In 1997, Thompson was a dancer in the short film "Michael Jackson Ghosts", co-written by Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston. Thompson was one of the primary performers in the Maestro's (Michael Jackson) family of dancing ghouls. Shooting took place for several months in an unused hangar at the Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California. The film was screened at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and released to the general public on May 9, 1997.