John Landis loved Michael. He doesn't say he was weird in a bad way. He means Michael was different, and of course he was. He didn't have an upbringing by the norm all the phases of his life were all over the place instead of in the normal order. That's doesn't take away from the fact that he was an angel to many people and an exceptional human being, let alone a musical genius.
Yeah... Besides if anyone of us, the regulars, whove been through all stages of childhood and growing up, can be called 'not weird' or 'normal' then normality doesnt exist :)
I love hearing great stories abt Michael, I can't imagine his life growing up, I believe it was a dream an nightmare at the same time but he didn't change from being humble an caring, an besides being the King of Pop an the greatest entertainer an business smart, he never lost the good qualities abt him like alot in the music industry. He may be gone but he'll Never be Forgotten...
correction... landis said michael started performing at the age of 8. that's incorrect. michael was Famous by the age of 8. He actually started performing at the age of 5 with his brothers. Granted, he wasn't famous yet but i believe michael said shortly after his joining they started appearing in talent shows around Chicago and performing in clubs. Either way, he was working since the age of 5.
John Landis is wonderful and a great director and a major part of thriller...but lets not pretend that Michael had no contribution to his success with music videos after all Beat It, Smooth Criminal and Remember the Time are also outstanding music videos with different directors the only constant is Michael Jackson.
I agree with you individualist Michael absolutely was a prisoner of his own fame. His life and what he had to deal with was unlike any other star on the planet. Some people view him as weak or fragile, but I believe he had a emotional and spiritual strength within him that was iron clad...I think he was certainly paranoid at times...who wouldnt be under those circumstances..he was trusting and he actually cared about people which left him vulnerable. The bigger the star the bigger the target
It's nice to hear John saying something positive about Michael. I'm sure if Michael was here, he would appreciate it. It's so sad that Michael left us! I had hoped to meet Michael onbe day.
I hate when he use the word weird..Why is it wierd..I don't think he means it vicioulsy..but weird is not a term to describe Michael Jackson. Eccentric maybe ,innovator, Entertainment mogul, but wierd definately not Mr.Landis. I didn't know who you were ntil Michael worked with you.
Yeah he also called him grotesque and disfigured among many other horrible things in another interview in 2013. I think he got tired of questions about Michael Jackson after this one to the point of pretty disgusting jealousy. Pretty douchey guy even here. He's really trying hard to emphasise that he made thriller the big deal that it was.. as if the story in thriller was what made it so good.
@@user-zu5sp7wx2g so you what are you saying that it wasn't well directed or shot? making a music video or a film is a collaboration. If Michael could have done everything himself including rick baker's fantastic make up , he wouldn't have to call landis in the first place.
dirty06maggot that’s why he got annoyed by all the questions about mj. He has all these big movies under his name and everyone just wants to know about michael(ir that’s how he perceives it). He’s just a petty dude. Nver said he’s not good
It’s so weird that I learn about this film now. RUclips has been recommending me various “John Landis talks about MJ” videos for two days now. I‘m pretty sure I saw a movie poster featuring Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis earlier, but I didn’t notice the title. Then I was listening to some Old-Time Radio, and found myself in a Wikipedia rabbit-hole: *Crustquick* ⏩ Betty Crocker ⏩ General Mills ⏩ Great Mill Disaster of 1878 ⏩ dust explosions ⏩ 2015 dust fire @ 🇹🇼 Formosa Fun Coast ⏩ skin grafts ⏩ cadavers ⏩ *Burke & Hare murders* 🐰
+S Johnson Everybody except for his most psychotic fans knows he was weird; but who cares if he was weird , he was a genius. Many brilliant people are weird. Landis is just being real. He's not a Michael Jackson fanatic, he is just someone who worked with him and is giving a fair opinion.
S Johnson yes I hate when he says that he cuz MJ was not he was a genius at what he dose and child like that's all not nuts or crazy just gifted ,I missed him ,look so nuts there he goes again cool it cuz nobody cares about your career now MJ will be for ever that's why she don't give a shit about asking you about you ,and asking about Michael Jackson and not your old ass .
I am a huge fan but Michael ALWAYS was strange, in almost everything he did, onstage the guy as a masterclass genius performer, like landis said he grew up doing 4 shows a day and working lounges in vegas, that forged the genius in him, but it also screwed him up, big time. TBH even without the fame MJ would have bee a strange cat. As far as I see it landis burst into tears when talking about MJs death so I am sure at first during Thriller when MJw as younger he was not as insane, yet as he aged his behaviors got odder. I know the stans you speak and they scare me. I like John and his ability to care for MJ but also with his ability to level with you.
John Landis calling Michael Jackson "weird" and "nuts" isn't cool. Yes, Michael Jackson was different and eccentric to a certain degree but Landis makes it seem like Michael wasn't a human being. The "Thriller" short showed Michael as a creative force.
Seeing as Thriller 3D came out last year in October, before a showing of the movie 'The House Of The Clock In Its Walls'....yeah I can definitely say the legacy of Thriller has been growing ever since.
Why does John Landis have to call MJ crazy in every single interview about MJ? Just talk about his talent why does Landis feel its necessary to slander him too? He was such a fake friend
Indeed always was, from the jump..I love the art the artist was way out too there for me. Best to just watch and listen to the jams, and not get TOO bent out of shape about his OTHERNESS.
I don't think Landis was trying to be offensive or mean when he said Michael was 'nuts' - He said very clearly that he liked him. Hey, don't we all have that one friend who we think is a little nutty, but it just makes you love them even more? MJ and Landis definitely had different artistic tastes, though. And Landis DOES seem to be a guy who likes things done his way - Not a bad person, maybe just a bit zealous about his work?
+Lady Marmalade he really needs to put his ego back in his pants when he talks about Michael. Michael Jackson was a 100 times the man than Landis can hope to ever become. Michael said in his book that at the mere age of 29 he felt eighty years old.
John is a chameleon. The way he says nuts now after MJ's death is like a friend. But he used to call MJ nuts As an insult when he was alive. A Friend indeed
When he's talking MJ being nuts.. he is talking about the end part when he turns into a panther... MJ went buck wild... screaming, touching himself, throwing things and John didnt like it... But it was MJ's vid. MJ's concept concept for black n white was supreme and that black panther dance remains one of the greatest dance moments in music video history.. plus we love our artists a little "nuts" thats what makes them interested and entertaining, unique and pioneers =)
and he should mention in his special ha ha ha i got away with 3 counts of manslaughter as he has that shit eating grin on his face lol btw i get to sit pretty for the rest of my life
Interviews with John Ford, have him matter of factly saying, "It was ten reels", and I'm thinking what the hell does that mean? But these guys who worked in professional Hollywood, and not woke hipster know it alls of today, have a certain lingo. For instance, they never say "Film" or "Movie", but rather "Picture". He's made a lot of films so terms like "Negative Pick Up" or 'ADR" is a lingo that he shares with the real professionals.
I'm very disappointed in this interview - he obviously made a lot of money out of working with Michael yet didn't 'get' him or 'know' him. Your loss Landis!
When he masterminded the peace process here in Northern Ireland 1998 it was an amazing achievement, how he got the IRA to ceasefire and others but his directing of Thriller was better. Great clip!
Diectors success depends on the person being directed....MJs talent made thriller great...he was a gifted singer and dancer...he always knew what he wanted........this made the work of directors easy and also minimal...
Weird means supernatural. Which Michael was. Landis doesn’t mean it to be disparaging of MJ, folks. Can also mean hard to understand. Which MJ could be. That’s not a bad thing.
Im watching all who talks fondly of Michael. Because he is the nicest person on earth. He's got like mom's Katherine personality, just too trusting bec he wants the opposite of his dad. Anything about mj now im following Osmond video bec he talks about Michael, im totally crushing on mj Eversince i got into my 20s
Slogan Wade it crashed because he told it to fly lower resulting the in blades melting and destabilizing the helicopter. It was his bad judgement . The children shouldn't have even been in that scene .
the helicoptor pilot could of threathened to walk off the set or callthe cops at any time and they probly would had put a cabosh to it instead of going to trial where u know he could buy his way out of it cause he is rich makes me want to throw up he could of used plelx glass and lighting he didnt need a real helicoptor
@@justintahair9119You don’t just buy your way out of criminal accountability. Landis made mistakes, but the ultimate cause of the accident was the special effects technician who mistimed the fireball, who ironically got legal immunity from the prosecution.
Apart from that he insulted MJ also. Calling him ugly and saying MJ had no nose. Then Michael died and he's now acting nice. Trying to say only good things about him. Probably regretting the shits he'd been saying all along.
@8bobthebuilder He worked with Michael again in '91 for the 'Black or White' and had a blast on the set. There's footage of him, Michael, McCauley Culkin and the other kids from the video having a pie fight and having fun and whatnot. Search for it on outube, you'll find it.
Why does John always sound so condescending towards Mike when he speaks of him? the fact that he wanted more say in how Black or White was made doesn't mean he was crazy or whatever. thriller wasn't what made Mike great. it was the Motown 25 performance that shot him to super stardom and made him an international hit! the songs and videos of Billie Jean and beat it were also iconic! when I think of Michael Jackson the forst thing that comes to mind is Billie Jean not the Thriller video. John needs to get over himself
Landis seems like a control freak and self-absorbed, because he had a similar attitude about Eddie Murphy between when they did Trading Places and when they did Coming To America, the latter of which was also one where it wasn’t Landis that was in charge. It’s quite telling because the Thriller short and Coming To America and the Black Or White short were successes for Landis during a time where his career was really hanging by a thread between the movies he had made that flopped and more importantly, the Twilight Zone movie accident.
be aware that when John says "he was nuts" its like the way Mj's friend Ediie Murphy said it... even if you look at this interview /watch?v=0d8AHsXiq1o&feature=related he is crying about how much he loved MJ but saying he was nuts but he was the sweetest =)
I see what you mean! 'At the trial, the defense claimed that the explosions were detonated at the wrong time. Randall Robinson was an assistant cameraman on board the helicopter, and he testified that production manager Dan Allingham told Wingo, "That's too much. Let's get out of here," when the explosions were detonated, but Landis shouted over the radio: "Get lower... lower! Get over [lower]!" Robinson said that Wingo tried to leave the area, but that "we lost our control and regained it and then I could feel something let go and we began spinning around in circles."[14] Stephen Lydecker, also a camera operator on board, testified that Landis had earlier "shrugged off" warnings about the stunt with the comment "we may lose the helicopter."[15] Lydecker acknowledged that Landis might have been joking when he made the remark, but he said: "I learned not to take anything the man said as a joke. It was his attitude. He didn't have time for suggestions from anybody."[16]'
@theone225 Me too I also think it's odd that he thought Micheal is odd. Things changed for Micheal personally since thriller, he got vitiligo. Maybe he was one of those crazy people who though Micheal bleeched his skin to become white.......
Mainly that Jackson was in charge of it and Landis’ role was mainly to make Jackson look the best he could. I’m sure Jackson was more flexing his power by that time. It is obvious Landis liked to be in charge of his projects.
Everyone likes to feed off Michael Jackson. If Michael wasn't Michael, John wouldn't be as well known as he is, so like Quincy Jones, he seems to like to take more credit than he deserves. What a braggart. You can tell he doesn't like any of the questions posed to him about Michael -- he knows the camera's on him, and wants to freak out -- "Me! Me! Me!" -- as he solidified off the top of the interview. Look, Landis, people want to hear about Michael. Everyone watching this video (or at least 99%) are here because they want to know about Michael. Please don't be so jealous. God knows how to divide talent; people are so egotistical.
YOU WISHED YOU WERE HLAF OF MICHAEL!!! HOW DARE YOU CALL HOM NUTS!! AND STOP BEEING SO FULL OF YOURSWLF AND TAKING ALL THE CREDIT: THRILLEE WAS A HIT JUST BECAUSE OF MJ
Idiot John！I mean of course he was not afraid of the mob like John! Because he went through this situation all his life!😂 If he was always feel terrified like John, he would probably die at the age of 30! It's more wierd if he reacted with the mob just like a normal person!😂
John Landis loved Michael. He doesn't say he was weird in a bad way. He means Michael was different, and of course he was. He didn't have an upbringing by the norm all the phases of his life were all over the place instead of in the normal order. That's doesn't take away from the fact that he was an angel to many people and an exceptional human being, let alone a musical genius.
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Yeah... Besides if anyone of us, the regulars, whove been through all stages of childhood and growing up, can be called 'not weird' or 'normal' then normality doesnt exist :)
He meant weird as in eccentric.
I agree with every word you said!
I love hearing great stories abt Michael, I can't imagine his life growing up, I believe it was a dream an nightmare at the same time but he didn't change from being humble an caring, an besides being the King of Pop an the greatest entertainer an business smart, he never lost the good qualities abt him like alot in the music industry. He may be gone but he'll Never be Forgotten...
So beautifully said and I think a lot of truth in your words.
correction... landis said michael started performing at the age of 8. that's incorrect. michael was Famous by the age of 8. He actually started performing at the age of 5 with his brothers. Granted, he wasn't famous yet but i believe michael said shortly after his joining they started appearing in talent shows around Chicago and performing in clubs. Either way, he was working since the age of 5.
MJ wasn’t famous by 8, try 10 or 11
@@Elena-er7zp I read he performed LOCALLY with his brothers at the age of 5. No, they were not famous nationwide at that time.
When John Landis calls MJ "weird" or "nuts" - it is done so in an endearing way - i don't see it as insulting. they were great friends :)
John Landis is wonderful and a great director and a major part of thriller...but lets not pretend that Michael had no contribution to his success with music videos after all Beat It, Smooth Criminal and Remember the Time are also outstanding music videos with different directors the only constant is Michael Jackson.
Exactly!! :)
John Landis is most definitely not a wonderful person and responsible for the death of three people, two of them children
I agree with you individualist Michael absolutely was a prisoner of his own fame. His life and what he had to deal with was unlike any other star on the planet. Some people view him as weak or fragile, but I believe he had a emotional and spiritual strength within him that was iron clad...I think he was certainly paranoid at times...who wouldnt be under those circumstances..he was trusting and he actually cared about people which left him vulnerable. The bigger the star the bigger the target
Mjgirl55 stranger in moscow
It's nice to hear John saying something positive about Michael. I'm sure if Michael was here, he would appreciate it. It's so sad that Michael left us! I had hoped to meet Michael onbe day.
We will meet him after we died
I hate when he use the word weird..Why is it wierd..I don't think he means it vicioulsy..but weird is not a term to describe Michael Jackson. Eccentric maybe ,innovator, Entertainment mogul, but wierd definately not Mr.Landis. I didn't know who you were ntil Michael worked with you.
Yeah he also called him grotesque and disfigured among many other horrible things in another interview in 2013. I think he got tired of questions about Michael Jackson after this one to the point of pretty disgusting jealousy. Pretty douchey guy even here. He's really trying hard to emphasise that he made thriller the big deal that it was.. as if the story in thriller was what made it so good.
Landis was already a well established director before he worked on thriller.
@@user-zu5sp7wx2g so you what are you saying that it wasn't well directed or shot? making a music video or a film is a collaboration. If Michael could have done everything himself including rick baker's fantastic make up , he wouldn't have to call landis in the first place.
dirty06maggot that’s why he got annoyed by all the questions about mj. He has all these big movies under his name and everyone just wants to know about michael(ir that’s how he perceives it). He’s just a petty dude. Nver said he’s not good
@@user-zu5sp7wx2g That's a good point. He was jelaous.
It’s so weird that I learn about this film now. RUclips has been recommending me various “John Landis talks about MJ” videos for two days now. I‘m pretty sure I saw a movie poster featuring Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis earlier, but I didn’t notice the title.
Then I was listening to some Old-Time Radio, and found myself in a Wikipedia rabbit-hole:
*Crustquick* ⏩ Betty Crocker ⏩ General Mills ⏩ Great Mill Disaster of 1878
⏩ dust explosions ⏩ 2015 dust fire @ 🇹🇼 Formosa Fun Coast
⏩ skin grafts ⏩ cadavers ⏩ *Burke & Hare murders* 🐰
Michael wasn't phased by it because he was used to it for years performing and touring with his brothers
He really needs to stop calling Michael weird.
Landis said growing up in front of the camera since you were 8 is weird. So I believe that's why he calls Michael weird most of the time.
+S Johnson Everybody except for his most psychotic fans knows he was weird; but who cares if he was weird , he was a genius. Many brilliant people are weird. Landis is just being real. He's not a Michael Jackson fanatic, he is just someone who worked with him and is giving a fair opinion.
S Johnson yes I hate when he says that he cuz MJ was not he was a genius at what he dose and child like that's all not nuts or crazy just gifted ,I missed him ,look so nuts there he goes again cool it cuz nobody cares about your career now MJ will be for ever that's why she don't give a shit about asking you about you ,and asking about Michael Jackson and not your old ass .
I am a huge fan but Michael ALWAYS was strange, in almost everything he did, onstage the guy as a masterclass genius performer, like landis said he grew up doing 4 shows a day and working lounges in vegas, that forged the genius in him, but it also screwed him up, big time. TBH even without the fame MJ would have bee a strange cat. As far as I see it landis burst into tears when talking about MJs death so I am sure at first during Thriller when MJw as younger he was not as insane, yet as he aged his behaviors got odder. I know the stans you speak and they scare me. I like John and his ability to care for MJ but also with his ability to level with you.
John landis and Michael love each other. Him sayin Michael is weird Bc when they were around each other Michael was goofy and crazy😂. Not mentally
John Landis seems like such a nice person
Why does he have to call Michael weird in every single interview? I mean I don't know if he means it in a friendly way or what
Arya Kk He has a distorted image of Michael. Not essentially a bad image but an ultimately distorted image.
HE IS A TRAITOR AND A ASS
Arya Kk l hate the word weird. He was different that's all.
He was different, and misunderstood. That was a rare soul.
He was suing mj for 14 years for the thirller. Nobody is true friend talking about money. Feel so sad for mj
John Landis calling Michael Jackson "weird" and "nuts" isn't cool. Yes, Michael Jackson was different and eccentric to a certain degree but Landis makes it seem like Michael wasn't a human being. The "Thriller" short showed Michael as a creative force.
Landys is just "Jelaws"
Nop .Landis really apreciate michaEl.
@@djmarsone5209 no he doesn’t.
Seeing as Thriller 3D came out last year in October, before a showing of the movie 'The House Of The Clock In Its Walls'....yeah I can definitely say the legacy of Thriller has been growing ever since.
Michael...is...the chosen ONE. 💔😭😭✊️👑👑👑👑 rip
Actually he was 25 in Thriller video
Why does John Landis have to call MJ crazy in every single interview about MJ? Just talk about his talent why does Landis feel its necessary to slander him too? He was such a fake friend
John Landis is weird.
Soul Flower What a shame
And john landis is a jealous GEEK!! MJ did him such a favor and this is how he repays him
It's honestly sad to hear the way he talks about Michael. Michael always talked highly of John Landis.
Indeed always was, from the jump..I love the art the artist was way out too there for me. Best to just watch and listen to the jams, and not get TOO bent out of shape about his OTHERNESS.
I don't think Landis was trying to be offensive or mean when he said Michael was 'nuts' - He said very clearly that he liked him. Hey, don't we all have that one friend who we think is a little nutty, but it just makes you love them even more? MJ and Landis definitely had different artistic tastes, though. And Landis DOES seem to be a guy who likes things done his way - Not a bad person, maybe just a bit zealous about his work?
+Lady Marmalade he really needs to put his ego back in his pants when he talks about Michael. Michael Jackson was a 100 times the man than Landis can hope to ever become. Michael said in his book that at the mere age of 29 he felt eighty years old.
John is a chameleon. The way he says nuts now after MJ's death is like a friend. But he used to call MJ nuts As an insult when he was alive. A Friend indeed
I know what you mean.
When he's talking MJ being nuts.. he is talking about the end part when he turns into a panther... MJ went buck wild... screaming, touching himself, throwing things and John didnt like it... But it was MJ's vid. MJ's concept concept for black n white was supreme and that black panther dance remains one of the greatest dance moments in music video history.. plus we love our artists a little "nuts" thats what makes them interested and entertaining, unique and pioneers =)
JOHN LANDIS CAN STFU
We love you john too 💞💜
This guy needs a daily 1 hour special of him just talking about everything in Hollywood ..
and he should mention in his special ha ha ha i got away with 3 counts of manslaughter as he has that shit eating grin on his face lol btw i get to sit pretty for the rest of my life
There are plenty of interviews on RUclips, so you get much more than just a few hours.
@@Valkonnen And I've seen them all and would still watch a daily 1 hour special of him continuing to talk about everything about Hollywood..!!
Brilliant interview!!!
Thriller, 30 Years anniversary!
Thriller is a two-reeler. John Landis is just awesome...
Interviews with John Ford, have him matter of factly saying, "It was ten reels", and I'm thinking what the hell does that mean? But these guys who worked in professional Hollywood, and not woke hipster know it alls of today, have a certain lingo. For instance, they never say "Film" or "Movie", but rather "Picture". He's made a lot of films so terms like "Negative Pick Up" or 'ADR" is a lingo that he shares with the real professionals.
Michael wasn't 21 in 1983 he was 25.
I'm very disappointed in this interview - he obviously made a lot of money out of working with Michael yet didn't 'get' him or 'know' him. Your loss Landis!
He is just trying to hide from the fact that he was Michael’s love and he played along. Typical straight guy behavior.
@@alexandermantilla2495 hahahahaha i didn't want to laugh 😐
When he masterminded the peace process here in Northern Ireland 1998 it was an amazing achievement, how he got the IRA to ceasefire and others but his directing of Thriller was better. Great clip!
3:11 What doe he mean "make him not look quite so nuts"? I don't get him.
A lot of people didn't understand from filmmaker perspective 'weird' means so f- awesome
Nuts??!! He meant to say genius
OMG I LOVEEEE THIS MAN SO MUCH he's so freaking funny!!
ok this guy talks about how crazy michael is wow hes crazy wacko himself
Well he was Wacko Jacko
Diectors success depends on the person being directed....MJs talent made thriller great...he was a gifted singer and dancer...he always knew what he wanted........this made the work of directors easy and also minimal...
threw Mickey in the car too hahahahahaha
I love John Landis :) he's funny
He’s a murderer and a dumb ass communist whose a capitalist
Weird means supernatural. Which Michael was. Landis doesn’t mean it to be disparaging of MJ, folks. Can also mean hard to understand. Which MJ could be. That’s not a bad thing.
Im watching all who talks fondly of Michael. Because he is the nicest person on earth. He's got like mom's Katherine personality, just too trusting bec he wants the opposite of his dad. Anything about mj now im following Osmond video bec he talks about Michael, im totally crushing on mj Eversince i got into my 20s
Micky Mouse: Ohhhhhh shit!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Mike really loved dinsey world
didn't this guy decapitate a child- and vic morrow at 3 in the morning with a helicopter, telling the pilot to fly lower.
+shanelle wabatu No, the helicopter crashed.
Slogan Wade it crashed because he told it to fly lower resulting the in blades melting and destabilizing the helicopter. It was his bad judgement . The children shouldn't have even been in that scene .
the helicoptor pilot could of threathened to walk off the set or callthe cops at any time and they probly would had put a cabosh to it instead of going to trial where u know he could buy his way out of it cause he is rich makes me want to throw up he could of used plelx glass and lighting he didnt need a real helicoptor
@@justintahair9119You don’t just buy your way out of criminal accountability. Landis made mistakes, but the ultimate cause of the accident was the special effects technician who mistimed the fireball, who ironically got legal immunity from the prosecution.
4:54 - 5:10 😂😂😂😂 BAHAHAHAH
he loved mike then he sued him...
+Vaughn Wilson wrong. he actually sued michael's management, not mj himself. it was not a personal issue.
Vaughn Wilson What John sued Michael Jackson? Then he is no friend of Michael Jackson's
You are correct! John Landis did sue michael January of 2009!
Apart from that he insulted MJ also. Calling him ugly and saying MJ had no nose. Then Michael died and he's now acting nice. Trying to say only good things about him. Probably regretting the shits he'd been saying all along.
Landis got sued also for killing actors during filming of the twilight zone
@8bobthebuilder He worked with Michael again in '91 for the 'Black or White' and had a blast on the set. There's footage of him, Michael, McCauley Culkin and the other kids from the video having a pie fight and having fun and whatnot.
Search for it on outube, you'll find it.
Why does John always sound so condescending towards Mike when he speaks of him? the fact that he wanted more say in how Black or White was made doesn't mean he was crazy or whatever.
thriller wasn't what made Mike great. it was the Motown 25 performance that shot him to super stardom and made him an international hit! the songs and videos of Billie Jean and beat it were also iconic! when I think of Michael Jackson the forst thing that comes to mind is Billie Jean not the Thriller video. John needs to get over himself
Novice I totally agree with u. D first image that comes to mind when I think of MJ is Billie Jean too. The video and the performance. So sexy.
Landis seems like a control freak and self-absorbed, because he had a similar attitude about Eddie Murphy between when they did Trading Places and when they did Coming To America, the latter of which was also one where it wasn’t Landis that was in charge. It’s quite telling because the Thriller short and Coming To America and the Black Or White short were successes for Landis during a time where his career was really hanging by a thread between the movies he had made that flopped and more importantly, the Twilight Zone movie accident.
That's such a hilarious story!
I seen him tell this story before and he said the guy in the Micky costume was freaking out and swearing so....
landis calls him nuts because he is pissed with mike for backing out of Thriller on Broadway
Na
Michael made his ass a many weird dollars that's for sure.
be aware that when John says "he was nuts" its like the way Mj's friend Ediie Murphy said it... even if you look at this interview /watch?v=0d8AHsXiq1o&feature=related he is crying about how much he loved MJ but saying he was nuts but he was the sweetest =)
Everyone here is complaining about what he said about Michael and I’m here wondering how he got away with taking 3 lives.
I see what you mean! 'At the trial, the defense claimed that the explosions were detonated at the wrong time. Randall Robinson was an assistant cameraman on board the helicopter, and he testified that production manager Dan Allingham told Wingo, "That's too much. Let's get out of here," when the explosions were detonated, but Landis shouted over the radio: "Get lower... lower! Get over [lower]!" Robinson said that Wingo tried to leave the area, but that "we lost our control and regained it and then I could feel something let go and we began spinning around in circles."[14] Stephen Lydecker, also a camera operator on board, testified that Landis had earlier "shrugged off" warnings about the stunt with the comment "we may lose the helicopter."[15] Lydecker acknowledged that Landis might have been joking when he made the remark, but he said: "I learned not to take anything the man said as a joke. It was his attitude. He didn't have time for suggestions from anybody."[16]'
4:54 i damn near pissed on myself. can you hear Mickey Mouse sayin "oh shit!"?
@theone225 Me too I also think it's odd that he thought Micheal is odd. Things changed for Micheal personally since thriller, he got vitiligo. Maybe he was one of those crazy people who though Micheal bleeched his skin to become white.......
LMAO This guy is so funny !
Myoookal JAKson.
I'm not normal too
Normal is boring
I wish John Landis had directed Ghosts instead of Stan Winston
What does he tell about black and white? It ' was difficult what? Sorry I don't understand all I m italian. Black and white was a great song and video
Me neither.
Mainly that Jackson was in charge of it and Landis’ role was mainly to make Jackson look the best he could. I’m sure Jackson was more flexing his power by that time. It is obvious Landis liked to be in charge of his projects.
Everyone likes to feed off Michael Jackson. If Michael wasn't Michael, John wouldn't be as well known as he is, so like Quincy Jones, he seems to like to take more credit than he deserves. What a braggart. You can tell he doesn't like any of the questions posed to him about Michael -- he knows the camera's on him, and wants to freak out -- "Me! Me! Me!" -- as he solidified off the top of the interview. Look, Landis, people want to hear about Michael. Everyone watching this video (or at least 99%) are here because they want to know about Michael. Please don't be so jealous. God knows how to divide talent; people are so egotistical.
Oh shitzz .. ...lol
Don’t like him calling him nuts
I HATE HOW HOLLYWOOD JEWS USE JESUS NAME AS A BAD WORD!!!! RIP MJ
YOU WISHED YOU WERE HLAF OF MICHAEL!!!
HOW DARE YOU CALL HOM NUTS!!
AND STOP BEEING SO FULL OF YOURSWLF AND TAKING ALL THE CREDIT:
THRILLEE WAS A HIT JUST BECAUSE OF MJ
You people are insane.
Idiot John！I mean of course he was not afraid of the mob like John! Because he went through this situation all his life!😂 If he was always feel terrified like John, he would probably die at the age of 30! It's more wierd if he reacted with the mob just like a normal person!😂