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Director:
Writers:
John Landis (written by) &
Michael Jackson (written by)
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Release Date:
2 December 1983 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Plot:
A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloody-thirsty zombies - only "Thriller" can save them now. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
2 wins See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Michael Jackson ... Michael

Ola Ray ... Michael's Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Vincent Price ... Narration (voice)
Forrest J Ackerman ... Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Reed Armstrong ... Zombie (uncredited)

Rick Baker ... Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
Kim Blank ... Zombie (uncredited)

Miko C. Brando ... Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Kevin Brennan ... Zombie (uncredited)

Greg Cannom ... Zombie (uncredited)
John Command ... Zombie (uncredited)
Michelle Defevre ... Zombie (uncredited)

Michael DeLorenzo ... Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Fields ... Zombie (uncredited)
Richard Gaines ... Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Gardner ... Zombie Crawling Out of a Grave (uncredited)

Tom Hester ... Zombie Moving the Grave Cover (uncredited)

Janet Jackson ... Zombie (uncredited)
Ben Lokey ... Zombie (uncredited)
Ned Nalle ... Deputy (uncredited) (voice)

Vincent Paterson ... Zombie (uncredited)
Michael Peters ... Zombie (uncredited)

Mark Sellers ... Zombie (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Landis 
 
Writing credits
John Landis (written by) &
Michael Jackson (written by)

Produced by
George Folsey Jr. .... producer
Michael Jackson .... producer
John Landis .... producer
 
Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Paynter (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell 
George Folsey Jr. 
 
Casting by
Mike Fenton (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Charles L. Hughes  (as Charles Hughes)
 
Costume Design by
Kelly Kimball 
Deborah Nadoolman 
 
Makeup Department
Rick Baker .... special makeup effects designer and creator
Lance Anderson .... zombie makeup artist (uncredited)
Kevin Brennan .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Greg Cannom .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Tony Gardner .... makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Tom Hester .... makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Shawn McEnroe .... makeup effects crew (uncredited)
David B. Miller .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Dan Allingham .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Sosna .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Dave Stevens .... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Marty Thomas .... property assistant (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bruce Cannon .... sound effects (uncredited)
David Kelson .... audio playback operator (uncredited)
Michael D. Wilhoit .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bryan Greenberg .... camera operator (uncredited)
Jeffrey M. Hoffman .... camera operator (uncredited)
Bob Munoz .... best boy grip (uncredited)
Joseph D. Steuben .... camera operator (uncredited)
Dennis Young .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Dan Wallin .... music scoring engineer (uncredited)
Dan Wallin .... score mixer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Michael Jackson .... choreographer
Michael Peters .... choreographer
Anthony Marinelli .... programmer (uncredited)
Vincent Paterson .... assistant choreographer: Michael Peters (uncredited)
Norman Winter .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Michael Jackson's Thriller" - USA (complete title)
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Runtime:
13 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
UK:15 | USA:PG | Finland:S | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:Atp

Did You Know?

Trivia:
According to Deborah Nadoolman, at the time of filming the 25-year-old Michael Jackson weighed only 99 lbs and had a 26-inch waist, "exactly the same measurements as Fred Astaire."See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In one scene, Michael's right "cat's eye" contact lens is askew and not in straight.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
[a car slows down and stops near a forest. Its passengers, Michael and his girl, stare at each other]
Michael:Honestly, we're out of gas!
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Soundtrack:
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15 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
Michael Jackson's greatest achievement!, 8 July 2004

Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) has to be the greatest video ever made. Dude you have Zombies, gore and a catchy tune, what more can you ask for. John Landis mixed elements from Night of the Living Dead and American Werewolf in London and out came this video. What starts out as a nice evening for a young couple turns into a date from hell, literally. You have dancing zombies, a werewolf in a funky jacket and Vincent Price "rapping". A cool video to a song that everybody in the neighborhood marked out to.

I have to give this one a high recommendation because it has to be the best music video ever made. There hasn't been another one like it.

Check out the "making of Thriller". The documentary has some "interesting" stuff in it.

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