Ghosts (music video)
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German title | - |
Original title | Ghosts |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1996 |
length | 38 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Stan Winston |
script | Stan Winston , Mick Garris , Michael Jackson , Stephen King |
production | Caroline Baron , Paul Rosenblum |
music | Dallas Austin , Michael Jackson , Nicholas Pike , Teddy Riley , Bruce Swedien |
camera | Russell Carpenter |
cut | Marcus Manton |
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Ghosts (alternative title Michael Jackson's Ghosts ) is a music video that is based on classic horror films such as Frankenstein or Dracula . Michael Jackson worked for Ghosts with the famous writer Stephen King for his horror novels , who is said to have had the idea for this film. Directed by special effects artist Stan Winston . Oscar winner Rick Baker (including American Werewolf and Men in Black ) was responsible for the make-up effects . Because of the low success in the USA, the film was not shown in German cinemas.
action
Small town citizens are bothered by a strange and scary man named Maestro who lives in a creepy house. One day the mayor decides to go up to the hill where Maestro lives with some people to tell him to leave town. When they get there, the mayor tries to persuade Maestro to leave the city. Maestro doesn't want to be driven away so easily. He also wants to scare the mayor, a man who does not seem to be afraid of anything, which he does not succeed at first. Maestro begins to sing and dance with his ghouls . In contrast to the mayor, the other people are becoming more and more likeable. In the end, Maestro manages to frighten the mayor so much that he runs away in panic. People have found that Maestro isn't such a bad guy after all.
After the credits there is a short making-of .
Soundtrack
Michael Jackson sings the following songs in Ghosts :
- 2 bath
- Is It Scary?
- Ghosts (only heard in the credits in an unfinished version)
Ghosts and Is It Scary? appeared on the album Blood on the Dance Floor - HIStory in the Mix . 2 Bad was already released on the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future: Book 1 . The song Ghosts also appeared on the HIStory / Ghosts single. In the credits, Ghosts can only be heard in the incomplete demo.
LaserDisc, VHS and VCD releases, and TV broadcasts
Ghosts was published in 1997 on LD in a limited edition. The short film was also released on VHS (there is also a Deluxe Collector Box Set - Limited Edition , this contains the album Blood On the Dancefloor: HIStory in the Mix and the Minimax CD On the Line with previously unreleased songs) and in 2001 on VCD . The film was also shown on television (including on Sat.1 ). Music channels such as MTV showed a cut of the film, which was only highlighted with the song Ghosts . VH1 showed the almost 1-hour making-of in summer 2013.
Web links
- Ghosts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ghosts (music video) in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Ghosts in the online film database