Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket refers to the red jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the "Michael Jackson's Thriller" video in 1983. On June 27, 2011, the jacket sold for $1.8 million at Julien's Auctions. The buyer, Milton Verret, described the jacket as "the greatest piece of rock and roll memorabilia in history". The jacket was designed by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, wife of director John Landis. She had also designed Indiana Jones's jacket in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", among other things. The red jacket was noted for its V shaped black stripes, the unusual style of
Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) remove the phone from his ear. Jackson's record company had little interest in making another video for "Thriller", believing that the album had peaked. Yetnikoff eventually agreed that the company would contribute only $100,000. To help finance the production, Landis's producer George Folsey Jr suggesting a making-of documentary that, combined with the "Thriller" video, would produce an hour-long film that could be sold on television. Initially, the television networks refused to finance the project, sharing the view that "Thriller" was "last year's news". MTV, which had found success with Jackson's videos for "Billie Jean" and "Beat It", had a policy