Michael Jackson's "beat it" MV background

It is true that local gangsters participated in the MV of beat it. The details are as follows: From Baidu Encyclopedia

Song MV Director: Bob Giraldi

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Filming location and time: 1983

Length: 4 minutes and 56 seconds

Premiere date: March 1983

Main actors : Michael Jackson, Michael Peters, Los Angeles street gangsters, Jeffrey Daniels

Awards: 5 Billboard Video Awards in 1983, Rolling Stone Readers' Choice Best Music Video Award in 1983, 1983 "Rolling Stone" Critics' Choice Award for Best Music Video

Choreographer: Michael Peters

Brief review: In this anti-violence-themed musical film, Michael Stopped an imminent gang fight and then led the gangsters to dance to peace. The music video was quite revolutionary. It is the first musical short film to combine a linear storyline, a natural, realistic and believable story background with dazzling dance. Michael invited a group of real Los Angeles street gangsters to participate in the filming of the film. He wrote in his autobiography "Moonwalk": "These gangsters are very friendly. They ask for nothing more than to be on camera." In addition, choreographer Michael Peters played a gang leader in the film.

In this MV, Michael Jackson touched upon the topic of black youths on the streets for the first time, which also became the template for subsequent MVs such as "Bad".

In this anti-violence musical, Michael Jackson stops an imminent gang fight and then leads the gang to dance to peace.

"Beat It" is one of Michael Jackson's most successful MVs.

This MV won multiple music video awards that year and was selected into the Music Video Producers Hall of Fame.