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Fred Astaire + Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal [short film]

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FRED ASTAIRE in SMOOTH CRIMINAL Starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Caron Choreographed by Michael Kidd 'Smooth Criminal' by Michael Jackson Video edited by CFJ I love both Astaire and Michael Jackson. I want young people to know Astaire stuff, that is why I made this. The video features scenes from the Girl Hunt ballet in The Band Wagon (1953) starring Astaire and Cyd Charisse (those supreme legs!! The most perfect body a woman could have. So sensual, so elegant), to which MJ gave homage in his Smooth Criminal vid (also in a performance of Get Happy on the Jacksons show in the 70s as well as You Rock My World in 2001), and, as an intro, a sequence from Daddy Long Legs (1955) featuring Leslie Caron (in motion pictures, you mustn't put a coin into a jukebox in an ordinary way!). My initial idea was using also Yolanda And The Thief (1945) where Astaire appeared with the same costume, a white suit, hat and a blue shirt, but I eventually omitted it. Michael Kidd worked with Janet in the Alright vid in 1990, featuring Cyd Charisse (in the red dress!), the Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway. If you want to see Astaire at the top of his game, watch his 30s and early 40s films (Ginger Rogers was not the best DANCE partner for him though. She was a great comedienne. The pair was more than just dance partners). My other Astaire and MJ related videos: Origins of the Moonwalk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Fred Astaire + Robert Palmer - Let's Face The Music And Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... West Side Story (Somebody Call Michael mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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Uploaded: April 21, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Author: AbejaMariposaJr

Length: 07:32
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benoitlol (October 10, 2008 at 12:24 am)
Now we see what inspired MJ for smooth criminal, he's a big fan of fred astaire, thx for this vid!!
ellstromp (October 9, 2008 at 10:15 am)
Amazing video - brilliant.
PulpComic (October 8, 2008 at 11:09 am)
Thanks for posting this. Very interesting to see the inspiration for MJ's video. Plus, Fred Astaire is pretty damn cool.
biggirlgotdreamz (October 8, 2008 at 3:36 am)
omg that was awesome
alexhatzia (October 5, 2008 at 9:37 am)
hey i never knew this before but theres also another thing michael referenced in this video. that leopard fur was also done in the billie jean video. haha how cool!
seankirkland (October 3, 2008 at 6:25 pm)
Man that was really good!
IronMask57 (October 1, 2008 at 9:45 pm)
This is the coolest video!
autryj00 (September 28, 2008 at 7:48 pm)
MJ might be king of pop dace, but Fred is a really good dancer, too. I loved it :)
kimismely (September 27, 2008 at 12:06 am)
OMG!!!!! That was great! I loved it! I adore Michael Jackson and Fred Astaire! So many similarities with the Smooth criminal short film... I can't believe it... Incredible.
losteding123 (September 24, 2008 at 3:55 am)
really nice I loved it!

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