The short film for Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" was the centerpiece of the feature film Moonwalker, and featured the debut of Michael's iconic "anti-gravity lean." Inspired in part by Fred Astaire's "Girl Hunt Ballet" dance number in the film The Band Wagon, "Smooth Criminal" was named Best Video at the BRIT Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association and the People's Choice Awards.
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Written and Composed by Michael Jackson
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Co-Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc.
From the album Bad, released August 31, 1987
Released as a single October 21, 1988
THE SHORT FILM
Director: Colin Chilvers
Primary Production Location: Los Angeles, California
Michael Jackson's short film for "Smooth Criminal" was the sixth of nine short films produced for recordings from Bad, one of the best selling albums of all time. The "Smooth Criminal" single hit No. 1 in Spain and The Netherlands and reached the Top 10 in the UnitedStates, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. In the United States, "Smooth Criminal" reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100-the sixth single from Bad to do so-as well as Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles charts.
In addition to being a standalone short film, "Smooth Criminal" became the centerpiece of Michael's most ambitious film project at the time, Moonwalker, a feature-length film that was released theatrically in various countries outside of the United States. In the "Smooth Criminal" portion of the film, Michael and his friends face off against the notorious drug lord Mr. Big (Joe Pesci) and attempt to foil his plot to get the children of the world hooked on drugs-but of course, in the end, Michael defeats the villain.
The musical portion of "Smooth Criminal" takes place in the magical "Club '30s," where Michael instructed his friends to meet him. While Katie (Kellie Parker), Zeke (Brandon Adams) and Sean (Sean Lennon) find the club to belong abandoned, Club '30s springs to life when Michael shows up, wearing a blue and white pinstripe suit and fedora.
As the kids watch through the window, Michael flips a coin into the jukebox and leads the club patrons through a dazzling performance to "Smooth Criminal." Here, Michael shows off updated versions of his signature dance moves. He also debuts one of his most iconic dance moves: the "anti-gravity lean," a seemingly impossible move.
#MichaelJackson #SmoothCriminal
Who is watching this in 2024? [Let's make the reply section fill up!]
Me right now
Me everyday
Me
Me,yo
Me
Only Michael can make me watch a 9 minute music video. The most complete artist that the earth has ever given birth to.
😮😮😮😮😮 I love you Michael Jackson
Merch !!!
Sem dúvidas o maior artista de todos os tempos ❤
Please…… Michael Jackson sang like a crybaby voice. He was NO where near good. I could sing better than him and I can’t even sing…… And plus Taylor Swift is 100x better than Michael Jackson. You know for a fact Michael Jackson is the most overrated singer ever
@@metawave789shut up hater, if you have nothing good to say then don’t say anything
Anyone in 2024?
me
I am
yes
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Me
These are not just songs, these are pure emotions.
60% We love MJ 25% R.I.P MJ 10% Annie are you okay? 5% Muzan Kibutsuji
Muzan Kibutsuji is the best smooth criminal
@@slammer1177 Yeah!
@@slammer1177 he just hit Nezuko like smooth criminal
Smooth criminal taratanarana taranananaranana AU
:3
Someone: You can't murder people while dancing Michael Jackson:
Yes
Remember that one guy from power rangers
Star Lord: Am I a joke to you?
HELOU IXMI
MI MICHAEL
This memorable feat should reach 1 billion views😞🔥
😢
Don't worry it'll hit a billion soon champ
?
Ils sont pas encore reçu i😂🎉
Soon it shalt
It doesn’t matter what anyone says. It’s obvious Michael Jackson was the greatest entertainer the world has ever seen. It’s undeniable.
😎😎
FRRRRRRRRR
bro he killed Tanjiro's family
@@georgebird489 lie
Man go somewhere
4 questions we will never know the answer to 1. Who let the dogs out 2. What does the fox say 3. What is love 4. Annie are you ok
Funny
nobody knows but it's fun
I think Annie is not Ok...
@PolskiMod APK Ja, ¿what?
The fox say phaaaaooooooouuuuuuuh.
I remember as a kid thinking he was by far the greatest dancer on earth. He still holds that title in my book.
We live the same lives
. search vhong navarro
So true
He still is
Soo true
"The only man you won't find in any multiverse; he was the one in his own universe."
Well said
People who are still watching this video are legends.
The smooth criminal didn't just get Annie, he got all of Tanjiro's family
Lol 😂😂😂
he was a smotth criminal
Brooo I was thinking about that lol
lmao nice one
IM WHEEZINF GOODBYE
Legend has it , that they still don't know if Annie is okay.
Tupac1996 lmao
There was a sign at the window that he struck her. He came into her apartment and left bloodstains on her carpet. She ran into the bedroom and she was struck down.
Tupac1996 My name is Annie and im okay
Haha
Tupac1996 lolll
I'll sleep for 5 minutes for every like.
NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 4 LIKES😂😂😂😂😂
70 mins not too bad
hello there Rumplestinkle, time to wakey-wakey
MJ can drop short films and still convince people it's a music video. KING of pop for a reason👑👑
Actually flip it cause everyone knows he only makes short films not music videos
music video or short film what was it he does better than any artist today ready final❤❤❤❤💪💪💪💪
0% Drugs 0% Nudity 0% Bad language 100% Annie’s Health
Lol so true
Please stop committing ctrl c ctrl v in every comment section on youtube
Potatos Bed shut up Gunker
WTF
Potatos Bed i.
MJ is and remains unmatched. The last celebrity who was really famous. Everyone in the world knew him back then and still knows him today. Such a celebrity no longer exists today.
lionel messi, cristiano ronaldo (either of whom, but probably ronaldo moreso), could arguably be called most famous human of all time.
@@brycefalloway In the USA, there are a lot of people who do not know these two. At the time of Michal Jackson and even today, there is almost no one who does not know Michel Jackson.
@@brycefallowayNot trying to be an ass but I have no idea who those people are 🤣
@@e.350 fine, I'll happily admit that. I'm not here to split hairs between who's more famous than whom. But it's the hyperbole that bothers me: "the last celebrity who was really famous". No, there's been loads of "really famous" celebrities, whether in sports (you could even add Michael Jordan to the two names I've already mentioned), in music (Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Eminem) or movies (The Rock, Will Smith, Tom Cruise). It doesn't mean that Michael Jackson isn't the most famous. That's fine. I'm happy to say that. But that doesn't mean nobody else can be "really famous." That's just nonsense hyperbole that people say just to sound good without any truth behind it, and people accept it without questioning it because nostalgia sells. Even if you don't like Taylor Swift, you can't deny she's really famous. Even if you've lost respect for Will Smith, you can't deny that he's really famous. Even if you've never heard of Messi or Ronaldo, you must know that the two most famous and successful players of the most popular sport in the world must be really famous.
@@FoxEye456legendary footballers
anyone in march 21 2024
Hello!!!!
March 25 2k24
Hi
Hello
Me
Michael Jackson's music videos were like blockbuster movies! They were so well-crafted and captivating, just like this video it was a true spectacle, with its incredible choreography, cinematic storytelling, and that iconic lean move. It felt like you were watching a mini-movie, and it really showcased Michael Jackson's incredible talent and creativity. His music videos were always a treat to watch and left a lasting impact. It's no wonder they were such box office hits. No wonder he's a king of pop
0% drugs 0% nudity 100% Annie is probably not ok
Needs more likes lol
Mah there is drugs it called cigarettes and dice
fuck jannies
check yo self biatch
Michael Jackson is dead right because he is
Imagine being so good at dancing, that you're a background dancer for MJ
Coz MJ does better
I've tried replicating what he does on stage. I've gotten a lot of it down. But I'll never get to the level MJ himself was on. Truly the king of not only music, but of dance and choreography
Согл 😂
I am exactly 31 days older than the late Michael Jackson. And, yes, I remember when he first appeared with his brothers as the 5th member of "The Jackson Five"
Yea right
Your lucky u got to watch him from young the true mj
@2TypeAB Yep. For a long time the masses became aware of Michael Jackson from his early famous song called "Ben"
You know it’s gonna be a good day when Michael Jackson suddenly walks into your club 🍷
That anti gravity lean is pure a genius idea. So iconic. So legendary.
....and copyrighted. No one legally can do that move on stage.
Classic
and moonwalking
@@victornuclear0173 Moonwalking had already existed before MJ did in his own style and popularized it worldwide. The anti-gravity lean was something new he presented.
@@miamitten1123 as they shouldn't thats MJ
Who else wishes that Michael Jackson was still alive!
Me I never got to meet him.
Michael Jackson does
AJ Pee lmao
Yes I really wish he was alive he is a genius musician
*Lots of people, Sherlock.*
Goodbye Michael Jackson I miss you ❤😢😢
Michael Was Too Beautiful For This World! R.I.P 😢❤
0%Racism 0% Nudity 100000%Michael Jackson The K1ng
1000000% annie are you okay
Why would it have racism and nudity though?
100% perfect cinematic
no elvis is the king
@@benweber8623 they both are but I like Michael more
Who IS missing Michael Jackson ❤
He's my idol 😢
☹️
😢😢
For me he is God of music
My understanding is he was a local musician that gained a little bit of notoriety
I have never seen the movie Moonwalker, but this is one of the best videos and songs MJ made.
How many legends are still listening to MJ'S music in 2024!!!
Me
I miss him
Me and rip😢
Man go somewhere
Meee
Genuinely not comparable to any artist today, and that’s not an insult. Michael is just in a bracket of his own.
No he’s not. He’s overrated. I will give him a 6/10 as his singing talent
@@metawave789you may not like his singing but he was greatest entertainer of all time
@@user-cb3ko7qc4y no he wasn’t. his entertainmer was even worse
Bait used to be believable
@@metawave789get some new ears what's your favorite artist
Annie: gets brutally murdered in her home Michael Jackson: u good??
stolen lol
L o l
Mj is not a problem 👌
n o
PLSSSS
Still can't believe that There was a Time in Music history when Legends like MJ were making 9-10 minute long videos and still they were SO captivating from start till the very last second. Nowadays, artist (even ones who won multiple grammies ) make 2-3 minute videos and that too barely have 30-40 seconds of captivating Music to catch your attention. 80s and 90s were the greatest era of Music, glamor, Style and swag.
Always was, and always will be the King of Pop. MJ forever. ❤️
MJ didn't just make music videos, he made musicals that were mini movies. This is when they were extremely creative, and, more importantly, spent the money to get the best product for their audiences to enjoy. The King. RIP.
19 likes and no comments? Lemme fix that
That is what I love about M.J he sought all avenues to come up with a timeless masterpiece that will last forever musically. His approach to music is on another level. No experimentation was left unturned within his clutches. He was a unique craftsman with so many ideas that it brought joy to him and those around him. What a trendsetter!
@Sameer-Mustafah-Raza1-2-1 so true god rest his soul mike will always be the biggest music star of all time
Speaking of mini-movies ... do a KZhead search for "Girl Hunt Ballet" a 12 minute dance sequence with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charise from "The Band Wagon," it was the inspiration for this video. MJ was a big Fred Astaire fan.
*as soon as the song starts* *everyone in the club:* "okay guys, just like we rehearsed"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😅😂😂😅😅😂
wonderland I’m still listening to his shit in 2019 NOVEMBER BRO😂😂
Lol😂
🎉❤
ITS 2024, STILL THE SAME GOOSEBUMPS
Literally a once in a lifetime talent.
Michael: showanniewalkingshsblshshwalkinsh me: damn thats good
LOL
Only words you hear you’ve been hit by you’ve been hit by a smooth criminal
*commits a felony*
Yep
@@picklr3893 one second i had 69 likes now its 201
The world wasn’t prepared for MJ. He’s and will be forever the king of pop.
😢 how do you mean
Michael Jackson will be forever the king of pop, legend of music! Smooth criminal represent, for me, what Michael really is! A complete genius!
Rest in peace Michael Jackson
Earth's 4 biggest mysteries: 1. Area 51 2. Bermuda triangle 3. KZhead algorithms 4. Annie are you ok
@@user-zq2wj8gb6u No one knows who is Annie.
Who is annie and youtube
@@arielpulitano4324 Annie is the co-protagonist of this song
@@andrewguzman2964 yes now i know
lmao
25.06.2009 - 25.06.2019. First decade without Michael ! :(
@@ThisIsMayonez How did you come to that conclusion ? No, I am from Serbia.
@@ThisIsMayonez Really ? Are you Polish ?
@@ThisIsMayonez I see. Well, sorry to disappoint you.
he was a pedophile
@@undercookedbabypigs8350 yeah, its suprising how people can love someone who slept with kids
This music video is so iconic in an electrifying way, his lean was a milestone for music
This is what they call a music video. They don’t make em like they used to. We looked forward to them those days. We loved them so much and there was so much emotion poured into the entertainment. Most of them had a story behind them. Amazing again
Producers: You can’t just start a bar fight and have everyone try to kill you while dancing Michael Jackson: observe
Pois é
@@morderus0033 lul
@@morderus0033 foda
but they can kill you with Eyes, Is one of the problem of the Start of my depression
@@SamuelPGM in my language Lul means dick... Fun fact
why is nobody talking about how Michael crushed a cue ball and sent a dude to the shadow realm
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Yes
Lol
LMAO
@@amaneswrld sup
Choreography in this song can never be duplicated again ❤
IM IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK MARCH 28 @ 12:40am playing this RIP KING OF POP
No one: Literally no one: Bertholdt: Annie are u okay....
._.xD
ahahahaha i was expect that
Now is death
That’s funny
Bruh
7:10 the iconic slant
The Anti-Gravity Lean
7:05
March 2024 still better than anything around today 👏🏻🥃👍🏻🍻
In the worst of times I can turn to MJ and just close my eyes and use his beats to mediate when my own minds fails. It works! 💓 The visuals the perfection is a huge euphoric! Then, now and forever MJ is the best! It was a perfect storm if you grew up with him!! He left the world changed!❤
English people: "Annie, are you ok?" Spanish people: "Annie, ayuwoki?"
Hola crack no hablo ingles
@@victorpozzo8790 yo tampoco xD
@@victorpozzo8790 is veri dificul
No se ingles que dice ahi :v ? Que el ayuwoki que?
Asian also
You have only 3 levels of fame Lvl: normal Lvl: superstar Lvl: Michael jackson (impossible to reach)
Yoo
true
I agree
@@nataraj485 mmmmmmm bobob bobob
@@rosaestherpitrecordero3450 what?
This video deserves to reach to the billions ,RIP Michael Jackson 😢
michael jackson ❤️
World's two biggest mysteries 1.Bermuda triangle 2.Annie are you,OK
Aqui e brasil
I’m ok don’t worry
Haha, I remember seeing a guest on the Dr Phil Show who swore this song was written for her because her name was Annie!! 😂😂
@@anne-wn7pp hahahaha lol
@@anne-wn7pp good to hear
Yo, the amount of times he flicked his hat is not humanly possible
I’m pretty sure that’s one of the reasons he Is the king of pop
Only about 37 times
Hes not human he is beyond us
CAUSE HES A GOD
51 Times 😂😂😂 I was concentrating so hard 😂😂
Great musicianship - checked great singing - checked great dance - checked Pop music at it's best!
MJ MUSIK 10/10 MJ VOICE 10/10 MJ LYRICS 10/10 MJ YOU MUSIK ARE THE BEST. WE MISS YOU
Damn Annie is lucky to have Michael Jackson himself worried about her
😂👍👑 Í´m Okay
@@g_mdo9463 lol hahaha
@@g_mdo9463 YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I won't be a simp... Annie: *exists Me: At your service, my queen, are you okay?
@@Balls2334 i hope Annie is doing better than how I'm doing ='') (i literally woke up crying and idk why-)
Whomever choreographed this PRODUCTION is outta this world.
Like him
Michael and Jeffrey Daniel. But Michael was the main choreographer. That's why it's out of this world☺.
Michael did it
Like
Unfortunately he actually left the world :(
THE PRECISION IS COMPLETELY AMAZING … what talent from ALL the people that made that possible … a high bar to surpass
Greatest music performer of all time. It’s not debatable
This song apart from being a hit,is a masterpiece in choreography!
Hey i did an Cover of an Michael Jackson song can you give me your opinion
@Aline Saldanha Hey i did an Cover of an Michael Jackson song can you give me your opinion
@Ramona Quam Hey i did an Cover of an Michael Jackson song can you give me your opinion
!! A True Masterpiece !!
Carolina Julia Celasso This, bad, thriller, 2 bad and ghosts are some of the best of all time. A true expert.
Everyone: world hunger has been solved. Annie: still not okay
I agree
Even years later and within 10hrs ur comment has gotten the attention of 68 ppl.
👿
@@mikewizowski441 it means that it's overrated or stolen.
We aren't done Annie needs to be ok!
Its an absolute CRIME you cant get this beautiful extended version on Spotify 😢
It's already April 2024 and we're still selling this masterpiece 👍
Random dude: gets shot Everyone else: *Cha cha real smooth*
LMFAO
@@smwfreak1647 dude literally got thanos snapped by Michael Jackson
@@plate4814 xDDD
thx for the likes this is my most liked comment :)
ちんちん
9:00 when someone says, that no one listens to Michael Jackson anymore
I still
Good
😂😂😂😂
I highly doubt that will ever happen ;)
Same lol
Saudades. Igual ao Michael Jackson, nunca mais.
This shit was a fucking masterpiece. No flaws.
only two kind of people in the world A : Muzan Kibutsuji B : HeHe Ani ayuwoki
@huffellpuff grace 16 issa joke
@huffellpuff grace 16 do you know what a joke is? Yeah, its you and your brain.🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼
A 100% 😂
Mans died but probably still asking Annie if she’s ok
Man: (Dies) Him: don't worrie I'll be in thriller.
Eren to Annie : Annie are you okay?
@@Nitinkumar-wt2pq 🤣
@@roseboyd6351 its slang lol
@@whosnatchedmyweave6213 Yesh
MJ is the best💖
MJ LEGEND FOREVER!!
“You can’t kill people while dancing!” Micheal: Holds my mic
Mic heal?
@@the_knightcatTTv lmao
Maybe thats why its 'SMOOTH CRIMINAL'
Jumanji's girl
AOW HEHE HEE
Smooth Criminal on 2019 is full of Kibutsuji Muzan meme
Good so I'm not the only one to come because of Demon Slayer
@@shino200 what?
ride on oh I see your not a man of culture🤨
Akmal Hafiz cuz memes today are a sign a of good taste in anime XD
And Hispanic "ayuwoki" meme
The KING of POP!!!
Rip legend Michael Jackson 😢
Gangsters: Sitting Jackson: coming in and throwing a coin Everyone: Instantly starts dancing
lol. that is pretty much the plot, huh?
She really said ~nods head slowly~ 1:10
DAS JUS HIS STYLE
Lol
Jackson: pitches coin •land perfectly in slot• Everyone: starts dancing The kids outside: prob recording and yelling omg and going insane
Gravity: * exists * Michael Jackson: Hold my dance moves!
nails on the floor: "this guy for real? "
@@NoNO-oy2vk That's good! :D
@@tomrogi5195 dont even start
No NO I’m on ur side if a fight starts btw
@@tomrogi5195 I think there's neighter evidence nor proof. But that's up to the judges.
This is so fire
I will even watch it in 2050 again and again, so far as is MJ
No one: Muzan when he murdered Tanjiros family.
I was looking for comments like this 😂
who did what in where
@@mattwno8719 in demon slayer muzan named demon killed main protagonist's family
nOOO
nezuko are u ok?
MJ: Annie are you okay Annie: no, who is billie jean? MJ: billie jean is not my lover
underrated
What about Dirty Diana
Lol
lmao
🤣
the King... of pop
A great masterpiece. Who is still listening?
Everyone's gangster until Michael Jackson moonwalks in the room.
hi
6:44 when he moonwalks away from the dude.... 😱😱😱🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥greatest music video ever
IKR I love that part
ha ha I've seen this video hundreds of times, but I've never noticed the dude that he is moonwalking away from.
@@chunkyMunky329 epic!
What move is that?
Mj is greatest entertainer in the history of the world ever. He is timeless and complete diamond. I miss him so so much🥹🥹
Oooh!! Legend ❤️❤️❤️
Imagine if he didn't land the coin-throw. He would've made a fool of himself lmao
He’s MJ that would have never happened
Behind the scnes : Tried 5 times proably
@@reviewsbyshakes2037 CRAAZYYY
He aint gonna miss though. Probably was a coin throwing expertee
The way they all reached for their pistol.😂
Friction:exist Micheal Jackson: yeah we don't do that here
😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
@@terrypersaud6907 oiojoi javin
😂😂😂
1959 still jamming to the king. MJ
Am still jamming to his song too. I found peace listening to his songs. How are you? Do you mind if we chat?
@@GeorgeOwens-mr2vt hey geo name my son George appreciate the feed back but I'm busy at work just waveing a hand
@@wendielangborders4116 Good Morning from over here. How was your night? Please do you mind if we chat and get to know each other?
How long have you been listening to Michael music is touching to me Wendie langorders @@wendielangborders4116
Hello
MJ is always in our hearts 💕