In the last few days, footages of Michael Jackson in Bermuda in 1991 took over MJ fans social medias.
Many of us were surprised to see this unseen footage of the King of Pop but this is not new footage.
It was actually a TV special of 6min released on February 5, 2016. It is unclear if this was just a trailer for a upcoming documentary on this extraordinary story or just a 6min story.
Back in 1991 this actually happened to the Goldstein family of Orlando, Florida. In a bizarre twist of events, Michael Jackson actually went on vacation to Bermuda with the Goldstein’s via child actor Macauly Culkin. Luckily, Alan Goldstein videotaped the entire trip.
In the television special Alan, Lynn and their son, Brock, talk about their phenomenal, once-in-a-lifetime experience of hanging with Michael Jackson. The program also includes intimate, home-movie footage shot by Alan Goldstein and a wealth of personal photos from the trip.
Our Vacation with MJ not only shows Michael Jackson as we’ve never seen before but provides an intimate glimpse into the troubled yet innocent world he lived in. “I was shocked when he got off that elevator for the first time,” says Alan Goldstein. “I didn’t believe it was really him but, more importantly, where was everyone else? I mean no handlers, no agents, no groupies, just him, all by himself.”
This quiet, little get-away turned into an extended fun-filled, escapist dream of an adventure. Money was no object and things got wild when the richest star of his day decided to party— five-star hotels, a bottomless shopping spree at a toy store, a stomach-churning speedboat ride with Ross Perot, water gun fights, pie fights, drive-by water gun attacks, ocean swims, and more.
In 1991 Brock Goldstein was ten and an aspiring child actor. He happened to get cast in a Macauley Culkin film that was shooting in Orlando, “My Girl,” and developed an immediate friendship with Culkin. Several months later, when Brock’s parents announced that the family was going to Bermuda on a vacation, Brock asked if Macauley Culkin could come along. Alan and Lynn said yes. Then, a few days later, Brock mentioned that a friend of Macauley’s wanted to join them in Bermuda. Alan Goldstein explains: “So, I said to Brock—who’s the friend? And he goes, ‘Michael Jackson’ and I thought it was just the fantasy of a ten-year-old. But when we got to Bermuda, who shows up the next day but Michael Jackson!”
The Bermuda footage shows a surprisingly unguarded Michael Jackson literally re-living his childhood with two ten-year-old. “I think that was one of the few times he was able to have that sort of freedom,” says Brock Goldstein. “It seemed like he didn’t want the vacation to ever end.”
Our Vacation with MJ also explores the reasons behind Michael Jackson’s yearning for childhood play and why he was wary of adults. “Kids are honest,” Jackson told Lynn Goldstein one evening during the trip. “You can trust them. I haven’t been around hardly any adults that haven’t ended up wanting something from me.”
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