Beat It

03/31/1983

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0hr 5min

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Crime

,Music

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it...

STORY

The news of a fight circulating at a diner. This scene repeats itself at a pool hall, where gang members arrive via foot, forklift, and out of sewers, while the video's titular song begins to play. The camera cuts to a scene of Jackson lying on a bed, revealing he's the one singing contemplating the senseless violence. The singer notices rival gangs and leaves. Michael Jackson dons a red leather J. Parks brand jacket, and dances his way towards the fight through the diner and pool hall. A knife fight is taking place between the two gang leaders in a warehouse. They dance battle for an interlude of music until MJ arrives; the singer breaks up the fight and launches into a dance routine. The video ends with the gang members joining him in the dance, agreeing that violence is not the solution to their problems.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Michael Jackson
  • Bill Bray
  • Michael DeLorenzo
  • Tony Fields
  • Tracii Guns

    Director

  • Bob Giraldi

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Optimum Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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