Thriller (music video)

thumb|400px|right|official music videoThriller: "World's Best Music Video" Thriller, much like it's album, is considered one of the most successful Jackson creations in History.
 * Directed By: John Landis
 * Written By: Rod Temperton
 * Released: Dec. 2, 1983
 * Length: 14 minutes
 * Starring: Michael Jackson, Ola Ray, and Vincent Price
 * Sales: 9 million units
 * Budget: 500,000 US
 * Produced By: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson

Being the most successful and expensive music video of the 1980's, Thriller has changed the way of music videos forever. Thriller is the first music video ever to be styled more like a movie, or short film.

Fun Facts

 * Michael's pants were plain white jeans dyed red by John Landis's wife
 * Ola Ray had a crush on Michael and would follow him around the set like a puppy dog
 * Michael's werewolf costume was originally based on the one from american werewolf of london, but Michael's face better fit the shape and description of a cats', so they designed it to look like a 'Werecat'.
 * Although Michael found his wolf/cat costume fun and amusing, the yellow contacts were extremely painful to wear and the mask had to be ripped off like a giant band aid.
 * Since the Thriller video was so successful, they made a video called 'The Making Of Thriller' the same year. It is now the best-selling straight-to-video-cassette film ever.
 * In the back of the Thriller set their were arcade games (such as pinball and Donkey Kong) which Michael played often

See Also: Billie Jean Music Video