Billie Jean

Where to Watch Billie Jean

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Billie Jean' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Billie Jean' right now, here are some particulars about the music flick.

Released , 'Billie Jean' stars Michael Jackson, Simon Fields, Raquel Peña The movie has a runtime of about 5 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Filmed at Raleigh and Red Studios, and shot on 16mm film, this is Michael Jackson's music video and short film for "Billie Jean" from his album Thriller. In it, Jackson dances and fools a paparazzo. While "Billie Jean" is the second single from Thriller after "The Girl Is Mine", it's the first music video accompanying the album. It's also his second effort at making a music video also become a narrative short film, which Jackson first accomplished with The Triumph two years earlier, writing the short film for his group, The Jacksons. Billie Jean is considered the video that brought MTV to mainstream attention. The network's executives originally felt black music was not "rock" enough but Jackson's unique and pioneering approach to the music video was so effective that Billie Jean became the first video by a black artist to air on heavy rotation on MTV. It's one of many instances where Jackson broke a racial barrier. The song "Billie Jean" became his fourth U.S. Hot 100 Number 1 hit." .