Thriller (song) adapted by director John Landis into a highly successful music video, known independently as "Michael Jackson's Thriller". At fourteen minutes, the video is substantially longer than the song and ties together a narrative featuring Jackson and actress Ola Ray in a setting heavily inspired by horror films of the 1950s. In the video's most iconic scene, Jackson leads other actors costumed as zombies in a choreographed dance routine. Though it garnered some criticism for its occult theme and violent imagery, the video was immediately popular and received high critical acclaim, being nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards in 1984
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