Michael Jackson's Thriller - Filming Location - Opening Scene

Hey fellow explorers! Today I got to complete a puzzle of movie and music video history. I reveal the never-before-seen location to the opening sequence to Michael Jackson's Thriller!

This location has been elusive for nearly 40 years! With a little research, watching the music video several times, and determination... I found it!

As I've said before, I'm going to try and bring you locations that have never been documented before on YouTube. To me, this is one of the 'holy grail' locations of Michael Jackson's music videos.

So buckle up.. let's take a cruise through Griffith Park and learn a little history about Thriller and how it became a global phenomenon.

If you ever want to find these locations yourself, I have a majority of them saved. I don't mind giving out the addresses if you need help (I don't gatekeep). Feel free to add me on Instagram and I will try to reply back!

00:00:00 Intro (Franklin's Cafe at Griffith Park)
00:01:15 Explore With Tao Intro (Thriller Montage)
00:04:03 How the idea came to me
00:05:38 I thought this was the location, but it's not
00:06:04 History about Griffith Park
00:07:11 ACTUAL location (Opening Scene to Thriller)
00:07:32 Before and After shot #1 (driving by the gate)
00:07:56 Before and After shot #2 (car runs out of gas)
00:08:15 Before and After shot #3 (tree and fence)
00:08:44 Before and After shot #4 (Michael Jackson and Ola Ray start walking)
00:09:04 Before and After shot #5 (Will you be my girl?)
00:09:46 Outro (Thoughts on the history of Thriller)

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