This is It dvd is out they've added 1 and a half hours of footage. I know they're showing some of the costumes in the trailer which looked mad cool. Hopefully the Thriller jacket was shown and/or masks. I wonder if the jacket lit up like the BAd tour version or if it was even red for this tour. I'm gonna try to buy it this week, hopefully everything on the dvd is the same extra stuff on the blue ray b/c I don't have a blue ray dvd player.

My dad bought me this!!! It rocks!!!! You shoudl buy the 2 disc! The designer had a hidden secret for Michael, which when he put on the Thriller jacket the inside had this really really cool "werewolf face" biting on a huge swarvoski crystal (since most of his costumes had them.) Coolest Thriller costume, it had red blood drizzling down the shoulders instead of that old school padding. It's awesome.

anyone else watch this?

Oh my gosh limited edition Lifesize Werewolf statue from the Thriller video!!!!! Someone totally loan me 5 grand so I can buy this!!!! It's over 6 ft tall.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Michael-Jackson-Thr … 0616712033

Scary but brilliant right? You know what? Is Rick Baker sick of being widely known for American Werewolf and the Thriller video? He doesn't talk about Thriller at all which is weird since in his interviews (one is 30 min. on Demand now) he talks about how he wanted a bi=pedal werewolf and not the "hound" that Landis wanted for AWIL. YOu'd think he'd talk about his wish coming true for Thriller right? Does anyone know if there was any beef b/w him and Mike???? That's really a a big piece of history to neglect right?

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Yes he was more of a were-cat than a werewolf. Saddens me that he died cause he was a childhood idol of mine but he will live on.

There is a John Landis interview (with French subtitles) about his collaboration with Michael and his work on the Thriller clip.

http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepe … a=19120931

Last edited by chips493 (2010-07-02 09:39:20)

I always thought the critter being partly wolf and partly cat was a sly commentary on the popular perception that Jackson himself was trying to be something he was not: white, female, a child, etc.

chips493 wrote:

There is a John Landis interview (with French subtitles) about his collaboration with Michael and his work on the Thriller clip.

http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepe … a=19120931

the video's been taken down I think, nothign shows up.


Anyway, Michael wanted to be a werewolf. The merchandising that's from MJ's camp calls him a WEREWOLF. The statues, t-shirts, interviews, etc.

(Line got deleted I guess or maybe it was an improv on Mike's part). Now if Rick Baker decided not to follow directions then I don't get that, b/c he's always stated he wanted the werewolf in AWIL to be a bi pedal Wolfman thing so why he'd change that is anyone's guess. And on that tip, John Landis called that a were hound not a werewolf in AWIL

at the end of the day who gives a >>>> b/c most of the werewolves we've seen have been inspired by dogs, lions, cats, wolves, etc. (It seems like a lot of people prefer the versions other than the new real wolves look that's being used everywhere now. (I.E. Twilight, The Gates, Blood and Cocoa)

Now check out this bad@$s link of a Michael Jackson/wrestler morphing into a werewolf!!! It's cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s3N7V6QkH4

KidWerewolf36 wrote:

chips493 wrote:

There is a John Landis interview (with French subtitles) about his collaboration with Michael and his work on the Thriller clip.

http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepe … a=19120931

the video's been taken down I think, nothign shows up.


Anyway, Michael wanted to be a werewolf. The merchandising that's from MJ's camp calls him a WEREWOLF. The statues, t-shirts, interviews, etc.

(Line got deleted I guess or maybe it was an improv on Mike's part). Now if Rick Baker decided not to follow directions then I don't get that, b/c he's always stated he wanted the werewolf in AWIL to be a bi pedal Wolfman thing so why he'd change that is anyone's guess. And on that tip, John Landis called that a were hound not a werewolf in AWIL

at the end of the day who gives a >>>> b/c most of the werewolves we've seen have been inspired by dogs, lions, cats, wolves, etc. (It seems like a lot of people prefer the versions other than the new real wolves look that's being used everywhere now. (I.E. Twilight, The Gates, Blood and Cocoa)

Now check out this bad@$s link of a Michael Jackson/wrestler morphing into a werewolf!!! It's cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s3N7V6QkH4

Agree and the video is cool. Also, Katherine Jackson's released a coffee table book with cool pictures in it. It's $60 bucks though. I might have to pass although some of the pictures were mega rare.

lil' Wolfen wrote:

Viergacht wrote:

I always thought the critter being partly wolf and partly cat was a sly commentary on the popular perception that Jackson himself was trying to be something he was not: white, female, a child, etc.

*dies laughing*

I thought the whiskers and claws were kinda lame, and what made him look silghtly feline, but at the same time, the portayal of the film was to be some cheesey horror flick he took his girl too before the music video became a horror flick in itself. So I always just thought the reason the "werewolf" was slightly feline and wolfish, was simply to add to the cheesiness of some scary movie people in that time took dates to.

I also remember him turning into a cat in one music video, so maybe he just likes cats more than canines. Then again... he turned into a robot and a car too, and this certaining is none of those..... Hmmm. Well, either way, I love Michael, I love the song Thriller, and even more love the music video. If he wanted to be a little cat-like, I don't mind. :3

The claws designs are being used for halloween monster hands. I just saw it on something b/c the thumb is so distinguishable.

I'm gonna have to disagree on the "movie" part being cheesy b/c that was wayyy cool. besides most movies kinda had this formula. Some zombie movie came out that was similar to this. The Blob might have had some clips based on this also. I was just watching this the other day and was thinking MAN I wish that was a movie, b/c I would've put it on and watched it. Like what was the high school like? What position did Michael play on the team? Was Ola a cheerleader or regular gal or popular? Was Mike's dad a werewolf?

lil' Wolfen wrote:

I always tried to picture him trying to do something like dial a phone with those claws. :3

The Blob.... Damn it... Now I have to go watch that..... Is it funny that I have a fear of the old silvery dinners like the ones in that movie from watching it too many times as a kid?

I miss Michael. I can still remember my mom always telling me how I used to dance to his music in my diaper in the livingroom.

nah this was OLD SCHOOL werewolf, where he was just out for blood. He wouldn't be calling anybody. haaha

old silvery dinners? (Oh Diners, haha, yeah Idon't go to them b/c I think health rating might not be what I need it to be. that's bad, I need to go to  a diner just to prove myself wrong.)

me too, there's a new Remember MJ magazine out now, they had a page with cool pics that I wanted blown up but they were tiny pictures on one page. Pissed me off. Oh well. I hope they release some concerts (Triumph, Victory/Thriller era, and Bad). I think on that Katherine Jackson interview they showed two different concerts so I'm hoping we see that. That idiot makeup artist said something that pissed me off. I loved This Is It when they put different rehearsal snippets together. I hope they do that for the concerts if they won't release more than one b/c he had so many iconic dances and costumes.

Wow, so much has happened since I last posted on here.

Well, updates on the "Thriller" movie. It's still in the talking stages, so we'll see if something happens. Cross your fingers.

On a good note, possibly the Bad tour second leg may be revealed. It'll feature Michael Jakcson, donning the Werewolf mask and swinging Tarzan style in the varisty jacket across the stage. Apparently this version had been shown in the 80s or it was bootlegged (hacked into professionally), so let's hope this is shown to the world soon...