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The mayor of a nameless town gathers a mob to confront a hermit living in a "haunted house," but when the mob arrives, the man has a few tricks up his sleeve to convince them that he's not t... Read allThe mayor of a nameless town gathers a mob to confront a hermit living in a "haunted house," but when the mob arrives, the man has a few tricks up his sleeve to convince them that he's not that bad.The mayor of a nameless town gathers a mob to confront a hermit living in a "haunted house," but when the mob arrives, the man has a few tricks up his sleeve to convince them that he's not that bad.
Yasiin Bey
- Dante
- (as Dante Beze)
Nicole Pantenburg
- Dancer
- (as Nikki Pantenburg)
John Gregory
- Dancer
- (as John 'Havic' Gregory)
Charlie E. Schmidt
- Dancer
- (as Charlie Schmidt)
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I love this as its just so cool and so Michael (all wild imagination and amazing dance routines) and brings the joys of childhood and the memories every child had of the haunted house down the road that never was haunted
Michael takes a simple Childhood fantasy adds some magic and brings it to life it's one of those short film where you can imagine you were there with superb special effects and Amazing dance routines.
Michael Jackson fan or not this short film slash music video is the totally cool to get you moving to the beat wonder how do his legs do that? and appreciating the talent MJ really does have as a performer.
Michael takes a simple Childhood fantasy adds some magic and brings it to life it's one of those short film where you can imagine you were there with superb special effects and Amazing dance routines.
Michael Jackson fan or not this short film slash music video is the totally cool to get you moving to the beat wonder how do his legs do that? and appreciating the talent MJ really does have as a performer.
Yes I do. Who would think that MJ would top the amazing short film that is Thriller. This film right here is a masterpiece from start to finish. From the acting to the dancing. Its another classic by the King.
Michael Jackson has embraced generations with beautiful short films. Usually they are made to promote a single, but in this case he gives us something else. Sure, in this film there are also songs (which are available on c.d.), but the emphasis is on a funny story and great special effects. This release passed many people by, which is a shame since this thing is really worth watching and shows great promise at Michael's promised new acting jobs.
As a life long fan of Michael Jackson, you could argue that I am bias. But one of the reasons why Jacko's career is so amazing, is his music videos. No artist in history has created as many fantasical music videos as he. Billie Jean, Thriller, Smooth Criminal, Leave Me Alone, Black or White, Remember the Time.... This list goes on, Jacko is a quality entertainer!
The dancing is spectacular, The soundtrack is awesome, the melodies and rifts are vintage Jackson and the special fx are superb.
Sure, it could be seen as Thriller of the 90's, but who else could produce such a thing? Madonna? not a chance! anyone? not even close!
What suprises me the most is its limited release and promotion. If the music was publisised more and the short film was given its deserved air-time, then people would have to stand back and watch in ore of a true genius at work.
10/10, As music videos go, Ghost is spectacular and only the true King of Pop could produce such a masterpiece!
The dancing is spectacular, The soundtrack is awesome, the melodies and rifts are vintage Jackson and the special fx are superb.
Sure, it could be seen as Thriller of the 90's, but who else could produce such a thing? Madonna? not a chance! anyone? not even close!
What suprises me the most is its limited release and promotion. If the music was publisised more and the short film was given its deserved air-time, then people would have to stand back and watch in ore of a true genius at work.
10/10, As music videos go, Ghost is spectacular and only the true King of Pop could produce such a masterpiece!
Being a Michael Jackson fan since the early 1980's I've always remained interested in anything he does.
I think commercially his best days were behind him in the mid-90's, but this is still an excellent video and it far exceeds a lot of the crap that artists put out there today.
Most videos are the same thing over and over, the artists with the line dancers in bikinis behind them, YAWN!
Michael Jackson comes along and takes the music video to the next level, he puts a storyline into it and killer special effects.
When you get done, the only person the guy has failed to outdo is himself.
Like him or no, Michael Jackson is still the king of music video.
I think commercially his best days were behind him in the mid-90's, but this is still an excellent video and it far exceeds a lot of the crap that artists put out there today.
Most videos are the same thing over and over, the artists with the line dancers in bikinis behind them, YAWN!
Michael Jackson comes along and takes the music video to the next level, he puts a storyline into it and killer special effects.
When you get done, the only person the guy has failed to outdo is himself.
Like him or no, Michael Jackson is still the king of music video.
Did you know
- TriviaFrom 1996 to 2013, this music video held the Guinness World Record as the longest music video. Pharrell Williams would surpass this record by creating a literal 24-hour music video for his song "Happy". As of 2024, Twenty One Pilots holds the record for the longest music video for Twenty One Pilots: Level of Concern Never-Ending (2020), which ran for precisely 177 days, 16 hours, 10 minutes, 25 seconds.
- Alternate versionsThe first screening of the movie featured only the "2Bad" song, from the 1995's "HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I" album. But since the marketing campaign had already started for Jackson's next album "Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix" they added "Is It Scary" and "Ghosts", both from the new album, which was released in January 1997.
- ConnectionsEdited into Michael Jackson: Ghosts (1997)
- Soundtracks2 Bad
Written by Michael Jackson
Music Composed by Bruce Swedien, Rene Moore (as Rene) and Dallas Austin
Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc., Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flytime [sic] Productions, Inc.
Mijac Music (BMI), admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Bruce Swedien Music, Inc. (ASCAP) / Rene Moore Music (ASCAP) / EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) / DARP Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
Special version from the Epic release "HIStory - Past, Present and Future - Book I"
Details
- Runtime39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1996) officially released in Canada in English?
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