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Michael Jackson: Thriller (Music Video 1983) Poster

(1983 Music Video)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Landis

Writing Credits  

John Landis ... (written by) &
Michael Jackson ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Michael Jackson ... Michael
Ola Ray ... Michael's Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Forrest J. Ackerman ... Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Reed Armstrong ... Zombie (uncredited)
Rick Baker ... Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
Stephen Bishop Stephen Bishop ... Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Kim Blank Kim Blank ... Zombie (uncredited)
Miko C. Brando ... Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Bill Bray Bill Bray ... Man In The Movie Theater (uncredited)
Kevin Brennan Kevin Brennan ... Zombie (uncredited)
James Canino James Canino ... Zombie (uncredited)
Greg Cannom ... Zombie (uncredited)
Casey Cole Casey Cole ... Zombie with blue dress (uncredited)
John Command John Command ... Zombie (uncredited)
Michelle Defevre Michelle Defevre ... Zombie (uncredited)
Michael DeLorenzo ... Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Fields ... Zombie (uncredited)
Richard Gaines Richard Gaines ... Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Gardner ... Zombie Crawling Out of a Grave (uncredited)
Cynthia Garris ... Zombie (uncredited)
Mick Garris ... Zombie (uncredited)
Cory Hawkins Cory Hawkins ... Zombie / Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Hester ... Zombie Moving the Grave Cover (uncredited)
DeAnne Holliday DeAnne Holliday ... Zombie (uncredited)
Janet Jackson ... Zombie (uncredited)
Tim Lawrence Tim Lawrence ... Bald Zombie (uncredited)
Ben Lokey ... Zombie (uncredited)
Thelma Davis Martin Thelma Davis Martin ... Zombie (uncredited)
Ned Nalle ... Deputy (voice) (uncredited)
Jeff Parker Jeff Parker ... Zombie (uncredited)
Vincent Paterson ... Zombie (uncredited)
Michael Peters Michael Peters ... Zombie (uncredited)
Vincent Price ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hanala Sagal ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mark Sellers ... Zombie (uncredited)
Cheryl L. Sington Cheryl L. Sington ... Zombie (uncredited)
Ian A. Stevens ... Zombie Dancer and Buried Zombie (uncredited)
Kevin Yagher Kevin Yagher ... Zombie (uncredited)

Produced by 

George Folsey Jr. ... producer
Michael Jackson ... producer
John Landis ... producer

Music by 

Elmer Bernstein ... (scary music)

Cinematography by 

Robert Paynter ... director of photography

Editing by 

Malcolm Campbell
George Folsey Jr.

Casting By 

Mike Fenton ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Charles L. Hughes ... (as Charles Hughes)

Costume Design by 

Kelly Kimball
Deborah Nadoolman

Makeup Department 

Rick Baker ... special makeup effects designer and creator
Greg Nelson ... makeup artist
Lance Anderson ... zombie makeup artist (uncredited)
Kevin Brennan ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Greg Cannom ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Tony Gardner ... makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Tom Hester ... makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Werner Keppler ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Shawn McEnroe ... makeup effects crew (uncredited)
David B. Miller ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Charles H. Schram ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Dan Allingham ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

David Sosna ... first assistant director
Rob Corn ... second second assistant director (uncredited)
Deborah Love ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Dave Stevens ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Marty Thomas ... property assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Tom Coyne ... mastering
Craig Huxley ... sound
Philip Rogers ... playback engineer / sound transfer engineer
Earl Sampson ... boom operator
Bruce Cannon ... sound effects (uncredited)
David Kelson ... audio playback operator (uncredited)
Michael D. Wilhoit ... sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Kelly Antaya ... roto/paint artist
Paul A. Baccam ... stereo compositor
Tony Baldridge ... stereoscopic supervisor
H.R. Barnett ... stereoscopic editor: Legend 3D
D.J. Becerral ... stereo compositor: Legend3D
Manthan Bhayani ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Rashida Brown ... stereo depth artist: Legend 3D
Dylan Dass ... stereo compositor: Legend3D
Leonardo Delaney ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Ronald Ellis ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Kathryn Fay ... lead stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Tiku Roemello Fisher ... stereo coordinator: Legend3D
Michelle George ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Kimberly Henry ... lead stereoscopic compositor: Legend 3D
Matthew Kemper ... compositing supervisor: Legend 3d/stereo
Jordan Lucchino ... stereoscopic compositor: Legend 3D
Cody McCaig ... stereo artist
Julia Lee Peat ... stereo artist
Jeremy Preissner ... legend 3d: sr. systems administrator
Aaron Providence ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Austin Ramsey ... stereoscopic compositor
Ryan Ramsey ... lead stereoscopic compositor
Julius Padilla Santos ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Matthew Swanton ... stereo compositor: Legend 3D
Graham Tailleur ... roto/paint artist: Legend3D
Yanbo Wang ... stereo compositer
John Wootton ... stereo compositor: Legend3D
Jacob Yorke ... compositor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Douglas Kirkland ... special still photographer
Joe Martens ... lighting technician
Bryan Greenberg ... camera operator (uncredited)
Jeffrey M. Hoffman ... camera operator (uncredited)
Bob Munoz ... best boy grip (uncredited)
Joseph D. Steuben ... camera operator (uncredited)
Dennis Young ... electrician (uncredited)

Music Department 

Peter Bernstein ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Dan Wallin ... music scoring engineer (uncredited) / score mixer (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Michael Jackson ... choreographer
Frank Kostenko Jr. ... production assistant
Michael Peters ... Choreographer / choreographer
Anthony Marinelli ... programmer (uncredited)
Vincent Paterson ... assistant choreographer: Michael Peters (uncredited)
Sharyn Renie ... zombie/dancer (uncredited)
Norman Winter ... unit publicist (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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