
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
8.2|14 Nov, 1983|14 min
No one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
8.2|14 Nov, 1983|14 min
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A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a horde of bloody-thirsty zombies. On top of the success of the Thriller album and Michael Jackson's electrifying performance at Motown 25, the short film/music video for "Thriller" established Jackson as an international superstar and global phenomenon. Thriller is credited for transforming music videos into a serious art form, breaking down racial barriers in popular entertainment, popularizing the making-of documentary format and creating a home video market. The success transformed Jackson into a dominant force in global pop culture. In 2009, it became the first music video inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". "Thriller" was also Jackson's seventh and final U.S. Hot 100 Top 10 hit from the Thriller album. It was the first album in history to have seven U.S. Top 10s.
Language
Budget$500,000
Revenue --
English
Budget$500,000
Revenue --
Keywords
dancing
date
narration
music video
zombie
werewolf
graveyard
zombies
Casts

Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Ola Ray
Michael's Girlfriend

Vincent Price
Narrator (voice)
Cynthia Garris
Zombie (uncredited)

Mick Garris
Zombie (uncredited)
Hanala Sagal
Dancer (uncredited)

Forrest J. Ackerman
Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Reed Armstrong
Zombie (uncredited)

Rick Baker
Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
Miko C. Brando
Zombie (uncredited)
James Canino
Zombie (uncredited)
Greg Cannom
Zombie (uncredited)

Michael DeLorenzo
Zombie (uncredited)
Kim Blank
Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Fields
Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Gardner
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Cory Hawkins
Zombie / Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Hester
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Tim Lawrence
Bald Zombie (uncredited)

Ben Lokey
Zombie (uncredited)
Ned Nalle
Deputy (voice) (uncredited)

Vincent Paterson
Zombie (uncredited)
Michael Peters
Zombie (uncredited)
Mark Sellers
Zombie (uncredited)
Kevin Yagher
Zombie (uncredited)

Stephen Bishop
Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Ian A. Stevens
Zombie Dancer / Buried Zombie (uncredited)
Kevin Brennan
Zombie (uncredited)
Crews

John Landis
Director

Michael Jackson
Writer

John Landis
Producer
George Folsey Jr.
Producer
Malcolm Campbell
Editor
George Folsey Jr.
Editor

Mike Fenton
Casting
Charles L. Hughes
Art Direction
Kelly Kimball
Costume Design
Greg Nelson
Makeup Artist
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Kevin Brennan
Makeup Artist
Greg Cannom
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tony Gardner
Makeup Effects

Tom Hester
Makeup Effects
Werner Keppler
Makeup Artist
Shawn McEnroe
Makeup Effects
David B. Miller
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Dan Allingham
Production Manager

Elmer Bernstein
Music
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Designer

Rick Baker
Makeup Effects Designer
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography

Michael Jackson
Producer

Bruce Swedien
Mix Technician

John Landis
Screenplay
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