Directed by Steve Barron (who would go on to feature films including the first Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles film), the creative and mysterious
Billie Jean video loosely followed the song's lyrics. It featured Jackson as a lonely, elusive figure walking the streets while the ground glowed wherever he stepped, suggesting Jackson's stardom and fame. A trench-coated "stalker", possibly a journalist, pursues Jackson in
the Billie Jean video, supposedly to get the scoop on the love-interest, missing his opportunity when Jackson seemingly vanishes beneath glowing bed sheets with his never-seen mystery lover. With its surreal styling, this video was an instant classic and remains one of the best videos ever shot.