited)

John Oates
Self (uncredited)

Jeffrey Osborne
Self (uncredited)

June Pointer
Self (uncredited)

Ruth Pointer
Self (uncredited)

Anita Pointer
Self (uncredited)

Tito Jackson
Self (uncredited)

Jackie Jackson
Self (uncredited)