A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.
Directed by John Landis
dancing
date
narration
musical
music video
zombie
werewolf
graveyard
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.5 / 5
Cast
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Ola Ray
Michael's Girlfriend
Vincent Price
Narrator (voice)
Cynthia Garris
Zombie (uncredited)
Mick Garris
Zombie (uncredited)
Forrest J. Ackerman
Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Rick Baker
Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
Michael DeLorenzo
Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Gardner
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Tom Hester
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Ben Lokey
Zombie (uncredited)
Vincent Paterson
Zombie (uncredited)
Crew
John Landis
Director
Michael Jackson
Writer
John Landis
Screenplay
Rod Temperton
Original Music Composer
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
John Landis
Producer
George Folsey Jr.
Producer
Michael Jackson
Producer
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Designer
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Mike Fenton
Casting
Tony Gardner
Makeup Effects
Popular Reviews
682 reviews
mau
dare i say his best look of all time
dare i say his best look of all time
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Mishika
9.0★ · 05/11/26
Ok so imma learn that choreography rn brb 🧟♀️🧟♀️CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER, THRILAAAA
Ok so imma learn that choreography rn brb 🧟♀️🧟♀️CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER, THRILAAAA
1
Kourosh PRO
This came up on my recommended on YouTube and just had to watch it again. The greatest music video of all time in which it’s essentially a short film. Manages to capture just how creative MJ was in 14 minutes compared to the entire 2 hour runtime of his biopic.
This came up on my recommended on YouTube and just had to watch it again. The greatest music video of all time in which it’s essentially a short film. Manages to capture just how creative MJ was in 14 minutes compared to the entire 2 hour runtime of his biopic.
1
Charlie Marchant
Didn’t know u could log a music video. Watched in pop music and culture class.
Didn’t know u could log a music video. Watched in pop music and culture class.