Written by Jackson and Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston, the short film was inspired by the isolation the singer felt after he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993. It centers on the Maestro (Jackson), who's nearly chased out of his town by the residents and the mayor (also played by Michael Jackson, who intentionally resembles Tom Sneddon, a prosecutor in the 1993 and 2005 accusations) because they believe him to be a "freak." The film includes several songs and music videos from the albums HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. At over 38 minutes long, it held the Guinness world record for the longest music video until 2013, when it was eclipsed by Pharrell Williams' "Happy".[18] The short version is included in Michael Jackson's Vision.
Michael Jackson Ghost Music Video Full Version
Horror was a surprisingly large part of Michael Jackson\u2019s musical career. In addition to \u201cThriller,\u201d Jackson made another horror-themed music video \u2014 one which was far more extravagant. Here\u2019s the story behind a music video Stephen King co-wrote which cost Jackson around $15 million.\n\n\n\nMichael Jackson Joe Traver\/ Liaison\n\n\n\nThe movie that got Michael Jackson into horror\n\n\n\nJackson worked with many famous movie directors during his career. One of them was Mick Garris, the horror director behind several adaptations of King\u2019s work including the miniseries versions of The Stand and The Shining. According to Entertainment Weekly, Garris gave fans insight into how Jackson got interested in horror.\n\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m really fortunate to have been able to work with, and become friends with, Michael Jackson,\u201d Garris said. \u201cIt was right after [the release of An American Werewolf in London] \u2014 Michael had seen that and had been blown away by it. He wanted to do something on film like that. Michael was very frightened of horror films and was fascinated by the makeup [in them].\u201d Thanks to King, Jackson and Garris would collaborate on an ambitious music video\/short film called Michael Jackson\u2019s Ghosts.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe trailer for An American Werewolf in London\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy Stephen King helped create the hugely expensive video\n\n\n\nKing told Entertainment Weekly it all started with a phone call. Jackson called King on the set of The Stand and said he was a huge fan of King\u2019s work. Jackson said he wanted King to help him make the scariest music video ever. \n\n\n\nKing liked this idea because he figured creating Jackson\u2019s proposed \u201cminimusical\u201d would be a welcome change of pace. King lauded the finished film, saying \u201cthe video contains some of the best, most inspired dancing of Jackson\u2019s career.\u201d On the business end of things, Garris revealed the budget of the music video ballooned to about twice its original size.\n\n\n\n\u201cIt had a very large transformation over the course of it and eventually became by far the most expensive music video ever made,\u201d he told Entertainment Weekly. \u201cWe shot for two weeks and never got into the music video part because when you work \u2018Michael hours,\u2019 they\u2019re not the same as regular hours. By the time everything shut down, we\u2019d spent $7 million dollars. It ended up coming in at about $15 million dollars, all of it out of Michael\u2019s pocket.\u201d Jackson certainly invested a lot into the film \u2014 so how did the public react to it?\n\n\n\n\n\nA scene from Michael Jackson\u2019s Ghosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\tRelated\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tWhat O.J. Simpson\u2019s Kids Thought After Michael Jackson\u2019s Daughter\u2019s Suicide Attempt: \u2018Hey, It Could Have Happened to Us\u2019\t\t\n\t\n\nHow the public reacted to \u2018Michael Jackson\u2019s Ghosts\u2019\n\n\n\nOver the course of its 39 minutes, Michael Jackson\u2019s Ghosts includes three songs by Jackson: \u201c2 Bad,\u201d \u201cIs It Scary,\u201d and \u201cGhosts.\u201d While Jackson had numerous hits, none of the songs included in Michael Jackson\u2019s Ghosts reached the Billboard Hot 100. Compare this to \u201cThriller,\u201d which reached No. 4. The music video might not have become a cultural juggernaut like the \u201cThriller\u201d video, but it remains a memorable \u2014 and costly \u2014 collaboration between two icons: Jackson and King.\n","ptime":"2020-10-11T14:17:04","custom_date":"","custom_datedesc":"","author":"name":"Matthew Trzcinski","slug":"matthew-trzcinski","url":"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/author\/matthew-trzcinski\/","twitter_link":null,"facebook_link":null,"linkedin_link":"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-trzcinski-7b8570189\/","instagram_link":null,"comment_count":0,"review_schema":"\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":[\"NewsArticle\",\"ItemList\"],\"mainEntityOfPage\":\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cheatsheet.com\\\/entertainment\\\/michael-jackson-spent-millions-on-a-music-video-stephen-king-co-wrote.html\\\/\",\"headline\":\"Michael Jackson Spent Millions on a Music Video Stephen King Co-Wrote\",\"description\":\"Michael Jackson and Stephen King collaborated on a video whose budget ballooned to around $15 million. Here's hw the public reacted to it.\",\"articleBody\":\"Horror was a surprisingly large part of Michael Jackson\\u2019s musical career. In addition to \\u201cThriller,\\u201d Jackson made another horror-themed music video \\u2014 one which was far more extravagant. Here\\u2019s the story behind a music video Stephen King co-wrote which cost Jackson around $15 million. 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