grizzly ghouls from every tomb are
closing in to seal your doom it’s closed
to me and the dog welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down ten pieces of trivia you
should know about Michael Jackson’s
Thriller number ten the making of the
King of Pop kicking off our list is a
fun fact about the most influential
music video ever considered a defining
moment for the music industry the
Thriller video pioneered the blend of
filmmaking and music sold line million
copies and became the most watched music
video of all time not only that but it
also helped pave the way for other black
artists by forcing MTV and radio
stations to break the color barrier
see number nine breaking the bank with a
big budget in the early 80s most music
videos cost between 50 and 75 thousand
dollars to make thriller shattered back
with an unprecedented budget of half a
million dollars considering the project
was shot over just four days and the
finished product runs 13 minutes and 43
seconds that’s a pretty big price tag
but worth it for the zombies
number eight Thriller goes the extra
mile riller was made long before DVD
special features for dvds for that
matter but the productions still
embraced behind the scenes extras
welcome to the making of thriller this
added content came in the form of a
companion VHS tape the making of
thriller which was an hour long
documentary that was packed with
interviews rehearsals set footage and
costume design number seven not the girl
next door just a mission nation set in
the 1950s thriller follows a teenaged
Michael Jackson as he and his date gets
stranded near some spooky woods Michael
uses the opportunity to ask her to be
his girlfriend but he also warns her
that he is not like other guys
little did he know she wasn’t like other
girls Jackson had no idea that his
sweetheart co-star Ola Rafe was a nude
model for Playboy number six the right
direction Fair Lawn
Michael of wrong wrong wrong I didn’t
land it always customer without a
special director Thriller would never
become such a landmark video film
director John Landis agreed to fill that
role thanks to his desire to revitalize
the short film genre
however he put in place firm conditions
before work began he forced extras to
spend two weeks with a choreographer in
dance rehearsals music videos never
acquired this much effort on the part of
their extras but then again they didn’t
feature this dance either
number five something old something new
and lots borrow problem
Landis decided to add a few nods to his
previous work in the Thriller video see
that theater it’s actually the Palace
Theatre in downtown Los Angeles the same
one featured in 1977 the Kentucky Fried
movie how much is it taken three dollars
Landis had also just finished shooting
an American Werewolf in London and he
was so happy with that horror production
he decided to have thriller mimic its
plot by having Jackson change into a
werewolf in fact he even used the same
animal sounds for his transformation
number four a masterpiece at what price
thriller had the production values and
the music but what really made it a
horror classic was the participation of
legendary horror movie actor Vincent
Price darkness falls across the man
the midnight hour is close at hand price
performed the film’s voiceover and rap
and can even be seen on the movie
theater sign love his lines they were
written last minute by the songwriter on
the way to the recording session no
mortal can resist
number three a close call for a classic
it’s unthinkable but Michael Jackson
once debated abandoning the Thriller
album because he didn’t think the early
audio mixers were up to snuff he went
for a bike ride to cool down and ended
up watching some children play in a
schoolyard by the time he was back in
the studio he was in the right frame of
mind to get it right that wasn’t the
only good decision he made MJ also
abandoned the original title starlight
which just doesn’t have the same ring
number two failed oscar push get out of
here Norman joiners Jackson and Landis
had Oscar ambitions for thriller to be
eligible to the Academy Award for Best
live action short they presented it
theatrically alongside Disney’s 1940
film Fantasia at a special week-long LA
screening
despite its financial cultural and
critical success somehow Thriller was
not nominated but it’s theatrical
presence did earth a truckload of
unsuspecting parents is totally a Rudy
honey I was scared I wasn’t that scared
number one the bizarre disclaimer taking
the top spot on our list is a factoid
about thrillers themes and the king of
pops religious beliefs Jackson was a
practicing Jehovah’s Witness at the time
of filming so due to the occult ideas
and violent imagery they added a
disclaimer at the beginning of the film
yes you heard that right we’re sure you
would have been thrilled if Michael had
come knocking on your door
what’s your favorite thriller factoids
for more entertaining top tens be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
closing in to seal your doom it’s closed
to me and the dog welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down ten pieces of trivia you
should know about Michael Jackson’s
Thriller number ten the making of the
King of Pop kicking off our list is a
fun fact about the most influential
music video ever considered a defining
moment for the music industry the
Thriller video pioneered the blend of
filmmaking and music sold line million
copies and became the most watched music
video of all time not only that but it
also helped pave the way for other black
artists by forcing MTV and radio
stations to break the color barrier
see number nine breaking the bank with a
big budget in the early 80s most music
videos cost between 50 and 75 thousand
dollars to make thriller shattered back
with an unprecedented budget of half a
million dollars considering the project
was shot over just four days and the
finished product runs 13 minutes and 43
seconds that’s a pretty big price tag
but worth it for the zombies
number eight Thriller goes the extra
mile riller was made long before DVD
special features for dvds for that
matter but the productions still
embraced behind the scenes extras
welcome to the making of thriller this
added content came in the form of a
companion VHS tape the making of
thriller which was an hour long
documentary that was packed with
interviews rehearsals set footage and
costume design number seven not the girl
next door just a mission nation set in
the 1950s thriller follows a teenaged
Michael Jackson as he and his date gets
stranded near some spooky woods Michael
uses the opportunity to ask her to be
his girlfriend but he also warns her
that he is not like other guys
little did he know she wasn’t like other
girls Jackson had no idea that his
sweetheart co-star Ola Rafe was a nude
model for Playboy number six the right
direction Fair Lawn
Michael of wrong wrong wrong I didn’t
land it always customer without a
special director Thriller would never
become such a landmark video film
director John Landis agreed to fill that
role thanks to his desire to revitalize
the short film genre
however he put in place firm conditions
before work began he forced extras to
spend two weeks with a choreographer in
dance rehearsals music videos never
acquired this much effort on the part of
their extras but then again they didn’t
feature this dance either
number five something old something new
and lots borrow problem
Landis decided to add a few nods to his
previous work in the Thriller video see
that theater it’s actually the Palace
Theatre in downtown Los Angeles the same
one featured in 1977 the Kentucky Fried
movie how much is it taken three dollars
Landis had also just finished shooting
an American Werewolf in London and he
was so happy with that horror production
he decided to have thriller mimic its
plot by having Jackson change into a
werewolf in fact he even used the same
animal sounds for his transformation
number four a masterpiece at what price
thriller had the production values and
the music but what really made it a
horror classic was the participation of
legendary horror movie actor Vincent
Price darkness falls across the man
the midnight hour is close at hand price
performed the film’s voiceover and rap
and can even be seen on the movie
theater sign love his lines they were
written last minute by the songwriter on
the way to the recording session no
mortal can resist
number three a close call for a classic
it’s unthinkable but Michael Jackson
once debated abandoning the Thriller
album because he didn’t think the early
audio mixers were up to snuff he went
for a bike ride to cool down and ended
up watching some children play in a
schoolyard by the time he was back in
the studio he was in the right frame of
mind to get it right that wasn’t the
only good decision he made MJ also
abandoned the original title starlight
which just doesn’t have the same ring
number two failed oscar push get out of
here Norman joiners Jackson and Landis
had Oscar ambitions for thriller to be
eligible to the Academy Award for Best
live action short they presented it
theatrically alongside Disney’s 1940
film Fantasia at a special week-long LA
screening
despite its financial cultural and
critical success somehow Thriller was
not nominated but it’s theatrical
presence did earth a truckload of
unsuspecting parents is totally a Rudy
honey I was scared I wasn’t that scared
number one the bizarre disclaimer taking
the top spot on our list is a factoid
about thrillers themes and the king of
pops religious beliefs Jackson was a
practicing Jehovah’s Witness at the time
of filming so due to the occult ideas
and violent imagery they added a
disclaimer at the beginning of the film
yes you heard that right we’re sure you
would have been thrilled if Michael had
come knocking on your door
what’s your favorite thriller factoids
for more entertaining top tens be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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