"Movies" is a song by Alien Ant Farm

Alien Ant Farm

Alien Ant Farm is an American alternative rock band that formed in Riverside, California, in 1995. Their name comes from an idea original guitarist Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth: "I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, 'Wouldn't it be cool if...

, released as the first single from their album Anthology in 2001, then re-released to a larger audience after the success of "Smooth Criminal". Though it only peaked at No. 18 on the Modern Rock chart, it remained on the chart for over 30 weeks.

The original single version had two tracks, Wish, and Movies (the album version).

Music video

There were three music videos made for this single, one, which was shot before the success of "Smooth Criminal" features a 'behind the scenes' style shooting of the video, with grips and lighting crew interrupting shots to fix equipment, while the band performs before a tacky Hollywood Hill backdrop.

There is a bigger budget re-shoot music video(released after the success of "smooth criminal") shows the band jumping through the screen at a movie theatre, and interacting with the audience in homages to Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...

, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy...

, The Karate Kid (including an appearance by the film's costar Pat Morita

Pat Morita

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well-known for playing the roles of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.-Early life:Pat...

) and Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. The film shows the story of an artificial man named Edward, an unfinished creation, who has scissors for hands. Edward is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter...

. At the end of the video, the entire audience jumps through the screen and joins the band.

Track listings

Enhanced DualDisc Maxi:
CD Side

1. "Movies" - 3:16
2. "Smooth Criminal" (Live In Denver) - 3:30
3. "Movies" (Live In Denver) - 3:20

CD in Computer:

1. "Movies" (Enhanced Music Video) - 4:27

DVD Side

1. "Movies" (Video) - 4:27

Eric is the filmer for Alien Ant Farm.