Michael Jackson: The Making Of "Ghosts" (1997) part 1

An interesting VH1 Music TV documentary released especially for a Halloween episode about Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (1997), featuring the making of the video with rare behind the scenes material and revelation of the cinematic illusions behind the production as well as interviews with the cast and crew including: Michael itself, the director, famous creature creator Stan Winston and other crew members.

[@rubythevampireslayer407]

"Don't make fun of me I'm still Michael Jackson." He was such a cutie. Rest in peace ❤️

[@mireillebien6009]

He is still alive 🤩😍

[@baddiegirlzz269]

@@mireillebien6009 no

[@adam985185]

The makeup is absolutely spectacular! MJ really looks like a different persona!

[@Snake-bj2gl]

It really is INCREDIBLE how much Michael was able to accomplish in his career. He really was a LEGENDARY artist. Even if you didn't like the particular music genre, you HAD to have LOVED him.

[@yvngblvdsvcca6]

" Im okay! IM the mayor!" its so cute when he says that!

[@playrough5712]

after watching this Michael Jackson would have been a amazing actor he did a great job acting. I would have like to see him in a couple of movies. R.I.P Michael. you are so talented and beautiful miss you so much.

[@miss.siberian]

Brick Break the wizard of oz there's Michael, in a part of man in black II I think

[@playrough5712]

Bybel Shishkova yeah I know he made those movies but I meant act more in movies

[@miss.siberian]

Brick Break true he was very gifted

[@ashlenadams9088]

He is in the wiz like a full character the scarecrow and he is in about everyshot it's about 2 hrs of a movie

[@globalcitizenn]

He wanted to play the parts of King Tut, Spider Man, the Phantom of the opera, Willy Wonka, Professor X and the lead character in Powder. I think he would've been great.

[@3210Pamela]

6:55 he's ssooo funny! this is one of the best videos on youtube because it fully explores Michael's personality, he is himself pure and simple.

[@Phillip_JT]

R.I.P Michael Jackson R.I.P Stan Winston

[@Miacantfindhercar]

Phill wait STAN DIED HOw AM I JUST NOW HEARING THis!!!!

[@marypeter5161]

Mj is alive

[@emm4y_890]

@Daniel Rodriguez no need to insult

[@hopefullythiswontflop]

MJ is alive in are hearts and in his music

[@NicolesView1984]

@@Miacantfindhercar Yes. Unfortunately he died almost a year before Michael did on June 15th, 2008.😪

[@patriciapetit766]

I MISS MJ SO MUCH. He made me laugh when he was the mayor and started dancing. Such talent

[@pentatonixtrash540]

The moment when you hate the Mayor and then realize it's Michael in makeup and costume 😂👀

[@sarasaiti1755]

I didn't know that until I saw the last part....

[@LifesMixtape333]

omg!!!!rrriiiggghhhtttt

[@Tragedy_Girl]

lol

[@GeorgeT370]

+E.K Sings Me too ^^

[@hannahhillig9970]

Pentatonix Trash only the dancing part but still 😂👍 ikr

[@Mjspytt]

8:39 “this is pretty ugly diabolical “ LMAO HES SO CUTE

[@myriamputnam3674]

If i knew he was alive i will tell no one,i just be his friend and tell him my stories ...

[@hanawahban8474]

I would be shy rather than doing what you will do

[@Tayohni]

+Myriam Putnam I doubt he's alive. But, if he is and I saw him....I'd pretend to not notice him at all cause that's what he always wanted.

[@myriamputnam3674]

Your right...i guess sometimes it is better to be alone than with fake people around you...am not famouse but thats how i feel and am always alone.

[@Tayohni]

yeah, it is really just plain disgusting when people are nice to you "only" because they want something. It's really very sickening.

[@waltermurden1995]

​@@Tayohniwell if you're not nice to people they're not going to be nice to you

[@ramarama-jt4kl]

stop makin fun of me!im still michael jackson.😂😂😂😂

[@thebrooksfamily2159]

You really need to practice punctuation!!!

[@williamshaw9047]

Just wanted to give a shout-out. I love that you released all these documents from the 80s and 90s.

[@Missandra1]

Michael, your voice is so soothing and relaxing.. Miss you MJ !

[@reneesongs72]

He's alive somewhere going out in public as the mayor.

[@adelejosserand1722]

I hope so...

[@DeANGELIS4735]

When I first saw this short film I didn't understand Michael Jackson playing the mayor as well

[@saodattsn6820]

I hope so...😞😞😞😞😞

[@acdexter3219]

I kinda figured he was mayor after a while. You can see the rubber around the lip region and he was dancing WAY too well for a middle aged fat white guy. When he moonwalked I was like "Yep. That's Michael Jackson"

[@corykent7]

Antonia Adams : Actually, I thought about that too.....weird! Great minds think alike

[@melaniec.7283]

0:22 " Is this scary? Haah!" Never gets old😂😂

[@sharonboyce527]

I never get tired of watching Michael Jackson. His genius videos makes me feel alive so much creativity like the world is actually a fun place to live. It speaks volumes of the kind of person you really were. God bless you for ever.

[@iamdipankarj]

Till now I didn't know the the old man was him.

[@iheartheathluck]

Dipankar Jana I noticed because of his eyes, and you can kinda tell by the voice.

[@hi-dg4wc]

True

[@jadeyoutuber]

Dipankar Jana I don't think anyone did

[@nicole_3024]

I did , look at his eyes !! He's the only person in this world that has such beautiful eyes like that

[@flamejugni8594]

Dipankar Jana same

[@deannajuan]

4:45 the way he’s describing the mayor makes me think of donald trump

[@deannajuan]

Anya J and that too haha

[@globalcitizenn]

deanna juan Not the judge, the District Attorney

[@tanyadavies2470]

Actually MJ and DJT are good friends.

[@nirmalakamble9630]

So beautiful Michael is. He alone has done three roles

[@anikapitts2827]

Michael: Oh stanley Stanely: don't start with me michael, I am your elderly. You see these grey hairs? Show a little respect. Michael: 😁😊

[@lolobuto1608]

I thought you're gonna say Hee hee !!!

[@idontcare5798]

7:01 how my grandpa dances at parties

[@bcdakid414]

Man just imagine how many times he really dressed up like this and did Normal ppl shit like go to a crowded mall or to the movies , and nobody would nvr think it was him , that’s some wild crazy shit you probably walked right past him b4 and nvr knew

[@inevitable749]

His statements from 9:36 were pretty emotional

[@slyfurz]

Ik its so sad since he was a child star he never had a normal life

[@kirstenlange1684]

Michael as the mayor busting a move makes me laugh so much. 😂 Love you forever, MJ! 😍

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

What a shame that no hd remaster version exists. Even the official Vevo clip is 480p only. All those efforts from artists and creators forever lost in betacam noise.

[@emmytrumpets]

OH MY GOD, THIS WAS HILARIOUS! LITERALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD SO MUCH AT THIS. MISS YOU MICHAEL!!

[@PAGO4EVER]

2 great people we be missed, Michael Jackson & Stan Winston RIP..

[@mackiemae2002]

This is the coolest thing I ever seen.

[@angelaandersons7918]

Just watching this with a myriad of emotions, moving, yet spell binding, yet oddly discombobulated, given that he's passed... yet his legacy lives on x miss A World with out him in it x

[@jamielaurencelle4074]

Omg at 2:33 "oh Stanley"😂

[@hayleyjacquet3273]

Jamie Laurencelle I kept on replaying that part 😂

[@superboygamer9528]

It’s at 2:36

[@jannatulferdusi2756]

Also R.I.P. Stan Lee

[@mj_fan_x_thriller902]

@@hayleyjacquet3273 me too

[@PINT1.618]

I just really like when he's dancing.....

[@ZakWolf]

Love how Michael Jackson's motion capture suit even includes a fedora hat!

[@ninja_spectre1747]

Michael Shouldve went into Acting. had real pure talent. thats so unmatched today

[@BeaShamone]

07:00 best moment 😍

[@XoxofaithelouiseXoxo]

IKR ❤️

[@4131903]

What is this dance?

[@oliviap3665]

I miss Michael Jackson

[@mj_fan_x_thriller902]

2:37 Michael:Oh Stanley Stan:Don't start with me Michael. Me:XD XDXDXDXDXD XD

[@provokedrobin608]

4:23 hands down, best motion capture cgi ever

[@muhammadyousaf3625]

Amazing really fabulous master piece of that time I love Micheal jackson he is the soul of every video amazing makeup

[@zolacofield7493]

7:00-7:08 When Michael dances like that is soo cute 😂

[@matthieumondot260]

l

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

great michael jackson : the making of ghosts (1997 ) music video part 1 !!!

[@JiovanniLopez-v9r]

This should be put in the theater just how it is along with the finished cuts

[@Miacantfindhercar]

I think we can all agree that Michael looks like a doll and we love it am i right?

[@deanaxlrose]

6:40 when you realize that is his real talking Voice

Why he used a child voice most of the times then?

[@Dinaki1998]

Fernando Graça To protect his voice. People say he spoke in a deeper voice when not in public.

[@globalcitizenn]

He's talking like the character., the mayor

[@angelaclairecostoy4358]

Its so different from what we know! Jack crooner brought me here

[@bintoukabre1867]

Ce clip est un chef d'oeuvre tout a ete conçu et penser pour qu'on se sente dans un film bravo a lui rt a toute son équipe de production réalisateur producteur danseurs figurants maquilleurs et les spécialistes des effets speciaux .Mickaël etait un génie.Un perfectionniste dans l'ame il n'y a qu'a voir le résultat. A couper le soufle.

[@ohsnapitspat6270]

I love Michael's child like nature.

[@monserrathchamorro1851]

The best artist in the world!!♡♡♡

[@sky00z]

Little kid:are you really Michael Jackson MichaelJackson:...........yeah I love it😂❤️

[@cheyennelerma4976]

I Love You Michael Jackson

[@niki_mafioso39]

Stan Winston is one of the few people, that could put Mike in check. 😂 Love both of them. As a huge Jurassic Park fan (where the animatronics are also an Stan Winston creation) this put a huge smile to my face seeing them together and having a great time. RIP to both of them.

[@jagangadela8297]

There are so many legends in the feild of music. But mj is above of all of them.

[@angelofdeath275]

This for me confirms MJ was a huge movie nerd and simply used his funds to live out his childhood dreams. if youre a horror movie fan you tap into human emotions and he communicated through music.

[@shanni-leighboobear2471]

never be another michael jackson a true legend in every way x

[@jasminehannah5466]

2:36 "oh stanley" LMAOAOAO

[@gemmaaboagye7386]

mj is very calm and pleasant in the interview

[@hanawahban8474]

he is always calm in all the interviews though

[@gemmaaboagye7386]

Is good to be clam some artist I so bloody rude

[@hanawahban8474]

+Gemma Aboagye like JB (JUSTIN BIEBER)

[@gemmaaboagye7386]

If I was an artist I would never be rude to my fans

[@0ne0nlyLarry]

When Michael was the mayor he looked a lil like Jerry Srpinger

[@lyoovue5223]

Great great great! I loved this film when i was small and never knew that this old men was Michael 😄 now i very believe from his words nearly at the end that he ist still alive, living his peaceful life in this kind of mask, and walking around like a normal free being ❤️💋👌🙏

[@sanitatousanny3051]

One word i can say, AWESOME ❤️

[@doesitimportant__8267]

that's not even scared us mike, its cute! i love you.. ❤️😘

[@totalmentegioemania390]

O olhar e o geito de ser é inconfundível !!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@titustisdale9609]

Rest in peace stan winston and michael jackson.

[@lovenxjae]

Michael- Oh Stanley.. Stan- Do not start Michael 😂😂😂2:37-2:47

[@emiliorodriguez8845]

great video! The mayor is really Michael Jackson

[@VanquishedJelly]

3:52 " I'm going to play my self OF COURSE" I giggled a bit!

[@tmay9484]

I love the video and the song so much! 💖😱👻

[@tangerina852]

Having earned and received everything that any of us can wish for, he became a hostage of misfortunes, illness, depression, his fears, the pressure of mercenary people, dirty gossip and journalists ... he could not enjoy the sun, the sea and turned from Michael with burning eyes and a beautiful smile in his shadow ... I can cry every day, thinking about such a gentle and deep person...Wish he can stay healthy,spend money to enjoying life,live very long happy life...MICHAEL...

[@jiayaaaaaaa]

6:50 to 7:04 is really fun has me cracking up

[@MrDballmoney]

Was Michael a bit of a method actor?? When he is the other characters his voice changes, especially when he's looking into the little handheld mirror. That blew me away. I grew up on MJ and now my baby girl loves Smooth Criminal. She even tries the lean and it just makes me lose it!

[@Be89]

Love love much love for this person beaucoup d'amour paix en son âme pour cet artiste hors norme 2021 et personne ne sera comme lui rest in peace MJ 🤍

[@samanthalucas8070]

MICHAEL JACKSON THE ONE OF THE BEST ACTOR CAN DO THIS

[@debbyelopes2675]

Loved this video

[@mantv99studios8]

he is alive, I feel it in my bones

[@jabskere1441]

Michael: Is this Scary Ha Me: It's Cute

[@stefanieherring6720]

I liked it when he said AHHHHHHHHHHHHH that was funny and cute😍😘😸

[@stefanieherring6720]

I meant that is this scary!!!!!👻💀

[@isaiahmackey3906]

Michael Jackson is my number 1 person singet

[@cherriemay528]

That ain't scary when he's an adorable and innocent human being😂

[@nataliel.2493]

Innocent? Interesting word choice lol

[@briellethompson9636]

damn!😎😎😎👏 the guy that did the moonwalk

[@TiTi_562]

When I knew nothing about this... I was like “the mayor” dancing too good and too much like him that has to be MJ... because nobody could dance like him... ppl try and could get close but you’ll know when it’s MJ.

[@touboulayefaobuda7198]

Exactly

[@Be89]

Qui a cet investissement dans son travail les détails tout est perfectionnés jusqu'au moindre détails 👌sans blâmer les artiste de 2021 cela dit personne n' a su donné autant de résultat que cet artiste MJ forever ever 🤍

[@carolynwatson6042]

this is my Favorite Video Amazing Michael Love you And I Mean it from the bottom of my ♥ Hart...

[@debbyelopes2675]

Oh my God michael was a genius ❤️😍

[@miryamflores6344]

Michael. I miss everything about u. I wish I could have met u but i couldnt. We all love u Michael! ♥♥♥ We miss u! We will all see u very soon. Hopefully. Best singer in worldwide! We love u!!! God Bless Everyone! Including u Michael, this is for u. R.I.P. Michael Joesph Jackson, best singer worldwide! we love u! God Bless Everyone!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@friskdreemur118]

+Jay And The Gang DRUH HES DEAD!

[@louisech1963]

Micheal went to Disney Orlando dressed like the Mayor. I know because I did talk to him but I didn't believe he was Michael Jackson even if he told me so. He got me real good, to this day I'm still asking myself if I really met Michael Jackson. Even in that costume, he was really a nice guy nothing like the Mayor attitude but just wearing a mask to be able to live a normal day like everyone else. I am glad he was able to live it but it is also sad that he had to wear that costume to be able to do simple things like that. A real sweet man who simply wanted a simple life like we all have. Hoping he was able to enjoy the years he had with his children.

[@scorpionwitch2817]

I wish he could have done more films he was creative and always wanted to please 🙏 😢 his fans

[@marolynclements2397]

Love you so very much more. Michael Jackson believe in you forever always with you my love forever always love you Michael 💘💘💘

[@Tdaiana]

Wow me encantó😊😍😍😍😃😄👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@isabellalucar4596]

Rip best ever dancer michael jackson live your music forever and never let it die

[@DeANGELIS4735]

It was a surprise to see michael jackson play five mutiple character roles: Maestro, The Mayor, Mayor Ghoul, Superghoul and the skeleton.

[@isabelmendes4621]

Meu Amado Príncipe Peter pan vc e admirável um verdadeiro camaleão surpriende ❤ parabens lindo maravilloso

[@isabelmendes4621]

amo demais este HOMEM ❤😍

[@BlossomNoirASMR]

Did you pay attention at the last part of the video, he was saying how good he felt being someone else, walking on the street, in the car with his mother...was he trying to say what his plan was?

[@unknown-pt9fk]

He talked all his life, that he liked to be unrecognized. And HE went out in disguise. But HE would never leave his children alone. They were the most important thing in his life.He lived for them.

[@ZonedDSProductions]

4:46 - 5:00. So he's portraying Donald trump

[@thefam3100]

Flawless_ Skies ooomg that's what I said

[@ThatsJustPeachy1871]

Michael and Donald Trump were very good friends.

[@sharyu3539]

I m 90s kid still watching in 2023..... I m biiiiggggg fan of the king of pop MJ ❤ from Bharat (India) 🇮🇳

[@funnydonutsss9290]

Michael loves scary like me haha :3 Ps: Moments I like him: 3:55 - 4:39 the rest a little bit :3

[@riyazsalim4600]

Omg I love these movie

[@alaynabrown3594]

I love that Michael Jackson is himself R.I.P Michael Jackson

[@imputrinana2498]

how the voice is change?

[@marty_michael_jackson_my_k8407]

R.I.P MICHAEL.... I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU SO SO MUCH..... You are the best... I LOVE YOUUUU 😍😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@tylerthecreator2999]

OMG I was watching the music video on my tv and it said “are you scared yet” at the same time I-

[@stellafournodavlou]

10:02 "If only I could go to Disneyland like this and sit on a bench and watch free porn"

[@nakayaharper4276]

LOL

[@arlynfermin3051]

TLMAP wait, is that really what he said?!? Lmfao

[@tas7606]

@@arlynfermin3051 no he said "watch people"

[@pindashwej]

@@arlynfermin3051 No, he didn't say that. This is the fantasy of this TLMAP moron.

[@rachelgaydenraerae1901]

I ❤️ u mj!! RIP🙏🏾❤️