Cinelio
View on IMDb

Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1983-11-21
Languageen
Runtime14m
Budget$500,000
Revenue$76,000,000
Production

Optimum Productions

8.2(802)
•1983•14m

Michael Jackson's Thriller

HorrorMusicThriller

Overview

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.

Director
John Landis
Writing & Screenplay
Michael JacksonJohn Landis
Cinematography
Robert Paynter

Principal Cast

28 credited
Michael Jackson
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Ola Ray
Ola RayMichael's Girlfriend
Vincent Price
Vincent PriceNarrator (voice)
Cynthia Garris
Cynthia GarrisZombie (uncredited)
Mick Garris
Mick GarrisZombie (uncredited)
HS
Hanala SagalDancer (uncredited)
Forrest J. Ackerman
Forrest J. AckermanMan in Movie Theater (uncredited)
RA
Reed ArmstrongZombie (uncredited)
Rick Baker
Rick BakerZombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
MC
Miko C. BrandoZombie (uncredited)

Similar Films

Films sharing thematic motifs, stylistic approach, or genre roots

Flesh Freaks
5.7
View Flesh Freaks
Flesh Freaks
2000
Song for Marion
6.8
View Song for Marion
Song for Marion
2012
Mambo Girl
6.0
View Mambo Girl
Mambo Girl
1957
ARCHIVE REEL
OM
EDITION NO. 342
Old Man Blues
•1931
5.7
View Old Man Blues
Old Man Blues
1931
So bad
View So bad
So bad
2022
Los Refugiados
View Los Refugiados
Los Refugiados
2023
Dirty Dancing
7.3
View Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
1987
Zukas
View Zukas
Zukas
2024
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
1.7
View My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
2017
ARCHIVE REEL
Z
EDITION NO. 772
Zombie-Beginning
•2017
View Zombie-Beginning
Zombie-Beginning
2017
Véronic Dicaire - En spectacle
View Véronic Dicaire - En spectacle
Véronic Dicaire - En spectacle
2024
The Man Who Wanted Everything
View The Man Who Wanted Everything
The Man Who Wanted Everything
2025
Dead Shit
5.0
View Dead Shit
Dead Shit
2007
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
4.6
View Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
2014
A Girl on the Road
4.3
View A Girl on the Road
A Girl on the Road
1952
Johnny Gruesome
4.3
View Johnny Gruesome
Johnny Gruesome
2018
Billy Elliot
7.6
View Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
2000
Hidden Eden
10.0
View Hidden Eden
Hidden Eden
2021
The Magic Flute
8.0
View The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
1983
28 Days Later
7.2
View 28 Days Later
28 Days Later
2002

Recommended for You

Viewers who explored this title also appreciated

Silent Zone
6.0
View Silent Zone
Silent Zone
2025
Race with the Devil
6.4
View Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil
1975
Night Watch
6.3
View Night Watch
Night Watch
1973
Eradication
6.1
View Eradication
Eradication
2022
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
6.3
View Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007
Pyewacket
5.9
View Pyewacket
Pyewacket
2017
Fear in the Night
5.8
View Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night
1972
Siren
5.9
View Siren
Siren
2016
Circle
6.0
View Circle
Circle
2015
Time Lapse
6.5
View Time Lapse
Time Lapse
2014
The Car
6.4
View The Car
The Car
1977
Mermaid Down
6.4
View Mermaid Down
Mermaid Down
2019
The Invitation
6.4
View The Invitation
The Invitation
2016
Escape Room
6.5
View Escape Room
Escape Room
2019
Trap
6.2
View Trap
Trap
2024
The Apology
5.8
View The Apology
The Apology
2022
The Hand
5.8
View The Hand
The Hand
1981
Roadgames
6.5
View Roadgames
Roadgames
1981
The Shed
5.9
View The Shed
The Shed
2019
Poker Night
5.9
View Poker Night
Poker Night
2014
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) | Cinelio