Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was filmed mainly in Los Angeles, California. Key locations included the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena, 1345 Carroll Avenue in the Angeleno Heights/Echo Park area, and the Union Pacific Avenue dance sequence location in East Los Angeles.

Main filming spots

  • Palace Theatre, Los Angeles — theater exterior.
  • Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena — theater interiors.
  • 1345 Carroll Avenue, Los Angeles — final house scenes.
  • Union Pacific Avenue, East Los Angeles — zombie dance sequence.

Quick note

The video’s principal photography was completed in October 1983.

If you want, I can also turn this into a simple map-style list of the filming locations.