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Michael Jackson: Thriller (Music Video 1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Michael Jackson's Thriller is the music video for the song "Thriller" by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on December 2, 1983. It was directed by John Landis , written by Jackson and Landis, and stars Jackson and Ola Ray .
Michael Jackson: Thriller: Directed by John Landis. With Michael Jackson, Ola Ray, Forrest J. Ackerman, Reed Armstrong. A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies - only a "Thriller" can save them now.
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- Horror, Music
- John Landis
- 1983-12-14
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- All “Thriller,” Some Filler. The video cost half-a-million dollars; at the time, it was the most expensive video ever made. But CBS Records wouldn’t pay for a third video from Thriller, and MTV had a policy of never paying for clips.
- The working title for the album was originally Starlight. Before songwriter Rod Temperton came up with Thriller, Michael Jackson’s working title for the albums was Starlight.
- Michael Jackson’s faith seeped in. The opening title card (“Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult”) was inserted due to Jackson’s Jehovah’s Witness faith.
- “Thriller” is a coming-of-age story. “In adolescence, youngsters begin to grow hair in unexpected places and parts of their anatomy swell and grow,” director John Landis explained, regading the role of the werewolf metaphor in cinematic history.
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Video - Full Cast & Crew. The classic 1983 music video in which Michael Jackson turns into a werewolf and dances with a group of corpses. Narrated by...
- John Landis
Oct 15, 2020 · Photo: ©MCA/Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection. Zombies, werewolves and monsters, oh my! When Michael Jackson’s iconic music video for “Thriller” debuted on MTV on December 2, 1983,...
