Original photocopied call sheet for the second day of shooting of the video for 'Thriller,' one page, both sides, 8.5 x 14, dated October 12, 1983. Cast listed on the sheet, in an unknown hand, has call times for “Michael Jackson,” and “Ola Ray,” at 7 pm, as well as “22 Dancers,” also with a 7 pm call time. Sheet lists two locations, stand-ins, including “Close-up Zombies,” and is requested “No Visitors Please.” At the bottom is listed the following two days and locations, with the reverse bearing a check list of equipment needed. In fine condition, with several horizontal folds.
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is a 14-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson. Voted as the most influential pop music video of all time, 'Thriller' proved to have a profound effect on popular culture, and was named "a watershed moment for the [music] industry" for its unprecedented merging of filmmaking and music. Guinness World Records listed it in 2006 as the "most successful music video,” selling over 9 million units. In 2009, the video was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the first music video to ever receive this honor, for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant. 'Thriller' is also notable for featuring one of the most sexualized dance routines of all time. RRAuction COA.
