Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V)

Directors:

Steve Barron
Bob Giraldi
(more)

Writers:

John Landis (treatment) (segment)
Michael Jackson (treatment) (segment)
(more)

Release Date:

16 June 1995 (Spain)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Compilation | Michael Jackson | Pop Star | Independent Film

Cast

Michael Jackson	...	Himself / Various
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alberto Alejandrino	...	Hispanic man (segment "Bad")
Horace Bailey	...	Street bum (segment "Bad")
Tyra Banks	...	Herself (segment "Black or White")
Paul Calderon	...	Dealer (segment "Bad")
Naomi Campbell	...	Herself - Video 'In the Closet'
Sean Cheesman	...	Dancer (segments "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel")
Macaulay Culkin	...	Kid (segment "Black or White")
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Dancer (segment "Beat It")
Wylie Draper	...	Dancer - 'Remember The Time' Video
Simon Fields	...	Policeman (segment "Billie Jean")
Roberta Flack	...	Daryl's mother (segment "Bad")
Marvin Foster	...	Crack customer (segment "Bad")
Tess Harper	...	Mother (segment "Black or White")
Greg Holtz Jr.	...	Cowboy (segment "Bad")
Iman	...	Queen ('Remember the Time' video)
Giovanni Jackson	...	Himself
Janet Jackson	...	Zombie (segment "Thriller")
La Toya Jackson	...	(segment "The Way You Make Me Feel")
Magic Johnson	...	Servant ('Remember the Time' video)
John Landis	...	Director ('Black or White' video)
Little Richard	...	Himself - Video 'Black or White'
Eddie Murphy	...	Pharaoh (segment "Remember the Time")
Adam Nathan	...	Tip (segment "Bad")
Jaime Perry	...	Ski (segment "Bad")
Vincent Price	...	Rap Performer (segment "Thriller") (voice) (archive footage)
Ola Ray	...	Michael's Girl ('Thriller' video)
Pedro Sanchez	...	Nelson (segment "Bad")
Wesley Snipes	...	Mini Max (segment "Bad")
Tatiana Thumbtzen	...	The Girl (video "The Way You Make Me Feel")
George Wendt	...	Father (segment "Black or White")
Tracii Guns	...	Dancer ('Beat It' video) (uncredited)
Dante Henderson	...	African Dancer in Black Or White (uncredited)
Kevin Alexander Stea	...	Russian Dancer ('Black or White' video) (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Barron		(video "Billie Jean")
Bob Giraldi		(video "Beat It")
Bruce Gowers		(video "Rock with You")
John Landis		(video "Thriller" and "Black or White")
Joe Pytka		(video "Heal the World") (video "The Way You Make Me Feel")
Herb Ritts		(video "In The Closet")
Nick Saxton		(video "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
Martin Scorsese		(video "Bad")
John Singleton		(video "Remember The Time")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Steve Barron		treatment (video "Billie Jean")
Bob Giraldi		treatment (segment "Beat It")
Michael Jackson		treatment (segment "Thriller")
John Landis		treatment (segment "Thriller")
Richard Price		treatment (segment "Bad")

Produced by
Barbara De Fina	....	producer (segment "Bad")
Frank DiLeo	....	producer (segment "Bad")
Mary M. Ensign	....	producer (segment "Beat It")
Simon Fields	....	producer (segment "Billie Jean")
Paul Flattery	....	producer (segment "Billie Jean") (segment "Rock with You")
George Folsey Jr.	....	producer (segment "Thriller")
Michael Jackson	....	executive producer
Michael Jackson	....	producer (segment "Thriller")
Vincent Joliet	....	producer (segment "Heal the World")
Quincy Jones	....	producer (segment "Bad")
John Landis	....	producer (segment "Thriller")
Jane McGann	....	producer (segment "The Way You Make Me Feel")
Antony Payne	....	producer (segment "Beat It")
Nick Saxton	....	producer (segment "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
Reid Shane	....	producer (segment "Black or White")
Harry J. Ufland	....	producer (segment "Bad")

Original Music by
Michael Jackson

Cinematography by
Michael Chapman		(segment "Bad")
Robert Paynter		(segment "Thriller")
Daniel Pearl		(segment "Billie Jean")

Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell		(segment "Thriller")
George Folsey Jr.		(segment "Thriller")
Thelma Schoonmaker		(video "Bad")

Makeup Department
Mitchell Stone	....	key hair stylist

Special Effects by
Harold Weed	....	key model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jean-Louis Darville	....	visual effects coordinator
Adam Hill	....	modelmaker: SVSI
Karen M. Murphy	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Péter Katona	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Holland	....	camera operator
Riggs Murdock	....	camera operator

Music Department
Bernard Belle	....	composer: song "Remember the Time"
Bill Bottrell	....	composer: song "Black or White"
Teddy Riley	....	composer: song "Remember the Time"
Slash	....	musician: guitar (video "Black or White")
Rod Temperton	....	composer: songs "Rock With You" and "Thriller"

Other crew
Gerald W. Ivory	....	technical advisor
Krisztian Kertai	....	interpreter
Kevin Alexander Stea	....	assistant choreographer
Smith Wordes	....	choreographer: morphing sequence

Production Companies

• MJJ Productions

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Epic Music Video (1995) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Apogee Productions  video "Black or White"
• Limelight Productions  video "Billie Jean"
• Optimum Productions  videos "Thriller", "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel"
• Propaganda Films  video "Black or White"

Runtime:

UK:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:T | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MJJ Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in Michael Jackson Memorial (2009) (TV)

an excellent look at michael jackson's solo career.

HIStory is a great video which looks at the video clips that made Michael Jackson the legendary artist that he is. However, you are better off getting Michael Jackson's HIStory Volume II (1997), which is over 30 mins longer than this video and contains newer footage. But if you're into Michael Jackson's pre-1991 music, then this is the one for you.