Thriller (Michael Jackson album) video that would appeal to the mass market ended up influencing the way that professionals now market and release their songs. John Landis' production of a mini-movie, rather than the usual short music video, would raise the bar for other directors and producers. Before the success of "Thriller", many felt Jackson had struggled to get MTV airing because he was black. In an effort to attain air time for Jackson, CBS Records President Walter Yetnikoff pressured MTV and declared, "I'm not going to give you any more videos and I'm going to go public and fucking tell them about the
Thriller – A Cruel Picture nude during the shooting of the movie; and a look at the entire film in 40 seconds. Widescreen, spoken languages English and Swedish, with available English subtitles. Running time is 107 minutes. Vibenius directed the film under the pseudonym Alex Fridolinski. In the marketing materials the two names share credit for story. In the scene where Lindberg's character is stabbed in the eye the director is rumored to have used an actual cadaver, to much controversy. Vibenius later attempted to prevent "Thriller" from being released on DVD, by bringing a lawsuit against Synapse Films, claiming they did not have the