Film

Michael Jackson's Thriller

8.3198314mPGHorror Music Thriller

Age rating: PG
Director: John Landis
Year: 1983

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.

Top cast

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Ola Ray

Michael's Girlfriend

Vincent Price

Narrator (voice)

Cynthia Garris

Zombie (uncredited)

Mick Garris

Zombie (uncredited)

Hanala Sagal

Dancer (uncredited)

Forrest J. Ackerman

Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)

Reed Armstrong

Zombie (uncredited)

Rick Baker

Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)

Miko C. Brando

Zombie (uncredited)

James Canino

Zombie (uncredited)

Greg Cannom

Zombie (uncredited)

Michael DeLorenzo

Zombie (uncredited)

Kim Blank

Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Fields

Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Gardner

Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)

Cory Hawkins

Zombie / Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Hester

Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)

Directed by

John Landis

Written by

Michael Jackson

Produced by

John Landis, George Folsey Jr.