Ghosts (I) (1997)

The story tells of a small town that is very much bothered by a very strange and weird man living in a visually haunted house. One day the mayor decides to go with a couple of people from ... See full summary »

Director:

Stan Winston

Writers:

Stan Winston (screenplay), Mick Garris (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael Jackson, Pat Dade, Amy Smallman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Jackson	...	Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Super Ghoul / Skeleton
Pat Dade	...	Pat
Amy Smallman	...	Amy
Edwina Moore	...	Edwina
Mos Def	...	Dante (as Dante Beze)
Seth Smith	...	Seth
Kendall Cunningham	...	Kendall
Loren Randolph	...	Loren
Heather Ehlers	...	Heather
Michael Balderrama	...	Dancer
Troy Burgess	...	Dancer
Nicole Pantenburg	...	Dancer (as Nikki Pantenburg)
John Gregory	...	Dancer (as John 'Havic' Gregory)
Travis Payne	...	Dancer
Michael Gregory	...	Dancer

Storyline

The story tells of a small town that is very much bothered by a very strange and weird man living in a visually haunted house. One day the mayor decides to go with a couple of people from his town to the weird man who's living up the hill, and tell him to leave. When they reach the mayor starts convincing him to leave his town, but the people with the mayor started liking Michael Jackson, and he started singing to them and scaring the mayor. Until in the end the mayor gets too scared and runs away, and the people come to know that Michael isn't too bad after all.

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Plot Keywords:

haunted house | ghost | skeleton | music video | motion capture | 

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Taglines:

Are you scared yet?

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Genres:

Short | Horror | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1997 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Michael Jackson's Ghosts

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heliopolis, MJJ Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

38 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Holds the Guinness World Record as the longest music video.

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Quotes

Mayor: You're weird. You're strange. I don't like you.

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Connections

Featured in Michael Jackson Memorial (2009)

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Soundtracks

"2 BAD"
Written by Michael Jackson
Music composed by Bruce Swedien, Rene Moore (as Rene), and Dallas Austin
Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc., Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flytime [sic] Productions,
Inc.
Mijac Music (BMI), admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Bruce Swedien Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Rene Moore Music (ASCAP)
EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
DARP Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.
Special Version From the Epic Release HIStory - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I

User Reviews

One of Michael's best

In some way, I think Michael was trying to get another "Thriller", he didn't. But he did come out with a great music video. It worked on a lot of levels. The only creepy thing was Michael's make up, and no make up. And the kids in the video, even more creepy. I was kind of expecting Maculy Culkin to be in it for some reason. Or Liz Tailer. J/K! But I'm letting go. I thought he was wonderful. The video is original. The story is original. And even though this is no "Thriller", it's still excellent. Michael Jackson is the king of pop. No matter what anyone says, he is still the king. He can't be topped in music or videos.

9/10