Music Videos From Famous Film Directors
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- DirectorJohn LandisStarsMichael JacksonOla RayForrest J. AckermanA night at the movies turns into a nightmare when a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies attacks Michael and his date - only a "Thriller" can save them now.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsBruce SpringsteenClarence ClemonsSteven Van ZandtBrian De Palma directs the great Bruce Springsteen in one of the most iconic video clips of the 1980's. In it, the boss Springsteen performs his hit "Dancing in the Dark" to a large and enthusiastic audience, and among the people there, right close to him, is the future star Courteney Cox, who has the chance to dance along with Bruce.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsMichael JacksonAdam NathanPedro SanchezMichael Jackson's music video for his song "Bad".
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMadonnaLuis CamachoOliver Crumes Jr.Madonna pays homage to Hollywood's Golden Age via Harlem's "House Ball" Vogueing.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsDavid BowieLouise LeCavalierA promotional video for David Bowie's 1990 hit single "Fame '90."
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBilly IdolBetsy Lynn GeorgeNicole HansenBilly Idol performs in the music video "Cradle of Love" from the album "Charmed Life" recorded for Chrysalis Records. A businessman works on his computer and is visited by a teenager from next door who wants to play a tape. She plays the tape and begins to dance lasciviously around the apartment. Billy Idol appears in framed paintings on the walls of the apartment.
- DirectorTarsem SinghStarsBill BerryPeter BuckWade DominguezMusic video for "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M..
- DirectorMichael BayStarsDivinylsChristina AmphlettMark McEnteeDivinyls perform in the music video "I Touch Myself" from the album "Divinyls" recorded for Virgin Records. Christina Amphlett sings the song and moves erotically why laying in bed, looking in the mirror, and sitting in a lounge chair. The bad plays surrounded by window frames while video clips show several seductive women posing.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsRed Hot Chili PeppersAnthony KiedisChad SmithThe video begins with guitarist John Frusciante playing guitar. Flea doesn't appear until later wearing a brown shirt. Flea is the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, John is the guitarist.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsMeat LoafDana PatrickLorraine CrosbyThe video is based on Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera. Bob Keane did Meat Loaf's make-up, which took up to two hours to apply. The make-up was designed to be simple and scary, yet "with the ability to make him sympathetic." It went over budget, and was filmed in 90 °F (32 °C) heat, across four days. According to one executive, it "probably had the budget of Four Weddings and a Funeral." It is the abridged seven-minute single version, rather than the twelve-minute album version. Michael Bay directed the music video.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsWeezerTom BosleyTony MaxwellMusic video for the song "Buddy Holly" by the American rock band Weezer, written by Rivers Cuomo. It was released as the second single from the band's debut album Weezer (The Blue Album) in 1994.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsBeastie BoysAdam YauchAdam HorovitzSet to the song, Sabotage, the Beastie Boys appear in a condensed parody of a 1970s cop show.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJay BentleyGreg GraffinBrett GurewitzThe music video for the re-recorded version of the song "21st Century (Digital Boy)" by the American punk rock band Bad Religion from the 1994 album "Stranger than Fiction".Directed by Gore Verbinski
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsCoolioL.V.Michelle PfeifferOriginal music video based on the movie Dangerous Minds sung by Coolio featuring LV
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsWayne CoyneSteven DrozdThe Flaming Lips
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsThe Smashing PumpkinsJimmy ChamberlinBilly CorganMusic video for the Smashing Pumpkins song "Tonight, Tonight".Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Official Music Video) [YouTube] - DirectorMichael BayStarsAerosmithIsabelle AubinOdile CorsoAerosmith performs in the music video "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" from the album "Nine Lives" recorded for Columbia Records. Steven Tyler sings and the band plays in a theater decorated in black. Video clips of couples dysfunctional relationships and women dressed as brides, nurses, dominatrices, and princesses.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsDaft PunkA promotional video for the Daft Punk's 1997 single "Around the World ."
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsAerosmithBen AffleckSteve BuscemiAerosmith's music video for I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsNoel FieldingJulian BarrattNick FrostAn optimistic getaway driver (Noel Fielding) waits for a trio of bank robbers in the parking lot.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsKate MossJack White
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsThe White StripesBeckJack WhiteMusic video for The Hardest Button to Button by The White Stripes. Meg plays drums, Jack plays guitar, and they move through the street and through the train station, leaving a trail of drum kits and amps behind them with every beat.Directed by Michel Gondry
The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button (Official Music Video) [YouTube] - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsBilly Blanks Jr.Wes BorlandJohn GarciaThe music video for the song "Born Too Slow" by the American electronic music duo The Crystal Method from the 2004 album "Legion of Boom".