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.

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Cast

Lionel Richie

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Bruce Springsteen

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Dionne Warwick

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Kenny Loggins

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Huey Lewis

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Cyndi Lauper

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Sheila E.

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Smokey Robinson

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Michael Jackson

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Stevie Wonder

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Lionel Richie — Self

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billbo

Bruce Springsteen — Self

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen released his first album in 1973, but it was his second album, The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle later that year that led a rock critic to call him "the future of rock'n'roll." A year later Springsteen released Born to Run to critical and popular success, and he was a bona fide rock star, nicknamed "The Boss." In the '80s he released The River to huge

Dionne Warwick — Self

Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.