Michael Jackson's Thriller
Film · 14 min · English · 1983
Directed by John Landis
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.
status: Public metadata reference
Optimum ProductionsReference entity — not verified- Catalogued entity (metadata)
- Optimum Productions
- Country of origin
- United States
- Catalogued
- 2026-09-27
- Registry ID
- MRR-1983-FLM-910476
Review summary
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