The audio was also updated to 5.1, 7.1 and Dolby Atmos standards. He really was childlike. Brandy and Monica's apartments are right next to each other and the girls are seeing the same man. The record was a major hit that sold millions of copies and spawned numerous hit singles, which, in turn, led to more album sales. The cultural event that was the video for "Thriller" pushed sales of the single, too, and the song hit #4 on the pop chart. ", $1.8m The amount Texan gold trader Milton Verrett paid for Jackson's red jacket from the video at auction in June 2011, 26ins The size of Jackson's waist at the time of filming, according to Landis's wife Deborah, who designed the red jacket, $1m Estimated sum in unpaid royalties for which Landis sued Jackson in 2009, 13,597 The number of people who performed the Thriller zombie dance together at an event organised by the Instituto de la Juventud del Gobierno del Distrito Federal at the Monumento a la Revolucin, Mexico City, on in August 2009, 156.4m The number of YouTube views of the official posting of the Thriller video, 9.5m Total home video and DVD sales of The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller, The John Landis-directed mini-movie first shown publicly 30 years ago this week influenced a generation of directors including Spike Jonze, turned music promos into an industry, and established MTV as a cultural force, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Michael Jackson's impact on art explored in London show, John Landis on the making of Michael Jacksons Thriller: I was adamant he couldnt look too hideous, Quincy Jones sues Michael Jackson's estate, Who's bad? It ends with the groom as the actual ringmaster. [8] According to Landis, the response was "a surprise to everyone but Michael". "It had some magic that made it shine. One exception was the story "Nurse Will Make It Better"; however, this too exists in PAL/original format on the later 1" videotape format as a dub from the original master tape (this version was broadcast on the satellite channel Bravo in 1996). As fun as Smash Mouth's song is, the video is even more wild. Two tears roll down her cheeks at the end. However, Ray sued Jackson on May 6, 2009, less than two months before his death on June 25. She has visions of her dead lover in the mansion and remembers moments when they were together. Following a worldwide audit during 200304 by the then copyright-holders Carlton, almost all the original UK PAL fisheye-titled 2" videotapes of Thriller were located and transferred onto modern digital tape by the British Film Institute, with subsequent restoration work by BBC Resources. It starts with the boy band as puppets being controlled by a giant woman. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. It's simple, yet incredibly impressive. Sessions had been previously sparsely attended, so Garcia introduced elaborately choreographed dance routines, and before long, as many as 1,500 inmates reported to the prison yard to learn some moves. This is to say nothing of the countless videos, viral and otherwise, of people re-creating the familiar "Thriller" dance moves particularly the stylized zombie movements at weddings, block parties, and Halloween celebrations. It's a weird video, but that's why it's unforgettable. She and other dancers groove and show off their moves throughout the video. She gets a tattoo and a belly button piercing. In one scene, Michael's right "cat's eye" contact lens is askew and not in straight. [5][6] Original music, including the theme tune, was supplied by Clemens' regular collaborator Laurie Johnson.[7]. 8 Say You . Branca wouldn't do it, and he instead locked up the footage and gave Jackson the idea to let "Thriller" out, but just with a denouncing disclaimer tacked on to the start. They walk into the forest, and Jackson asks her to be his girlfriend; she accepts. PopCap agreed to remove the Thriller zombies and replace them with generic disco-dancing zombies. [12] Perhaps the most ingenious[editorializing] episode is the Dial M for Murder-style "The Double Kill", in which a man hires a hitman to kill his wife, but makes a fatal error in his otherwise meticulous planning. There's shots of them on a boat in a "storm," there's memorable camouflage outfits, and a truly special dance break in front of a temple. Landis talked Jackson out of getting a new actress by reminding him that Ray was a Playmate in Playboy, not in "Thriller." "Above all, it's just this amazing documentation of Michael Jackson at his most electric," he says. 23 of 25 found this interesting | Share this On June 27, 2011, the red jacket Jackson wore in this video sold for 1.8 million dollars at Julien's Auctions of Beverly Hills. [12] The documentary, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller, was directed by Jerry Kramer. Strictly Come Dancing have reportedly lined up Loose Women star Sophie Morgan to be the show's first ever wheelchair-using contestant. It references numerous horror films and sees Jackson dancing with a horde of zombies. The zombie's costumes were purchased from The Salvation Army. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. It won the MTV video of the year award. [8] The production team agreed to protect the negatives and locked them in Branca's office. Jackson and the zombies chase his girlfriend into an abandoned house. But the image forever in people's minds is Lopez dancing around in the forest with green lasers behind her. '"[20], The Thriller video sealed MTV's position as a major cultural force, helped disassemble racial barriers for black artists, revolutionized music video production, popularized making-of documentaries, and drove rentals and sales of VHS tapes. Crazy Credits Instead, he thought, it would be shot like a real movie, on classy 35-millimeter film stock. ", Jonze doubts Thriller has had a direct influence on the new school of music video directors, but he is nonetheless convinced it will survive as a portrait of an artist on the mountaintop. The film had a brief theatrical release in Los Angeles at the AVCO Theater - it played for three weeks along with Disney's. 7 Fastlove George Michael. [12], The video doubled boosted sales of the Thriller album,[8] which sold a million copies a week following the video debut[12] and became the bestselling album of all time. [10], To help finance the production, Landis's producer George Folsey Jr. suggested a making-of documentary that, combined with the "Thriller" video, would produce an hour-long film that could be sold to television. It's an unexpected video in the best way. "Girl meets boy, they fall in love, boy has big secret, now what." At the end of the credits, they all dance back into their graves, with one of them gruesomely grimacing at the screen. Here are 55 of the most iconic music videos of all time. Additionally, Landis equates the process of man turning to beast, in "Thriller" and in other werewolf-based movies (such as the director's own An American Werewolf in London), with puberty. The video was directed by John Landis, written by Landis and Jackson, and stars Jackson and Ola Ray. Stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern. Panic! I want to do what's right. Eventually, she stands on the edge of an overpass preparing to jump when her ex shows up with a bunch of cops. According to Landis, Michael asked Joseph to be removed; he refused and had to be escorted off the set by police. Why did you need to stay up late if you were 'tape'ing it? As the song progresses, multiple Morissettes sing in the car and act as her passengers until the car runs out of gas and she has to walk. In 2009, it became the first music video inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". [11], Landis's wife Deborah Nadoolman, who had recently worked on the film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), designed the costumes, including Jackson's red jacket. 1. The short film premiered on NBC's music video block Friday Night Videos. The music video for "Survivor" takes place "somewhere in the South Pacific," as stated in the beginning and begins with Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and Beyonc shipwrecked on an island. Amazon Studios. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. They pass a graveyard, where zombies rise from their graves and surround them in the street. Jackson urged the Epic executives Walter Yetnikoff and Larry Stessel to help conceive a plan to return the album to the top of the charts. It's also one Jackson felt personally compelled to include. [6] Jackson's make-up casts "a ghostly pallor" over his skin and emphasizes the outline of his skull, an allusion to the mask from The Phantom of the Opera (1925). In December 2009, the Library of Congress selected the video for the National Film Registry. "Thriller," of course, came from the Michael Jackson album also called Thriller. 4 My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion. (based on the familiar songs of ABBA). As of September 2020, the video, hosted by Michael Jackson's official YouTube account, had racked up nearly 700 million views. The scene where he's the only man looking at the camera as men around him bob their heads is striking, but even more notable is the scene where his head is on fire as he's surrounded by men with their heads wrapped in burning rope. In July 1983, after Thriller was displaced from the top of the chart, Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo suggested making a music video for "Thriller". Title track "Thriller" was the seventh and final Thriller single, released to stores and radio in January 1984, well over a year after the album debuted. Later, she's on the same ball nude, except for the boots. The girlfriend leaves, scared by the film. "Thriller" was one of the first music videos to show that the medium carried the potential for greatness, and not only did critics acknowledge its importance, but they kept doing so for years afterward. Love it or hate it, labels are obsessed with it and it's here to stay. [20] In 2009, Jackson sold the Thriller rights to the Nederlander Organization to stage a Broadway musical based on the video. 08/07/2009 18:21. Ending with Alice as a cake that the Mad Hatter and friends consume and a small burp from Petty is just the cherry on top. Recorded as a cover for the movie "Moulin Rouge," the four women appeared in the video. She screams and wakes up, realizing it was a nightmare. And it ended up being the most iconic," she said. It's like he's disconnected from everything and everyone, and that's exciting. [35] It was remastered in IMAX 3D for a limited engagement in 2018, preceding screenings of The House With a Clock in Its Walls in North America for its first week. The singer liked that idea and later told Jehovah's Witness publication Awakethat he "just intended to do a good, fun short film, not to purposely bring to the screen something to scare people or to do anything bad.". [8] Showtime aired the video six times in February. In the 1950s, Michael Jackson and a young woman (Ola Ray) run out of gas while driving in a wooded area. And then for some reason, she is naked on a cotton candy cloud for certain parts. [8] She dressed Jackson in "hip", casual clothes that would be comfortable to dance in, and red to contrast with the night setting and dark palette; she used the same color for Jackson's jeans to make him appear taller. pg-13 147m. [13], Other memorable episodes include: "Someone at the Top of the Stairs", one of a handful of forays into the supernatural, in which two female students move into a boarding house and begin to notice that none of the other residents ever go out or receive any mail; and "I'm The Girl He Wants to Kill", in which a witness to a murder finds herself trapped in a deserted office block overnight with the killer, and is forced to play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with him to survive (there is barely any dialogue throughout its second half). We didn't get a Channel 4 signal until late 84 so missed out entirely! "Thriller was important because it was the first time anything this ambitious had ever been attempted," a spokesperson for VH1 said yesterday. In 2011, one of the two jackets worn by Jackson in the video sold at auction for $1.8 million. The black-and-white video features various scenes of the siblings together and alone, reacting emotionally and with anger at certain moments. Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson had a hit with "Uptown Funk," and the vibrant, simple video was the perfect fit. 2 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen. "[11], Thriller was the first time Jackson had interacted with a woman in a video, which Landis described as a "breakthrough". John Landis was in London in 1983 when Michael Jackson called to ask if he was interested in making a video for Thriller, the title track of the album he'd released a little under a year before. Thriller was the biggest recording artist in the world at the time working with probably the biggest director and it was an amalgamation of the two talents. Landis told The Guardian that they initially planned to make Jackson turn into a four-legged creature. Michael Jackson, at the time being a devout Jehovah's Witness, feared that the video would go against his fans' religious beliefs and feared backlash. [23] He said it was the "mini-movie that revolutionized music videos" and "cemented Jackson's status as one of the most ambitious, innovative pop stars of all time". In 1984, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller won the Grammy Award for Best Video Album, and in a 1999 end-of-the-century countdown, MTV named "Thriller" the #1 music video of all time. More than 300 people dressed as Bush in the red dress recreated her video in a Brighton park in 2013. Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 1983 music video for the song "Thriller" by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on December 2, 1983. I didn't have this thought intellectually at the time, but when I watch it now I realise that there's no reason for a lot of it; it's so free and loose. The bride leaves the altar, and when the groom follows, he sees her making out with one of the guests outside. 9 with Earth Song from his 1996 album HIStory. The "Love Shack" video was filmed at the home of ceramic artists Philip Maberry and Scott Walker and shows people grooving and having a fun party in this place in the middle of some woods. "I won't say that I have seen him in his birthday suit but close enough.". Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Even now, Kirsty Wark can perform the Thriller dance on Newsnight as a Halloween joke, and everyone gets it. Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 is an impressive application which allows you to easily and quickly create high-quality content for film, broadcast, web, and more. Mumsnet carries some affiliate marketing links, so if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale (more details here). Miss Scarlet and The Duke, starring Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin, is a high-octane, smart and sassy mystery series filled set in 1882 . When antler boy runs to his side, he realizes that the man has deer hooves for legs. Prime Video has released the new trailer for its upcoming, star-studded, spy thriller Citadel.. Quotes Blink-182 does parodies of the Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, NSYNC, and more as the camera flashes to different scenes. He suggested that Jackson should become a werewolf in a 1950s setting, inspired by the 1957 film I Was a Teenage Werewolf. It was in all the papers but it was quite funny how Radio 1 avoided the subject. And Chris Milk the [interactive] stuff he's doing, like The Wilderness Downtown with Arcade Fire and The Johnny Cash Project could never have been done in the 90s. Nearly 100,000 viewers voted in the VH1 all-time greatest 100 poll, which also saw Jackson at No. Jackson was all in, especially after Landis said he could probably get An American Werewolf in London makeup master Rick Baker involved. Tom Petty channeled "Alice in Wonderland" for the "Don't Come Around Here No More" music video. "The Thriller video became a worldwide megahit and an iconic pop culture phenomenon that has continued to generate profits for defendants Optimum Productions and Michael Jackson, who have wrongfully refused to pay or account for such profits to plaintiff," the suit read (via The Guardian). It ends with her holding a photo of them. "When you're making music videos, it's like you're a tailor; you cut the suit to fit your model and the artist you're working with. When the series was re-broadcast as part of The CBS Late Movie however, the original title sequences and music were restored. [8], Jackson created the zombie dance with the choreographer Michael Peters, who had choreographed the "Beat It" video. The first collaboration between Alicia Silverstone and Aerosmith featured Silverstone as a girl who catches her boyfriend cheating. Watch the red dress video here the white dress video here. And then 4 months later it was spoofed on the very first episode of ITV's Spitting Image. The speed of the video shifts with the music resulting in a satisfying video. Perhaps that's Thriller's ultimate legacy, and it's also why Jonze has become a key influence on film-makers creating videos for YouTube. The video includes clips from "Purple Rain," too. Cyrus' provocative videos were a shock to people who had watched her on "Hannah Montana.". The main point of the video is that Gaga is being sold for sex, and the video switches between various scenes including one where she's dancing in an all-white outfit in a bath house and one where she is dancing for the men bidding as she's dressed in diamonds. Fifteen years ago, it was deemed suitable only for late-night viewing, and even boycotted by a then fledgling MTV network in the US. "It's simple all you've got to do is dance, sing, and make it scary," DiLeo says he told Jackson at the time. As the band and hundreds of other people are stuck in a traffic jam, the camera pans to various individuals sitting in their car with subtitles describing their thoughts. The music video director Brian Grant credited Thriller as the turning point when music videos became a "proper industry". There's also a memorable scene of her covered in diamonds. The premise of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video is fairly straightforward. Unpredictable crime thriller.
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