Beat It (1983)
March 31, 1983
Crime, Music
5m


Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it...
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
- Director
- Bob Giraldi
- Michael Jackson Michael Jackson
- Michael DeLorenzo (uncredited) Michael DeLorenzo
- Tony Fields (uncredited) Tony Fields
- Stoney Jackson (uncredited) Stoney Jackson
- Vincent Paterson (uncredited) Vincent Paterson
- Gang Member (uncredited) Otis Sallid
- Peter Tramm (uncredited) Peter Tramm
Keywords
- beat it