Michael Jackson by Steve Barron
"His manager said to me: 'make sure you find room for him to dance'. So I went through it with him, and said we had this chorus that we could do the dancing.
Landis sues Jacko over Thriller "profits"
As well as a fee, it appears that Landis's unusual contract to make Thriller granted him 50% of the net profits earned by the work. More than 25 years after he made it, Landis alleges he is still waiting to see that money.
Now he's filed a complaint, with the Los Angeles Superior Court - which you can view here - and Landis's actual contract with Jacko is part of the addendum to the complaint.
More at Video Static and The Wrap - and this, of course, is what the fuss is all about. Over 31m hits on Youtube...
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