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.
Cast
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Ola Ray
Michael's Girlfriend
Vincent Price
Narrator (voice)
Cynthia Garris
Zombie (uncredited)
Mick Garris
Zombie (uncredited)
Hanala Sagal
Dancer (uncredited)
Forrest J. Ackerman
Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Reed Armstrong
Zombie (uncredited)
Rick Baker
Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
Miko C. Brando
Zombie (uncredited)
James Canino
Zombie (uncredited)
Greg Cannom
Zombie (uncredited)
Michael DeLorenzo
Zombie (uncredited)
Kim Blank
Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Fields
Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Gardner
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Cory Hawkins
Zombie / Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Hester
Zombie Crawling Out of Grave (uncredited)
Tim Lawrence
Bald Zombie (uncredited)
Ben Lokey
Zombie (uncredited)
Ned Nalle
Deputy (voice) (uncredited)
Vincent Paterson
Zombie (uncredited)
Michael Peters
Zombie (uncredited)
Mark Sellers
Zombie (uncredited)
Kevin Yagher
Zombie (uncredited)
Stephen Bishop
Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Ian A. Stevens
Zombie Dancer / Buried Zombie (uncredited)
Kevin Brennan
Zombie (uncredited)
Crew
John Landis
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Michael Jackson
Writer, Producer
George Folsey Jr.
Editor, Producer
Malcolm Campbell
Editor
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography
Mike Fenton
Casting
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Designer
Kelly Kimball
Costume Design
Greg Nelson
Makeup Artist
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Kevin Brennan
Makeup Artist
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Artist
Werner Keppler
Makeup Artist
Rick Baker
Makeup Effects Designer
Greg Cannom
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David B. Miller
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Dan Allingham
Production Manager
Bruce Swedien
Mix Technician
Tom Hester
Makeup Effects
Shawn McEnroe
Makeup Effects
Tony Gardner
Makeup Effects
Charles L. Hughes
Art Direction
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