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Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal Music Video Download High Quality Free Official

Filmed between February and April 1987 at and Universal Studios Hollywood , the video pays homage to classic cinema, specifically Fred Astaire’s 1953 musical The Band Wagon .

: Jackson and his dancers achieved a 45-degree forward tilt that seemed impossible. In the original video, this was done using cables and harnesses . Filmed between February and April 1987 at and

Michael Jackson 's "Smooth Criminal" music video is widely considered a masterpiece of the short film format, originally premiering as the centerpiece of his 1988 film Moonwalker . Directed by and co-choreographed by Vincent Paterson and Jackson himself, the video features iconic elements like the white suit, fedora, and the physics-defying "anti-gravity lean". Production and Creative Vision Filmed between February and April 1987 at and