

Thriller 40
The album that changed it all.
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
Cast

Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones
Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney
Self (archive footage)

Usher
Self

Mary J. Blige
Self

Mark Ronson
Self

Ed Eckstine
Self

John Branca
Self

Misty Copeland
Self
Matt Forger
Self

Myles Frost
Self

Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Self

Brooke Shields
Self
Richmond Talauega
Self
Anthony Talauega
Self
Videos
Storyline
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
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