Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) to him in 1997. However, Ray did sue Jackson on May 6, 2009 in a dispute to obtain uncollected royalties. less than two months before Jackson's death on June 25. Eventually the Jackson Family Trust settled. Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) Michael Jackson's Thriller is a music video for the Michael Jackson song "Thriller". It was directed by John Landis and written by Landis and Jackson. It was released on December 2, 1983, by Columbia Pictures. In the video, Jackson and his girlfriend (played by Ola Ray) are confronted by zombies while walking home from a movie theater. Jackson becomes
Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) Dead" (1968). Dendle wrote that the video captures the feelings of claustrophobia and helplessness essential to zombie films. The "Thriller" video was aired alongside a documentary of the making of the video, "Making Michael Jackson's Thriller," directed by Jerry Kramer. It includes home video footage of a young Jackson dancing and footage of his performances from "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "". After a private premiere on 21 November, "Michael Jackson's Thriller" debuted on MTV and Friday Night Videos on 2 December 1983. After each broadcast of the video, MTV advertised when they would next play it, and recorded audience