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 (viral video) motivation. The convicts marched and danced to several songs, including "In the Navy" and "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People. Garcia posted the prisoners' dance regimes onto the internet in April 2007. The most popular of the presentations was their "Thriller" performance. The video showed over 1,500 male inmates emulating Michael Jackson's dance moves from the original "Thriller" short film. Jackson fan Crisanto Nierre played the role of the pop star, with the openly gay former pizza chef Wenjiel Resane playing his girlfriend. The video became one of the most viewed on the internet, receiving 300,000 views per day at its