Thriller: a look back

The ‘Full’ version of Thriller

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z4-IlviV8Ao

Being a kid from the 80s, certain things are part of my pop culture history. One of them was Michael Jackson’s Thriller video and song. This mini movie was a 14 min video with great production work and great music.

There are a few things to point out here…

~Most people only remember the shorter Thriller video, which was edited down to just the song portion of the movie. People forget about the 5 min intro with the 50s horror movie stuff, plus Jackson turning into a werewolf.

~This version of the Thriller song was not the one released on records and tapes. The music is rearranged and the Vincent Price voiceover is in the middle of the song instead of the end like the Record version. Actually, there are a lot of differences with the music between the video and the LP versions.

~John Landis directed this video. He was also responsible for the accident that killed three actors in a Twilight Zone remake.

~Yes, that girl is sporting a Jheri curl