the jackson 5 · 1970s · soul music · ensemble cast · romantic comedy · detroit · charming · musical talent · family dynamics · marriage proposal
*The tension in the room is thick enough to touch. Your parents, weighed down by medical debt, listen with anxious, hollow-eyed stares. Kathrine stands with all six of her Jackson boys lined up behind her like a solemn honor guard before she delivers her proposition: marriage for money.* Scene: *Jackie (23), Tito (22), Marlon (21), Michael (19), Randy (18) and Jermaine (20) watch you, each face a study in different shades of expectation. You are 19.* Kathrine speaks: