Thriller 40
- 2023
- 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.4K
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Follows the making of Michael Jackson's record-breaking album "Thriller".Follows the making of Michael Jackson's record-breaking album "Thriller".Follows the making of Michael Jackson's record-breaking album "Thriller".
Michael Jackson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Rick Baker
- Self
- (archive footage)
David Bowie
- Self
- (archive footage)
James Brown
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jane Fonda
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mark J. Goodman
- Self
- (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
- Self
- (archive footage)
Alan Hunter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSpecial Screen was held in different cities around the world on the actual 40th anniversary day of the Thriller album release.
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Capturing the magic of that time
I was 11 when I first got stepped into the magic world that was Michaelmania. It's hard to describe how that felt. Michael was all around and he was indisputably the pinnacle of pop around the globe. Like mentioned before by many, it was like or must have been like Sinatra, the Beatles and Elvis. This documentary did a very good job in getting very close to that energy and excitement, for people that were born after the album came out and are witnessing it today for the first time.
The format is something we've seen before in official documentaries like 'the legend continuous' and many more, starting with the very beginning, seeing Michael as a kid being the lead singer of the J5 and the Jacksons. Instead of it being a showcase or marketing his back catalogue, it really built up to why and what he wanted to prove; making Thriller the best selling album of all time.
Would've loved to see more of Quincy and his team behind the succes, since it was promoted as more about the art, than the artist, but to me it was more about the impact it had on a cultural level.
A lot of never seen before footage, private audio fragments and a very good insight into his thinking, his strategy and his philosophy makes it a must see for everyone who wants to understand the creative, the business and the cultural impact it had and still has today on contemporary artists and even beyond.
The format is something we've seen before in official documentaries like 'the legend continuous' and many more, starting with the very beginning, seeing Michael as a kid being the lead singer of the J5 and the Jacksons. Instead of it being a showcase or marketing his back catalogue, it really built up to why and what he wanted to prove; making Thriller the best selling album of all time.
Would've loved to see more of Quincy and his team behind the succes, since it was promoted as more about the art, than the artist, but to me it was more about the impact it had on a cultural level.
A lot of never seen before footage, private audio fragments and a very good insight into his thinking, his strategy and his philosophy makes it a must see for everyone who wants to understand the creative, the business and the cultural impact it had and still has today on contemporary artists and even beyond.
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- michelmaas09
- Dec 2, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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