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Thriller 40

And so he called me and said, "I want to turn into a monster.Will you do it?" And the...

And so he called me and said, "I want to turn into a monster.
Will you do it?" And the record label
wouldn't pay for it

Full Transcript

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And so he called me and said,
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"I want to turn into a monster. Will you do it?"
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And the record label wouldn't pay for it.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:01
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Follows the making of Michael Jackson's record-breaking album "Thriller".
And, and we talked, and I said, - Thriller 40 00:06
And, and we talked, and I said,
You shouldn't pay for it yourself." - Thriller 40 00:08
You shouldn't pay for it yourself."
And everybody else... his people and the record company... - Thriller 40 00:06
And everybody else... his people and the record company...
Said, "Next album. Let's... We've already... Michael, hello. - Thriller 40 00:06
Said, "Next album. Let's... We've already... ...
It's the most successful album of all time. We want..." - Thriller 40 00:08
It's the most successful album of all time. We want...&...
That's at a time when the average music video budget - Thriller 40 00:06
That's at a time when the average music video budget
So I went... I went back to the office and thought about it. - Thriller 40 00:05
So I went... I went back to the office and thought about it.
Went to MTV and Showtime, - Thriller 40 00:06
Went to MTV and Showtime,
We need a million two." - Thriller 40 00:06
We need a million two."
We're trying to bring back - Thriller 40 00:12
We're trying to bring back
We're doing a short film... A lot of 'em are so terrible. - Thriller 40 00:06
We're doing a short film... A lot of 'em are so te...
And I wanted "Thriller" and "Beat It" to be a stimulant - Thriller 40 00:08
And I wanted "Thriller" and "Beat It" to...
I really did, 'cause, I mean, I love MTV, watching it. - Thriller 40 00:06
I really did, 'cause, I mean, I love MTV, watching it.
You know, I think it's great, - Thriller 40 00:06
You know, I think it's great,
At first, a-a wolf man, - Thriller 40 00:08
At first, a-a wolf man,
His desire was to turn into a monster - Thriller 40 00:07
His desire was to turn into a monster
We had the character turn into - Thriller 40 00:08
We had the character turn into
And Michael wanted to do that, and I told him, - Thriller 40 00:11
And Michael wanted to do that, and I told him,
No." - Thriller 40 00:07
No."
And Rick Baker did the first design, and it was great - Thriller 40 00:09
And Rick Baker did the first design, and it was great