Thriller (Michael Jackson album) and John Landis. Funded by MTV, the film sold over 350,000 copies in its first few months. In a market then driven by singles, "Thriller" raised the significance of albums, yet its multiple hit singles changed perceived notions as to the number of successful singles that could be taken from an individual album. The era saw the arrival of novelties like the Michael Jackson doll, that appeared in stores in May 1984 at a price of $12 (US$ in dollars). "Thriller" retains a position in American culture; biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli explains, "At some point, "Thriller" stopped selling like a
Pornography: A Thriller conceit without the timidity of lesser efforts." He ends with "I recommend all fans of the bizarre have a look." Critics generally recognized Kittredge's debt to Lynch and the "horror-noir" oeuvre, although characterizations ranged from "little too heavily" to "obsessed". The Rotten Tomatoes website shows a Tomatometer aggregate score of 29% from 7 critics. The Audience Rating stands at 2.4 stars out of 5. 2009 2010 Pornography: A Thriller Pornography: A Thriller is a 2009 American mystery/thriller film, written and directed by David Kittredge. "Pornography: A Thriller" is a non-linear story in three parts, all revolving around the disappearance of