Thriller
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Jackson's Moonwalk Glove For Sale...moonwalk dance is up for sale. The late Thriller hitmaker wore the glove, which is studded with rhinestones, when he showcased the now legendary move during the Motown's 25th-anniversary TV special in 1983. Buyers will be able to get their... In this article: Michael Jackson, Thriller, Motown, and New York City |
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PopMatters | November 01, 2009
When the Event is Everything: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' (Short Ends and Leader)
...This Is It concert. We will never experience the full blown macabre mastery of the epic "Thriller" number, complete with 3D zombies and a stunning recreation of perhaps the most well-known dance in all of pop music. We will never get to...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega, Judith Hill, Rock with You, Cash cow, DVD, Remember the Time, Narcotic, and In the Closet
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all about jazz | June 28, 2009
Michael Jackson -- Remembering Michael: Help Me Sing It
...share this cultural reference point with millions. (It proved so transcendent that almost no one mentions Jackson had left Motown years before, so Thriller was raking it in for another label. It simply was Michael's time, and everybody knew...
In this article: Michael Jackson, God, Billie Jean, Quincy Jones, Motown Records, Thriller, Moon Walk, and Beat It
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thestar.com | October 27, 2009
Review: Four stars for Michael Jackson's This is it
...album Bad. Jackson, Payne and Ortega alsoeagerly revive the Thriller zombie dance number, which by chance was performed for the first time in full costume at Jackson's final rehearsal, the day before his untimely death. The 28 songs (26...
In this article: Michael Jackson, London, Jackson 5, Kenny Ortega, Capitalism, Billie Jean, Beat It, and I Want You Back
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Contactmusic.com | August 17, 2009
Michael Jackson - Jackson To Be Buried On Birthday
...close friend, Motown mogul Berry Gordy. Jackson clan patriarch Joe put an end to the speculation on Wednesday (12Aug09), insisting the family had yet to decide on a place to bury the Thriller icon. But now the 80 year old has spoken out...
In this article: Michael Jackson, All rights reserved, Cardiac arrest, Berry Gordy, and Motown
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Las Vegas Sun | June 26, 2009
Oddity became his legacy
...Edgar Allan Poe into his persona. He became an eccentric and cryptic figure after the supernova burst of worldwide fame and popularity that followed his breakthrough albums "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad. " Jackson was scheduled to...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Las Vegas, AEG Live, London, Elvis Presley, P.T. Barnum, Bad, Tom Barrack, Solipsism, and RedOne
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Times Online | June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson as symbol
...star blended elements of rock and pop. Jackson was a peerless entertainer, but in terms of musical range and ambition, "Thriller" and "Off the Wall" will never eclipse "Talking Book" or "Innervisions". Commercially speaking, though, the man...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Off the Wall, R&B, MTV, Stevie Wonder, Motown, and John Landis
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Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 13-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson. The mini-film music video was broadcast on MTV three weeks before Christmas 1983. It was the most expensive video of its time, costing US$500,000, and the Guinness World Records in 2006 list it as the "most successful music video", selling over 9 million units.
"Thriller" was less a conventional video and more a full-fledged short subject or mini-film; a horror film spoof featuring choreographed zombies performing with Jackson. The music was re-edited to match the video, with the verses being sung one after the other followed by the ending rap, then the main dance sequence (filmed on Union Pacific Avenue, Los Angeles) to an instrumental loop, and finally the memorable finish: the choruses in a "big dance number" climactic scene. During the video, Jackson transforms into both a zombie and a werecat (although makeup artist Rick Baker referred to it as a "cat monster" in the "Making of Thriller" documentary); familiar territory for Landis, who had directed An American Werewolf in London two years earlier. Co-starring with Jackson was former Playboy centerfold Ola Ray. The video was choreographed by Michael Peters (who had worked with the singer on his prior hit "Beat It"), with significant contributions by Jackson. The video also contains incidental music by film music composer Elmer Bernstein, who had previously also worked with Landis on An American Werewolf in London. The video (like the song) contains a spoken word performance by horror film veteran Vincent Price. Rick Baker assisted in prosthetics and makeup for the production.
- Name:
- Michael Jackson's Thriller
- Release Date:
- December 02, 1983
- Directed By:
- John Landis
- Produced by:
- George Folsey Jr.
- Written By:
- Starring:
- Distributed By:
- Length:
- 13:43
- Language:
- English
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