10 Amazing Facts About Thriller

THRILLER NIGHT!

[@trustobey1016]

When I was a kid, Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers didn't scare me, but dancing zombies scared the shit out of me!

[@MsDisneylandlover]

iwas scared of all that

[@hailey11152002]

trustobey1016 I’m still scared 😟

[@Winterheart786]

I kept Picturing a bunch of zombies riding the He man Dragon bones Transport up and down my street

[@thehutch7728]

The laugh at the end was what got me 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@delete---7593]

Lol how lol lmao. 😅.

[@MrShahspice]

Micheal Jackson....The King Of Pop, Rock & Soul....Rest In Peace Brother....xxx

[@1joshjosh1]

Rest in peace brother, Just stay away from my children. Thanx.

[@weirdoslovemrshelton]

​@@1joshjosh1 especially the ones that parents lie and make 💩 up to get money. You left all that stuff out.

[@dustybragg4011]

Growing up I always wanted one of those red jackets. Greatest music video of all time. RIP MJ

[@neilgibbons2532]

The zipper jacket was cooler

[@MJARTBYDAY]

My parents actually got one made for me when i was 14 i still have it and its exactly like the original i keep it close to my heart as my father passed away in 97 and my mum now has Alzheimer's sad but the jackets more special ..

[@Froggievilleus]

Another fun fact. The choreographer for 'Thriller' and 'Beat It' also did the work and was in the Weird Al parody 'Eat It.' Both videos are great and there is something amazing about watching the iconic fight scene in Beat It using a rubber chicken. :)

[@DravenGal]

You watch it with a rubber chicken? Impressive. I use my eyes, myself. How boring I seem now... ;)

[@alecosound8902]

Michael Peters

[@finaljesus]

DravenGal that’s hilarious thanks for the laugh lol 😂

[@finaljesus]

I love when the fight scene is goin the guitar player is doin the solo and at the end he blows up (the eat it) video from weird al lol 😂 always makes me laugh 😂

[@dhenderson1810]

I loved in "Eat It" when one gang member pulled out a knife, and the other pulled out a fork.

[@FrndsCallMeDaz]

Argue with me if you must but there will never be anything close to the legend that MJ was, all modern pop stars are bubblegum in comparison. Controversy aside, his musical artistasry is unparalleled

[@jarrentheonemartin2876]

I agree with you 1000%!

[@434Saibot]

He's my favorite artist of all time! There is no comparison.

[@BAMOORE94]

Prince is the only artist to come close to him

[@melanieshearman4678]

No one can ever replace the early 80’s and the incredible talents that occupied MTV

[@ukmedicfrcs]

George Michael.

[@HaereticusMetal]

My brother and I used to listen to this record so often that every morning we'd put the record on. After being awakened many times, our father finally came downstairs one morning, broke the record over his knee, and told us both to promptly "go back to bed." I'm a die-hard metalhead and I love Michael Jackson's music.

[@katemaloney4296]

Amazing Fact 11: "Thriller" was written by Rod Temperton, who also wrote "Rock With You", "Off The Wall", "Baby, Come To Me", "Sweet Freedom", "Boogie Nights", "Groove Line", "Ladies Night", "Baby Be Mine," "Stomp", plus many others. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 66.

[@boofuls]

And was in the band heatwave

[@shenyaet3350]

Mike was a genius. No other artists comes close. He always thought outside of the box.

[@artvision2175]

not even chris brown

[@Charlie-pu9bx]

David Bowie!

[@cheneethompson5756]

@@artvision2175 hell yeah!

[@AlexaExtraordinaire]

Thank gawd Jennifer Beals turned down the role as the girl, cause Ola Ray and Michael look so damn cute and perfect together.

[@karlsmith2570]

Agreed, I couldn't picture Jennifer Beals playing his girlfriend in the video I could see Ola Ray as his girlfriend more easily than Jennifer Beals

[@Loner-Wolf]

Ola Ray was hot and definitely suited the part

[@delete---7593]

.🤔😑.

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

I never knew that Jennifer Beals was offered the role as the girl. Thanks 🙏 for sharing that bit of interesting trivia

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

When I saw this video, I knew that this was Michael Jackson’s crowning achievement, he would never top this performance and I was right

[@NeoMoonSevin]

This was awesome the zombies looked better than any zombies ever to appear any where on the screen both past or present

[@djin9236]

Neo Moon Sevin true even today they still scare the hell out of me

[@MyWalkAround]

Yeah, it seems like people were more creative back then. Especially now that these days CGI is everywhere

[@charbizzle2007]

The Walking Dead

[@AceLM92]

Rick Baker aimed to please

[@MONGIE30]

Zombie Flesh Eaters takes some beating.

[@meap6474]

It's tradition for me to listen to this song at least 80 times throughout the fall lol There's just something so addicting to it's funky beat, and Michael's vocals are nothing but pure art

[@b00ts4ndc4ts]

The reason why it was so great is because is was produced by Quincy Jones like all the early albums but the Bad album was when Michael went his own way.

[@the_urbanphantom]

​@gearheadrc01 quincy produced 3 albums, off the wall, thriller and also bad.

[@wasabiginger6993]

Brings back memories of roller skating to Billy Jean 80’s … it was the best song to skate to ever in a deeply brilliant way … when skating to it, it put one into the creation zone of complete effortlessness.

[@michaelbronco1023]

My mom worked in a video store in the mall in the 80's, does it get any more 80's than that? She brought home the making of thriller, still have it. I miss those days, miss my mom, miss MJ.

[@MickeyKnox]

Here's a small bonus fact: Back in 1983 this video was only allowed to be shown in german television after 22:00 (10 pm) :)

[@hayleymcquillan3320]

MickeyKnox

[@rpm297]

Saw this when I was 6 on MTV back in the day. Halloween 1983, by myself, around midnight. Goddamn wolf eyes still mess me up, man! And now I'm 40, watching this, at about 3 AM, and those shot we see in this still give me chills. Baby chills, but chills nonetheless. Thx for this.

[@jinxedjackal9631]

rpm297 yeah it's still unsettling to me

[@Harmthuria]

Either I was too old when I first saw this episode, or my mother's perspective of scarry is what ruined it for me, either way, it didn't scare me. I loved it, and I had not seen many music videos by the time I was 8 years old, I had mostly seen bands perform on stage, but Thriller, had great dances and music. I remember watching the transformation and not being impressed at all, because of the stop-motion animation, but when Ola and Michael walk out ofthe theatre and the beat starts, fuhged aboud it.

[@bartonbella3131]

I’m so glad you said that!! I remembered it premiering at midnight in Chicago!

[@rezterralico4369]

My brother looks like the NES FF1 warrior class look on the overworld (like the before the upgrade look). His eyebrows looking like he is drepressed and seen some stuff.

[@LobsterPuncher]

I remember going through puberty, the confusing changes both physically and mentally, shifting priorities, turning into a werewolf and dancing with zombies in the street, trying to get girls to notice me... Man those were the days.

[@JessiGlaser416]

Uggh you're telling me it's so frustrating 😫😫😫

[@wizzarin424]

WHAT REALLY GETS ME, is why the hell did they release Thriller in the summer and not in October with Halloween? It would have been even bigger.

[@candicesantiago727]

I remember staying up late to watch this on MTV, it scared the crap out of me. It was the first horror movie I saw, but it made me love the genre. He is telling you not to be afraid, it's only a movie. I absolutely love Thriller. Thank you Michael Jackson. I miss him so much.

[@TheAlienFan]

"I'm not like other guys" understatement of the century

[@seasonalmommy7173]

😭

[@mafistowaltz4857]

LMAO

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@Scottocaster6668]

Or: "Trust me"

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Lol😄

[@OldNick999-real1]

In my youth, I recorded the Thriller video from MTV. As I was 11 at the time, it scared me, but considering how young I was the year it was made and released, and it had also appeared on Showtime then, all it took was the glowing eyes to beg my dad to change the channel. I think I was 6 at that time. At 11, I was tougher.

[@kelseykachnic4378]

I'm obsessed with Michael Jackson right now so this was a wonderful surprise to find waiting for me in my subscriptions!!

[@MintyComedicArts]

yay :D

[@JbattJbatt]

Grow Up

[@JadenYukifan28]

@@MintyComedicArts I thought what he turned into was a cat-like monster,,,,,,

[@christinerabior7915]

What blows me away is the Fact that Very Young Kids Still enjoy this, Probably just as much as we The People that was so excited and couldn’t wait for them to start airing this Video! We saw it, and learned the dance moves, And keep watching the Young Ones Loving it and learning the dance moves. And there was No One Better to do the laugh, than Vincent Price! I always loved him!

[@razorsedge5145]

Who needs a time machine when all you need is Minty!!!!! Love this guys videos.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

It was Thriller that got me interested in moviemaking. The video scared the shit out of me, but when I saw the work behind it I was intrigued. I never stopped watching it.

[@cheneethompson5756]

I watch it every October!

[@Heal_the_World81]

Best Music video of all time, THRILLER best selling album of all time. Michael Jackson biggest n best pop star ever. Amazing entertainer singer awesome dancer with a big heart. Irreplaceable always missed. I LOVE you Michael Jackson thanks for everything

[@dadeleemurphy85]

" I have something I want to tell you..." "Yes, Michael?" "I'm Batman!" ...wait...

[@LeeBreezy]

😂😂😂

[@yaminityagi95]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Too funny but the fact is he want to be act as a spiderman in real life

[@CVernRock]

😂😂😂😂

[@kellyweingart3692]

😂😂😂😂

[@JoshWise1010]

Not surprising, Jackson was a huge comic book fan. He actually almost bought Marvel back in the day.

[@JayDee284]

specking of Thriller does anyone remember the sort of sequel Ghosts its pretty underrated if you ask me.

[@Dutch3k5]

JayDee284 yes that was awesome. I thought it was very underrated. Maybe it was too little too late bc his star power had waned by that time

[@shuichiminamino5788]

Man I hated ghost lol but I remember it well I was in middle school when it came out

[@lakishathomas9257]

I loved Ghosts! I still listen to "Is it scary"

[@CVernRock]

Totally agree. Ghost is totally overlooked.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

5:38 Landis wasn't the only one. While American Werewolf In London and Thriller were of the Male Puberty metaphor, Ginger Snaps went the same approach but used Female Puberty as their basis.

[@peterbuccieri827]

Hay Minty , Love your stuff ❗😜 But I'm shocked that you didn't talk about Vincent Price

[@nathanforester5993]

Teen Wolf as well.

[@misscaptaineo]

Starlight is literally just if Thriller was made in the Captain EO universe. Anyone else think that or is it just me?

[@russellpetrie119]

the energy on set for the dancers must of been electric

[@emilyoftheemeraldcity]

Ahahahah "shammmon"! I was rollin

[@jstnsmutek]

Arguably? Definitely the best music video of all time

[@moniquevalencia5427]

He was an absolute music genius all of his ideas were unique. His music videos were always enjoyable to watch as a kid and still as a grown up love to watch them, they were like little movies😁 just wanted more when they were over. Rip Micheal Jackson...

[@janestclair]

This was FANTASTIC!!! Thank you for such rare footage and factoids

[@Williamkurk]

MJ FOREVER!!! Awesome episode! Oh...Quincy Jones told Rod Temperton to rewrite “Starlight”, cause he essentially told him ‘it sucked’ lol...thus, how “Thriller” happened. Thank you Quincy 🙌🏽💥😆

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Owned this on cassette as an 80s kid. Your videos are awesome, man! You cover a LOT of good stuff!

[@danmo43]

Had he stopped there with the plastic surgery, he would been an unbelievably good looking man. A real shame. I really liked him.

[@delete--5563]

?

[@BlackRosary81]

100% I and many other agree with your comment. It’s such a shame he didn’t see how attractive he was.

[@RaikenXion]

@@BlackRosary81 I think MJ was at his most attractive in Beat It, especially the way he had his hair in that video, looked sick.

[@angelav4568]

I know, right? It's really sad.

[@JonathanRodriguez-sv3fd]

Remember, during the making of that album, Michael was diagnosed with Vitiligo, a skin tone changing defect he didn't want anyone to see, changing his skin tone was his only option to not look weird especially being a rising star in the 80s. Remember the glove in the Billie Jean video from the Apollo, wasn't just a coincidence, it started on his hand.

[@moonbear5929]

I always thought his version of a werewolf looked more like a werecat. The meanest Mainecoon in the land!

[@rondajones7526]

I just found your channel about a week ago and I have been enjoying it so much! I'm a janitor at a huge doctors office connected to a hospital and I also clean a bank and it's the overnight shift so you can imagine how monotonous it can be to do this job. Anyway, I've been listening to your videos while I work and just wanted to say thank you for helping me tune in and tune out. I love movies and you've covered so many of my favorites and some I used to watch with my dad before he passed away. It's a great trip down memory lane and I love trivia. Sorry for the long ads comment but I appreciate your work

[@jeffharden2797]

That was such a great video and song! I wish MTV and music was still good like that....the golden ages no doubt!

[@kellyplumb3561]

The KING OF POP!! WE LOVE YOU MICHAEL ❤️💜

[@jamesaitchison9478]

I watched the premier showing of Thriller on TV way back in the early 80's. I was only 5 years old at the time and thought it was creepy, cool and fun. It's an amazing music video.

[@MsDaintyG1234]

Fun Facts: 1) Thriller has 3 or more versions. More noticeably Starlight Night, Starlight Sun and Thriller 2) The song was recorded 33 times but they ended up using the first one 3) As mentioned in the film, Michael was amongst the few celebs that was willing to go through the process of morphing 4) Michael never performed Thriller until his Bad Tour approximately 5 years after its release BONUS FACT: Thriller's anticipation was so high, children were given permission to skip school to see the video.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

"Michael was amongst the few celebs that was willing to go through the process of morphing". He also wanted the role of Jar Jar Binks and to use make up.

[@nettiegurl]

I remember as a kid in the 80s during a movie/pizza night, our teacher freaking out over the zombies busting out from the ground and moving around, while we were saying things like 'alright, cool!' 'awesome!'. It was the best coolest music video ever.

[@jamesmincks3804]

David Miller did the makeup fx on the Thriller music video. The following year he did the Freddy makeup for the original Nightmare on Elm Street.

[@TheINABINET]

James Mincks Rick Baker and his team did the make up as he did for American Werewolf in London.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

That’s what O thought, TheINABINET.

[@JohnJohnson-tw8qk]

I was 12 when I first saw thriller still one of my all-time favorite songs and love the video to this day

[@LOAblue]

We had the making of thriller on VHS, and watched it all the time. Very entertaining channel BTW, just found it and already binging.

[@mallardtheduck406]

LOAblue I had that same video...lots of fun to watch!

[@IAmSamThatIAM]

Jebus! I was 6 years old when I first saw that. It scared the crap out of me. Seeing Michael Jackson turn into a giant waremouse was something new. This is art, and the best music video to date.

[@marck717]

Hi Minty, I haven’t seen the full 14 min version of the Thriller music video, but whenever I hear this song, I immediately think of the scene from the 2004 Jennifer Garner movie, 13 Going On 30, where her character is at a corporate party, and the DJ is just playing techno music, and no one is dancing, so she goes up to the DJ and asked him to play Thriller, and then everyone starts dancing. So her boss is very grateful that she saved the party from becoming a disaster. It was a fun movie that you might want to do a video on one day. Thanks, Marc K

[@Watergrovey]

That VHS video opened the market of the Home Video industry. Before it, you could only rent movies, not buy them. Revolutionary!

[@Zeldarw104]

I didn't know that wowsers!!🙂

[@nanakwaku]

hahahahahaha the SHAMON got me in stitches!!!!!

[@maria.whiddon]

Wow. So nice to see someone do something about Thriller. Thank you! BTW, several decades later and my youngest sister is still frightened by this song and video. LOL.

[@amberstotelmyer2151]

Great video! I absolutely love Thriller 😍. I remember the "making of" video, but had no idea it was made to fund the actual music video. Thx for making this video, just in time for Halloween 👍😀

[@amberstotelmyer2151]

Btw, I also kinda envision Fred Astaire dancing as a zombie. That would have been so cool lol

[@JokerVoorhees13]

Here’s another fun fact: Rick Baker who did the makeup for An American Werewolf in London and Thriller actually had a cameo as a zombie. He’s the zombie that came out of the tomb. The dancers were late to to shoot so Baker and his makeup crew did the graveyard scenes as the zombies

[@shenyaet3350]

Mike was genius for creating this master piece. He should’ve done a horror movie based on this. Rest in heaven to the King 👑 of Soul and pop music 🎶

[@TwilightxKnight13]

Shenyae T heaven?!? LoL

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@TwilightxKnight13 Yes, Heaven. Michael never was perfect but he wasn't a monster who molest children. And he never bleached his skin. He had a skin disease that caused his skin to change.

[@kingarthur7276]

@@jimmymelendez1836 lupus?

[@peachesj4748]

@@kingarthur7276 Vitiligo. Look it up.

[@peachesj4748]

@@TwilightxKnight13 You're mostly likely aren't gonna go to heaven. So be quiet.

[@ArmandoDy]

The dead fat blue zombie doing the hula walk, always scared the crap out of me. Awesome video Minty. Thank you. There's been so much toxic M.J. hate on social media recently, that this is a breathe of fresh air. 👍😉👍🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴

[@luizenidog5016]

I thought Michael was a werecat .cause of the eyes and wiskers.

[@optimoosejones9493]

luis zenidog same

[@Erykthebat]

Thats because you were correct.

[@stephanmckinnie8014]

Thank you!!

[@nathanforester5993]

You're correct there, Rick Baker refers to it as a cat-monster in the making of.

[@damo0078]

Landis insisted that the werewolf makeup not be too horrific......so this was the result a bit like the I was teenage werewolf film with Michael J Fox.

[@rolandfuller7930]

I had one of those red Thriller jackets for Christmas when I was six years old. Best Christmas gift ever! Best music video of all time ( "Thriller" and "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube).

[@GamerGuysReviews]

Hey Minty, do you wanna party? How about 10 thing you didn't know about Return of the Living Dead? It's a no-BRAINer.

[@beverlydavis2219]

William Lowery yes please do it I love that movie i t rocks

[@cfruge444]

Watch out, we got a Sans over here.

[@dinojr1910]

Eyyy nice

[@random_gamer_guy82]

As a 37 year old man I still look back at this video as the best music video ever ever made. It terrified me as a youngster. "Shamun "🤣🤣🤣

[@TheCrazyNekoGirl2123]

THRILLER is the...best...music ...video... EVER!!!

[@tueemsyhu4846]

Masterpiece indeed!R.I.P. Mich and Joe Jackson!!😇🙏

[@ronsabol3424]

"All the dancers jump at the same time." Yes. That's what choreography is. Lol

[@gothgirl4evr782]

TBH growing up I would practice as much as possible to learn not only the Thriller dance but Best It and Billie jean. I was in several different dance classes and some where in my parents VHS tapes are tapes of me doing those dances as best as a 7-9 year old could do. The 80s were a great decade for music and movies and to be a kid. Wish I had a phone booth or a Delurien to go back to then

[@GeddyLeeBell]

Thriller is beyond awesome and all. But personally I liked smooth criminal better

[@ricardomonasterio3599]

He was a star long before Thriller... I know him since at least 1972... And he was a star already.

[@Amy.B]

Fred Astaire was in the 1981 horror film "Ghost Story". I just wanted to mention that for fun.

[@jordil6152]

The alt lyrics was a bit of a revelation. They really give the song a whole different mystique. It's a darker song and it feels like more's going on between the singer and lover than can be deciphered. Thriller is just light hearted fun, with Vincent Price's vocal, it would have made the more interesting outtake.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

12:20 the "See you next Wednesday" line comes from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which had a pretty big impact on Landis. So as a reference, joke and "cameo" of a sort, he has always found a way to worm the phrase into everything he has done. PS: 12:38 the man getting hit by the car and launched through the glass pane is John Landis himself.

[@nathanforester5993]

I definitely know THAT gag, he uses that as a faux movie within a movie.

[@michaleeuwe]

As a child, when I was 6 or 7 years old, this long videoclip of Michael Jackson, was my first encounter with horror, where Michael is featuring a werewolf and a zombie, it scared the hell out me, but the clip is still awesome to this day.

[@artnandez]

Thank you minty for making another great video! Glad you are sticking with the horror genre. Made my night

[@melissamaylath2943]

I don't know if the greatest video of all time. It definitely one of the best & most awesomest. I love this video. This is my favorite Micheal Jackson song. I love that Vincent Price does the narration at the end. I love him .

[@evianmason1630]

Thriller!! Inspired by American Werewolf in London/ The howling/Fright Night & Other Smash Horror Films!!

[@tiffanylyons4474]

Is it just me or are Minty's music choices either just down right spot on or hysterically ironic?!!

[@artvision2175]

Thriller is A musical monster Masterpiece!!

[@davidkennedy1077]

And still, all these years after watching American Werewolf, whenever I go on the London Tube (the underground system) it reminds me of the scene with the City gent being chased through the tunnels!!! Especially on the (very, very) rare occasions that no one else is around, and you can just imagine hearing the roar as the Werewolf lunges at his victim!!! A superb film, probably my all time favourite horror!!! Great vid Minty, you sir rock big time!!!

[@icedoutchurchin]

Great Great video Minty. Much love from Chicago ✌

[@ben87graves]

SO MUCH YES!!!! This has brought me so much joy. Only cuz Ive been a fan of THRILLER since I was a child. I love all these fun facts about the video shoot and the behind the scenes facts/Info.

[@buttfukr6988]

ALL HAIL THE GREAT 3!! THRILLER, BEAT IT, AND SMOOTH CRIMINAL!! gotta admit these three songs are extremely good despite me not being much of an MJ fan.

[@Dutch3k5]

ButtFukr 69 umm smooth criminal was good but Billie jean completes the holy trinity that propelled him into world stardom

[@chandlerchamberland5713]

Favorite Michael Jackson song and favorite music video! Thanks, Minty!

[@PaulLoh]

This album was the first I ever owned...on cassette. The making of video was what got me into filmmaking. The video is what got me into horror, and particularly zombies. Last year, I almost had the opportunity to work with Ola Ray on a horror film. Sadly, because the director didn't want to pay SAG (screen actor's guild) dues, we were unable to use SAG actors.

[@tbok75]

Thriller was the first cassette tape I ever owned (and still have it). And surprisingly, despite the numerous times I've seen it? I can't do the dance start to finish.

[@timcollum8695]

He doesn't say "R" in thriller. He says "thrillah", but then adds "R" to "idear". Lol love minty!

[@DoctorQuackenbush]

Maybe he’s from Bahston. 😆

[@jawn1977jaws]

Awesome song, but the Thriller video raised the music video bar by having some of the best back up dancers in the world in it, and with world class make-up and costumes to finish it off...a true masterpiece.

[@afriend9428]

MTV did n’t want black people or artists back then Michael was the 1st on MTV!! ⭐️

[@kyleburwood9749]

Nope, That would have been Prince. Very simple to look up on the same device you used to write a made up comment.

[@afriend9428]

Kyle Burwood???????????? what you on about? Get a job you lazy hobo!!!! LOL!!

[@toniaansaldo8140]

@@kyleburwood9749 Eddie Grant? Rick James?

[@bluesman9832]

I was given the thriller documentary for Christmas when I was little. It started my love of movie documentaries and in a way led me to watching this video about thriller!

[@penguinpyjamas7825]

The Werewolf Scene Used To Scare Me

It was the zombies coming out of their graves that scared me. Especially the one who's arm falls off.

[@mmc5040]

Prince was on an artistic level Jackson could never have achieved.

[@WeirdDarknessOfficial]

Astaire as a dancing zombie would have been incredible!

[@williamjones7163]

I heard Thriller at a buddy of mine. The Vincent speech scared the crap out of me. Then, later, I saw Thriller on MTV in heavy rotation. Oh, those were the days.

[@DragoKwan]

Love your videos man. You rock. Keep up the good work, and Fuck KZbin. Don't let them keep you down.

[@trevorbrown6654]

In the pre-sell through movie days, this was for several years the biggest selling VHS tape, eventually being beaten by Disney when they released The Little Mermaid. Weirdly enough I remember seeing this for sale on Betamax too.

[@sammylane21]

No,no,no,Thriller didn't launch MJ into stardom,he was already a star from the age of 5 yrs old. No,Thriller...or as Brits and Aussies say it..Thrillah(HA!You know that's true!,Haha!)actually launched MJ into music God Hood.Many other artists can and have as much as MJ has but none can even approach the level of outside the box thinking and creativity(YES! I am a MJ fan) that he had when he was popular and even after words too.

[@judgewilson2410]

Sammy Lane he was B list at best until thriller which bumped him to AAA status

[@dennisrardin6602]

Judge......you don't know what the hell you're talking about. The Jackson Five were so damn huge that in 1999 at a Godsmack concert, while the roadie set things up for Godsmack after the opening act, the house music was playing and on came ABC by The Jackson Five. It was a testament to Michael Jackson that this arena full of metalheads sang along to ABC.

[@donkique956]

DENNIS RARDIN without Thriller, I would have never known who the hell MJ was.

[@Showtime6192009]

Sammmy Lane Same :D

[@robdaviesprogm]

"Thriller" was not the first music video to be shown in theatres. The music video for "Ego", a little-known single by Elton John, was shown in select theatres in 1978, though given that it was only a four-minute clip, and Elton's star was on the wane at that time, there was little public appetite for it. There may be other music videos that have been shown in theatres before "Thriller", but that's the only one I know of. Interestingly, "Ego" was the most expensive video clip made at the time of its release, at around $40,000. Obviously, that's been blown out of the water many times since then, but it was seen as extravagant at the time.

[@mykaylaruiz5921]

As a kid I wasn't allowed to what it... it use to scare me sooooo bad... last year I even had a nightmare about thriller lol that's how bad it scared me 😂🤣 I wonder if the movie Teen Wolf wanted to link MJ werewolve and j.fox werewolf both wear the same jacket 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔👽

[@jennifermercer3481]

This was my life, I had to listen to MJ every morning

[@frankwilsonii7399]

I love this video! As kids we would play thriller and act out scenes from it. Good times. Thanks for the double dose today.great work as always. Edit; also, being the huge horror fan that I am, I knew it was price in the song even as a 9 year old or 11 or how ever old I was. One of my favorite horror actors ever. Price, Cushing, Lee. Ah. Memories 🎶

[@lamechannelboring4008]

I remember as a child I was a big fan of MJ. Now I barely listen to his music I don't hate his music or because I'm a teen I just get distracted to other music.

[@BourbonBasement1177]

I had the thriller jacket, glove and a glove necklace!!

[@tcampbell2186]

Fantastic job on this video! So many things I never knew and I thought I knew absolutely everything about MJ’s Thriller. Thank youuuuu!