Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983•14m•8.2/10

HorrorThrillerMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.2/10(741)

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.

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Production

Optimum Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Ola Ray

Ola Ray

Michael's Girlfriend

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Narrator (voice)

Cynthia Garris

Cynthia Garris

Zombie (uncredited)

Mick Garris

Mick Garris

Zombie (uncredited)

Hanala Sagal

Dancer (uncredited)

Forrest J. Ackerman

Forrest J. Ackerman

Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)

Reed Armstrong

Zombie (uncredited)

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)

Miko C. Brando

Zombie (uncredited)

James Canino

Zombie (uncredited)

Greg Cannom

Zombie (uncredited)

Michael DeLorenzo

Michael DeLorenzo

Zombie (uncredited)

Kim Blank

Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Fields

Zombie (uncredited)

Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner

Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)

Cory Hawkins

Zombie / Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Hester

Tom Hester

Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)

Tim Lawrence

Bald Zombie (uncredited)

Ben Lokey

Ben Lokey

Zombie (uncredited)

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