Friday, June 26, 2009

From The Vault: Michael Jackson-Thriller (1983)


This was a mini movie in itself and as I said in my tribute to him that this was what got me to want to watch horror movies. As little as I realized at the time, that this video was directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Twilight Zone: The Movie). The video starts with Michael Jackson (The Wiz, Men In Black 2) turning into a werewolf and chasing his girlfriend played by Ola Ray (48Hrs, Night Shift) and then we see them in the theatres and they soon leave, but things begin to change for them as Michael turns into a zombie. Some of the zombies with him are played by his sister Janet Jackson (Poetic Justice, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps), Hollywood make up artist and actor Rick Baker (Tropic Thunder, Star Wars), and features the voice of the late and great Vincent Price (The House On Haunted Hill, House Of Wax). It also features another late and great men to ever contribute to the horror genre Forest J Ackerman (Return Of The Living Dead Part 2, The Howling). So you see why the video was so special because so many great people contributed to this video. Michael's legacy will live on forever like the King Of Rock Elvis Presley. Five Out Of Five Stars

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