Film
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · 14m · Horror · Music · Thriller
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- 8.7
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Overview
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.
Cast
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)
Crew
- John LandisDirector · Producer · Screenplay
- Michael JacksonWriter · Producer
- George Folsey Jr.Producer · Editor
- Robert PaynterDirector of Photography
- Rod TempertonOriginal Music Composer
- Malcolm CampbellEditor
- Mike FentonCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 21, 1983
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 14m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $500,000
- Revenue
- $76,000,000
- Genres
- Horror, Music, Thriller
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