Talk:Thriller (song)

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[edit] American Werewolf

I just added a line highlighting that John Landis came to this project shortly after directing An American Werewolf in London. My guess would be that that film was a significant influence on Jackson wanting to make a video in this style. There are probably more connections too. In particular does anyone know whether other people were involved on both projects - makeup artists, special effects or art direction? -- Solipsist 07:00, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I can't see why these two were split; every other article on a single has a section on any relevant video (often bloated with blow-by-blow descriptions of every tedious clichéd detail). These two articles are short enough to be combined. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 16:49, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

I think it's time the Music videos split off from the articles that specifically refer to the song. IMHO, I believe the best place to start this trend is with Thriller. In this example, the notability of the video transcends merely noting it on a song page. This importance is illustrated with the new iTunes video downloading service - and Thriller, not surprisingly, is in the top 10 of most downloaded. When people discuss Michael Jackson's songs, Billie Jean is almost always mentioned as his best (and probably his most listened to) - but when the discussion switches to his music videos - Thriller, the music video - stands out alone uncontested. I think it's important to make this distinction. In due time, the Thriller (music video) article will grow much larger than the article about the song.--The lorax 17:15, 16 October 2005 (UTC)