Bad

"Thriller" pushed music videos into the domain of established filmmakers, with Martin Scorsese later directing Jackson's 18-minute "Bad" clip starring a young Wesley Snipes, and John Singleton and Spike Lee also overseeing Jackson videos.

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...Kevin Ortiz said plaques are prohibited at stations. The 16-minute Bad video featured Jackson dancing with pals, and also starred a young, then-unknown Wesley Snipes. Subscribe to this news alert service to receive news and...

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...on his life, "The Magic Returns", which aired on CBS. At the end of the documentary, the channel debuted Jackson's "Bad " short film, which featured then up-and-coming actor Wesley Snipes. Jackson's marketing strategy, mastered by Frank DiLeo...

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...was his romp with fellow icon Paul McCartney in Macca's '83 "Say Say Say" video. But once Jackson dropped Bad in 1987, the stars really started aligning. In the video for the title track (directed, of course, by a dude named Martin...

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...Ever Made. But "Thriller" wasn't his only event video. His 18-minute, Scorsese-directed clip for "Bad" broke the bank again (and featured a cameo by a then-unknown Wesley Snipes). "Smooth Criminal" was used as the centerpiece of his...

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...watching intently. By the time the album "Bad" came out in 1987, Mr. Jackson seemed to be trying to break out of his shell and assert himself as an individual, said Deidre Lesesne, who was leading the retrospective. "He was in the parking...

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...getting thinner / won't eat my dinner" crowbarred in there, too. "Bad" came out in 1987 - you got Martin Scorsese to direct the video for you, and Wesley Snipes was in it! You wore black leather and still managed to look like a big Jessie...

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