Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the short film redefined the music video, broke racial barriers, and became the first inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry.
- dancing
- date
- narration
- musical
- music video
- zombie
- werewolf
- graveyard
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Ola Ray
Michael's Girlfriend
Vincent Price
Narrator (voice)
Cynthia Garris
Zombie (uncredited)
- Mick Garris — Zombie (uncredited)
- Hanala Sagal — Dancer (uncredited)
- Forrest J. Ackerman — Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
- Reed Armstrong — Zombie (uncredited)
- Rick Baker — Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
- Miko C. Brando — Zombie (uncredited)
- James Canino — Zombie (uncredited)
- Greg Cannom — Zombie (uncredited)
- Michael DeLorenzo — Zombie (uncredited)
- Kim Blank — Zombie (uncredited)
- Tony Fields — Zombie (uncredited)
- Directed
- John Landis
- Written
- Michael Jackson, John Landis
Production
- Rating
- 8.3 / 10 · 797 ratings
- Studio
- Optimum Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
