It is reported the spontaneous gun shots by Jackson's character after "Smooth Criminal" was improvised by Jackson himself, who used a functional tommy gun and fired blanks to surprise everyone on and
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Top 10 Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" Trivia
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It's inspired by a Fred Astaire film, Bandwagon (1950)
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Jackson originally wanted to make the short film in the western genre
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Originally titled Al Capone
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The crazy "lean" dancing had special shoes.
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Mr. Big—whose real name is Frankie LiDeo, which is an anagram of Frank DiLeo
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Michael Jackson originally wanted the release the movie in theaters in the United States, but budget problems forced him to make it a straight to video release.
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The video spawns multiple video games home computer, the arcade, the Sega Master System, the Sega Mega Drive and the Sega Game Gear adaptations
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"Smooth Criminal" is a song written by Michael Jackson and co-produced with Quincy Jones.
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Michael transforms into car, robot, and spaceship.