Fred Astaire in SMOOTH CRIMINAL [short film]
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11 жыл бұрынFRED ASTAIRE in SMOOTH CRIMINAL
Starring Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Caron
Choreographed by Michael Kidd
'Smooth Criminal' by Michael Jackson
Video edited by CFJ
Originally uploaded on my 1st channel in March 2008, then on my 2nd one on April 21, 2008, and also on June 28, 2009 (HQ version). This was the first in my MJ trilogy videos, which I made hoping that MJ would see it and just smile. It had got more than 2 million views in total until my former channel got deleted on December 8, 2010. My 3rd channel got deleted again in July 2013, so here's a re-upload. The following is the original description I wrote for the video.
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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.
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Check out the other two in the MJ trilogy on my channel:
ORIGINS OF THE MOONWALK
• ORIGINS OF THE MOONWALK
WEST SIDE STORY (The 'Somebody Call Michael' mix)
• Michael Jackson's WEST...
Watch also:
Fred Astaire + Robert Palmer - Let's Face The Music And Dance
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About Fred Astaire's influence on MJ:
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@AuditorInvestor 3 жыл бұрын
MJ even matched the color of the suits to show his respect to Fred Astaire. Fantastic!
@alisterfolson 3 жыл бұрын
1988 (age 18): Cool song and video 2020 (age 51): I never knew it's a homage; even more respect *THANKS KZfaq ALGORITHM*
@johnsheetz6639 3 жыл бұрын
It's a mind blower.had no idea
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@natemickens88 3 жыл бұрын
Solid kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pr-CZsthnK_Tg4U.html
@exclamationpointman3852 3 жыл бұрын
100%!
@dcaseng 3 жыл бұрын
These are the moments where I appreciate KZfaq's ability to introduce younger audiences to the greats of the past.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@exclamationpointman3852 3 жыл бұрын
@John Frum BRUH
@exclamationpointman3852 3 жыл бұрын
@John Frum ....hard to come back from that...youtube has really ticked me off recently... But i understand what the poster was saying, sometimes AL gives good things, like this video.
@netsfera 3 жыл бұрын
You said EVERYTHING! I have the same feeling!
@noahhyde8769 3 жыл бұрын
Not bad for a guy born in 1899. And here we are watching him on KZfaq, 121 years later.
@dragonballsuper1519 3 жыл бұрын
"He's the greatest dancer of all time" - Fred Astaire on Michael Jackson. Smooth Criminal is actually a beautiful tribute to Fred and his family. Fred died the year before the music video premiered on MTV, and it connected a whole new generation with him and his iconic movies like Band Wagon.
@careylymanjones Жыл бұрын
And MJ learned to dance from one of the Nicholas Brothers. The other one taught Modern Dance at Julliard. From Stormy Weather: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lZ6peqqlu7HWdGw.html Gregory Hines once said in an interview that if they ever made a movie about the Nicholas Brothers, the dance routines would have to be done with CGI, because nobody could recreate them.
@cwolf201 Жыл бұрын
and his last movie ever was a horror adaptation of a Peter Straub Novel named Ghost Story. just in case you haven't seen that one. his character was one of the major characters in it
@jeremyhennessee6604 Жыл бұрын
@@careylymanjones cool. ty for that buddy. interesting bit of history there man. Bob Fosse was great too.
@newsduke 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I thought Michael Jackson just invented all this stuff. But what he really did was take Bob Fosse, West Side Story, and other old musicals like this one, and then he RE-invented them with a massive modern update. Which is what a lot of great artists do.
@sventrogrlic6370 3 жыл бұрын
Mike did a lot of things, not just smooth criminal. What about the Thriller video....did anyone else before him did something like that, for example!?! Micheal was also an inovator not just someone who took stuff from other Entertainers!!! Don't forget that!! ;-)
@newsduke 3 жыл бұрын
@@sventrogrlic6370 Well, the Thriller video was clearly an homage to old thriller movies. That's what the song is about, too. But I mean no disrespect. All artists are inspired by somebody, and the great ones all just use their inspirations as a jumping off point to add something original. Michael Jackson was inspired by James Brown, Sly Stone, Diana Ross, Fred Astaire, Stevie Wonder, Bob Fosse, old musicals, Peter Pan, breakdancing, Sammy Davis Jr., Marvin Gaye, and I'm sure lots more. Nobody had ever mixed all that stuff together before. And then he added his own unique thing to it that held it all together. Nobody ever thought of dancing zombies, for example.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@newsduke Жыл бұрын
@@kathleenmaclachlan1541 I disagree. Michael Jackson was a guy with serious issues for sure. And he was inspired by musicals, and many other things. But he put his own unique spin on it.
@aaaXobsessed Жыл бұрын
@@sventrogrlic6370 It takes immense talent and utmost creativity to take classics and do what MJ did with them. He was heavily influenced by a lot but nothing he did was taking anything from anyone. He didn't invent much of it, but I think that's even crazier and shows how much talent he truly had. He didn't need to be the first to do it but watching Fred Astaire and then Michael is insane cause no other artist would've ever thought to do what he did and certainly not to that level of height he elevated it too. He raised the bar and then broke the bar lol if more artists did this we'd have some incredible music right now. So don't feel defensive if others say he's not "original" cause it's simply not true. The man bled talent and creativity, he is the BEST and it's fun and amazing to see the inspiration for smooth criminal and everything else he made, but watching Smooth Criminal and Thriller etc is unlike anything else. Masterpieces.
@WeGotPicks 4 жыл бұрын
Study the greats and become even greater- Micheal Jackson
@replyreply9589 3 жыл бұрын
@Fat Sadistic Pervert Coming from a clown with a user name of Fat Sadistic Pervert? The irony is way too telling.
@mjj5276 3 жыл бұрын
@Fat Sadistic Pervert You'd know ya useless troll.
@replyreply9589 3 жыл бұрын
@Fat Sadistic Pervert I said what I said. It's the telling name you use idiot. Now go turn yourself in perv.
@urmom777 3 жыл бұрын
@Fat Sadistic Pervert sounds about white. Imagine getting information of tabloids lmaoo
@replyreply9589 3 жыл бұрын
@Fat Sadistic Pervert I know it's ironic that you don't realize how much of an idiot you are for trying to challenge me while having a user name that should have you locked up for being a well fat perv....
@Tiberius291 3 жыл бұрын
Would have been great to see Michael and Fred doing a dance routine together back in their heyday.
@CMissShelleyMichelle 3 жыл бұрын
You said it Cpt. Kirk. Would love to see that. Too bad. Well always wonder.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 3 жыл бұрын
Add Mr. Jackson's rabid, Turd-throwing Chimpanzee, "Mister Bubblefarts," to the mix....."Poop Criminal."
@valkyriesardo278 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent work. Thank you so much. I think MJ would love it too. But oh my....Cyd Charisse in that red dress with those gorgeous legs. When she took off that coat, dear Fred completely disappeared. I'm female myself but I so love to watch her strut her stuff.
@printthelegends 10 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. Great dancers learn from great dancers. Michael was a fantastic dancer, and there is so much clear Fred Astaire influence in most of his videos.
@debraann2471 4 жыл бұрын
I think Fred had some influence but I believe Bob Fosse was a bigger influence. Check out his moves. MJs moves are identical.
@debraann2471 4 жыл бұрын
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@calme-dx2dp 4 жыл бұрын
M Jackson's mother was an avid classic movie buff, that's why they were so i interested in the oldies
@jimipurple123 3 жыл бұрын
Mike loved fred
@milkshakeplease4696 3 жыл бұрын
this video is proof we live in a fallen world
@SharonSmith1980 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Michael Jackson was a HUGE FAN of Fred Astaire! That's why Smooth Criminal was so reminiscent of some of Fred Astaire movies like The Band Wagon and Daddy Long Legs. I watched that movie when I was kid and when I saw Moonwalker for the first time, all I could think about how cool the dances resembled the movie The Band Wagon. I found out later on in a Michael Jackson interview that he was a fan of Fred Astaire!
@chasehadley5230 3 жыл бұрын
They simply don't make em like this anymore. What we have in its place is Beyoncé and Cardi B, go figure
@Msboochie2 3 жыл бұрын
Janet had Cyd Cherish in her video for “Alright”. That video gave so much old Hollywood musicals. I knew they must have grown up watching the same movies my siblings and I watched growing up in the 80’s. My dad was a smooth dancer, a Jamaican Fred Astaire if you will. Who loved Sinatra, and Perry Cuomo. Smooth Criminal is my favorite Michael video along with Janet’s “Alright”.
@johnnaeistewart8458 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astair said Micheal did an excellent job. But Fred is the Master!!( Bar None!!!)
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@JamesBond-ml3zp 2 жыл бұрын
The "Smooth Criminal Video" is a Take Off from a Skit in The Fred Astaire Movie "Fair Weather"! A Tribute to One Of Michael's Main Idol ! MJ was a Genius Singer and Performer, what happened in his Private Life does not Reflect in His Artistic Work!
@robertmurray0302 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Astaire, was so fantastic no one could touch his dancing.
@janetduncan87 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire called Michael Jackson after an awards ceremony and told him he was a fan of MJ and was the best dancer. Of course Michele was just as much a fan of Fred, as the rest of the world and repaid the compliment. It goes something like that. I loved this. Very entertaining.
@elkoraichihamada304 3 жыл бұрын
It was after the Motown 25 performance.
@sub4you282 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire and James Brown were two of Michael's favorite dancers. He was inspired by both of them.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@Granny73 3 жыл бұрын
I remember that show, it was the Motown 20th anniversary back the 80's. The next day Fred came out and praise Michael Jackson for his performance. It was like Fred he was passing the torch to Michael because after that Michael career took off and he never looked back! Fred died soon after that.
@missyginn2808 3 жыл бұрын
Love!!! And please stop saying MJ stole this. He was paying homage. There's a difference.
@mantabond 3 жыл бұрын
'Same way he paid homage to Manu Dibango with the refrain of ('Gonna be Startin' Something)?
3 жыл бұрын
He just stole children of their innocence. That’s all.
@tommywilliams4073 3 жыл бұрын
@ the same way you just cancelled ALL INTELLIGENT THOUGHT from this conversation with your degenerate, asinine statement.
@mjj5276 3 жыл бұрын
@ Clueless troll.
@cameron3538 3 жыл бұрын
@ you know something the FBI doesn't?
@mikesouthern7666 3 жыл бұрын
OMG!! I never knew Smooth Criminal was based on this movie! This was the most amazing music video I’ve ever seen in my life!!!
@CMissShelleyMichelle 3 жыл бұрын
I read that the original direction of the Smooth Criminal music video with going to be a western aka Cowboys and stuff but Michael Jackson went to a showing of one of The Godfather movies and he became inspired by it and decided to do a gangster prohibition era music video but according to a lot of the comments, and I didn't know this myself, Michael was apparently a big fan of Fred Astaire. And I can see a decent amount of similar dance moves in both these movies in this put together clip here on YT as well as the Smooth Criminal music video.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@cassidystarchild7907 3 жыл бұрын
I knew Michael Jackson was heavily influenced by Fred Astaire but I had no idea that he straight cribbed some of his moves.
@mmsibi 2 жыл бұрын
I'm 40 and I just found out today
@kncox81 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, and Leslie Caron were straight- up BAD ASS!!!!
@misspriss2482 3 жыл бұрын
Damn straight! The fact that a lot of these scenes were done in one take is even more impressive.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@exclamationpointman3852 3 жыл бұрын
They were straight up GOOD! When you reach on the fridge you dont choose bad food; you throw bad food out.
@christophersantana5895 3 жыл бұрын
RIP MICHAEL JACKSON AND FRED ASTAIRE. TWO OF THE MOST ICONIC MEN IN ENTERTAINMENT.
@nyangel515 Жыл бұрын
The lady in red deserve credit for her dance moves.
@jerryc452 3 жыл бұрын
Micheal Jackson is a genius. He does not compromise. A perfectionist of sorts. He learns from the best. And become the BEST. I struggle to simplify it beyond this.
@probinson4383 3 жыл бұрын
Yawn... He's dead, and good riddens.
@goldencherry9033 3 жыл бұрын
@@probinson4383 If you’re going to insult someone, at least spell it properly.🙄
@coucoubrandy1079 3 жыл бұрын
There's always trolls here.
@goldencherry9033 3 жыл бұрын
@@Poetess2323 You missed a capital letter and had an unnecessary extra space, but it’s an improvement I guess.🙄
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@richardboone5464 3 жыл бұрын
This man was a true master of dance, why wouldn't Michael Jackson emulate and admire Fred Astaire in a video. Great way for one star to pay homage to another.
@donneone 5 жыл бұрын
Cyd Charisse was a sublime dancer and very beautiful lady!
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@MrHammer102 3 жыл бұрын
My God, he was so damn smooth when he dances! I could watch him dance for hours. Fred was the master of his time.
@RogueWJL 3 жыл бұрын
Everything about Fred is just incredible
@ViviNyc1 10 жыл бұрын
Astaire said: "Once you've danced with Cyd, you stay danced with."
@davincent98 3 жыл бұрын
Sharisse?
@nealbradleigh5069 3 жыл бұрын
No, Ican't remember the proper spelling of her last name either (I WASN'T looking at the spelling), but this woman danced (no, she simply had to breathe) me into my Manhood at an extremely young age (ahh yes, her movies were my raison D'etre!). Research the artist PAN HERMES (who was always included in Fred's movie credits for Choreography, and laid out his steps, dancing together as a couple, in the closed stage). With everything paced precisely, then the actress was walked through her paces. That's how great these artists were, and decades later, we still marvel at their craft! Y'know, I completely forgot this scene and movie; decades later I saw Jackson's cover, but kept saying, this looks familiar. Hmmm. Duke Ellington is quoted for the paraphrase that the most creative artistic geniuses are careful to always hide the sources of their creativity (read the existing art they steal their ideas from)!
@larquefausse3623 3 жыл бұрын
I guess that makes sense on a technical level.
@queencerseilannister3519 3 жыл бұрын
@@davincent98 Yes, Charisse.
@tenhirankei 3 жыл бұрын
She was incredible, as all her dance scenes are!
@nicoletanis3703 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic choreography and Fred Astaire is so talented in that field. He is a great dancer.
@namj8145 3 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite quote about Fred? Probably from Mikhail Baryshnikov: "I have been asked how dancers feel about Fred Astaire. It is no secret. We hate him." He added he was reminded of a quote by Ilie Nastase when asked about tennis legend Bjorn Bjorg: "We are playing tennis. He is playing something else." Fred Astaire...greatest performer of all time. Period.
@deloresmc2659 3 жыл бұрын
I have no words so great to see Fred Astaire as the Smooth Criminal and to know MJ was a fan. Two great talents, RIP
@pamiam7511 3 жыл бұрын
The incomparable Cyd Charisse. 💃🏻
@shiningshadow4926 4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest achievements in the history of KZfaq choreography. Master-level music set to master-level dancing, proving beyond doubt the direct influence of one of the greatest artists in American history ... upon another.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@jimmyju76 3 жыл бұрын
You can definitely see where MJ got some of his moves, Astair was truly one of the greats
@kevinguyo9139 3 жыл бұрын
Fred was the best. Now i understand MJ better
@lisafelloney8503 8 жыл бұрын
Fred is one of my all time favorites
@archilivius 3 жыл бұрын
Jackson was 30, when he performed "Smooth Criminal". Astaire was 54, when he danced this choreography in a Minelli's movie. Thumbs up for Cyd Charisse too.
@mishrajee7321 3 жыл бұрын
mj didn't even see 54!!!!!
@isukgdpsy 3 жыл бұрын
There’s also a scene in Michaels video Billie Jean in here. When he picks up the garment off the ground!...I’ve always been laughed at when I said Fred Astaire and Michael Jackson were the best dancers EVER. Being 57 years old I can say that, know that and mean that!
@Poetess2323 3 жыл бұрын
@Karen B you're a very sad human being.
@ReligionOfSacrifice 3 жыл бұрын
@Karen B, those two black brothers from the past created all the great dancers since then. No one has ever surpassed them either. But did you know the Nicolas Brothers stole that dance and there is footage of others doing what they did on film. Because of the age of the footage there is no way of knowing who was better than the Nicholas Brothers.
@ReligionOfSacrifice 3 жыл бұрын
@@Poetess2323, I personally feel I've seen better than Michael Jackson, Fred Astaire, and the Cab Calloway Brothers with a black man on the side of the road in ruined old clothes in some real old footage whose legs could go faster and crazier in movement than all of them. But the footage is only 40 seconds long.
@urmom777 3 жыл бұрын
@Karen B It's always the Karens lmao
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@jackins2000 3 жыл бұрын
Golden era of movies and golden era of music mixing together!
@FastEddie86 2 жыл бұрын
3:24 epic entrance
@richardedwards9389 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing that this never showed up before now. That was quite something. MJ was massively influenced by a whole range of things and could thing them all together and make them extra special - that was his talent. Imagine if they could've done something together!
@themissjane100 9 жыл бұрын
My dad showing me this video when I was like 9 introduced me to both Fred Astaire and Michael Jackson. This is seriously so good, thank you for making it!
@germainejakes7686 3 жыл бұрын
True
@nealbradleigh5069 3 жыл бұрын
My point I made in an early reply to someone else. Today you don't create, you just "borrow" from long forgotten works of arts in the PUBLIC DOMAIN of an older generation. The "Lounge music" of another era helps to sell today's commercial products (recall the Chihuahua in the TACO BELL commercial, with the background music of the late George Shering (acquaintance of my late mother). I was surprised to hear the music I grew up with (Caribbean Love Song) being used to push fast food. At least a new generation WILL GET to savor the forgotten artistry of the elders, whom they dismissed as a bunch of old geezers, with their antiquated ways (not to worry, these kids' turn "at bat" is coming sooner than expected)!
@chasehadley5230 3 жыл бұрын
Your dad is a smart guy
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@HoboHeaven 3 жыл бұрын
Great Film. No one can reach Fred Astaire. He always dances in another Sphere. But Fred and Michael, that suits well. Always loved both.
@addictivephilosophy 9 жыл бұрын
i've lost count how many times i watch this video - fucking epic
@Aboufahed85 9 жыл бұрын
Same here.. Many many times
@Ahsoka_Tano 9 жыл бұрын
Addictive pHilosopHy - Ditto! I love Fred Fred Astire and this song matched his dancing in here almost perfectly :-)
@pediatrapaola 9 жыл бұрын
Addictive pHilosopHy absolutely
@FastEddie86 2 жыл бұрын
@@Aboufahed85 it’s a great video.
@TheShmoo123 3 жыл бұрын
Fred the original dance master👍🏽💛
@marquesq.4499 3 жыл бұрын
Annie was clearly not ok. Great editing, spot on perfection actually!
@parysmoviemusicstudio4609 3 жыл бұрын
0:27 A sequin curtain motif from the beginning of the video was used in the Blood on The Dance Floor video. 2:20 The scene with a piece of leather leopard pattern material was used in the Billie Jean video. 5:08 A man in red shirts with black ties - a motif used in the video You rock My world. 5:17 A scene like Fred Astair points to a bar and hits the antagonist with a glass of beer. We also had a similar scene in the You Rock My World video. :)
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@Itzabhboo 2 жыл бұрын
A man with red shirts and black ties were used in dangerous in 1999 and 2002 performance
@ayaanbretmitchell9830 3 жыл бұрын
After all the years of being an MJ fan and growing up with his music I never knew the similarities. I mean I knew MJ loved Fred Astaire but Michael being Michael done a lovely tribute to Fred without overshadowing him. Such the genius of Mike. Smooth Criminal was a thankyou for inspiring me and phoning me after Motown 25.
@YensidBuckingham 3 жыл бұрын
To the person who made this: thank you
@lexxussmooth 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Never knew this was the inspiration & thank you for exposing me to Fred Astaire.
@rolandomichel2070 3 жыл бұрын
Cyd had her legs insured for a Cool Million, back when that was a LOTTA dough... and also, my God what a beauty she was!
@Ceijonius 3 жыл бұрын
DAMN! Now THAT's Entertainment! 👏🏾🤓👏🏾
@alfonsodelcarpio7870 Жыл бұрын
You deserve an award. Serius
@Kelveron 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this has been on KZfaq since 2013 and I only just got to it! You can see some of Michael Jackson's dance moves were inspired by the great Fred Astaire, for example 'the hat down walk' at 3:24. Great job putting this together.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@yama5182 3 жыл бұрын
Mike did a great job bringing this to our generation...I saw this maybe 6 months after SC hit.
@wppw123 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely spectacular. Wow. Thank you for making this. Made me cry out of sheer beauty. I wasn't crying. Just tears running. Wow!!!
@willyoung7083 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire was a G no doubt💪💪✌
@alexandria62753 3 жыл бұрын
AMAZING!!! Fred Astaire and Micahel Jackson the perfect dancer and legend of all Time!! I LOVED IT!!! #SmoothCriminalrocks
@SleepyLestatSF 3 жыл бұрын
This is rather amazing - I love it when music is paired so well to older film like this. it makes it transcend the era and show how timeless the original piece truly is
@duncanidaho2130 3 жыл бұрын
I never knew. Wow. Thank you for the video. Have a great day.
@katlynlykstad5810 3 жыл бұрын
Seven years later after this upload- Still the best video out there!!!
@TheRowlandstone73 3 жыл бұрын
At first, I was like, "Hey, even the suit is similar!" Then I quickly realised the Smooth Criminal video was an out-and-out tribute to Fred! Cool, I never knew that! Btw, that blonde is GORGEOUS!!
@jamesc8848 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it feels as if there's nothing left undiscovered in this vast landscape called Facebook. Then you find a gem like this that you've been overlooking for damn near a decade. This was really dope.
@MarcelLWalker 3 жыл бұрын
1000% agreed!
@FrankiesFancy 3 жыл бұрын
This is seriously THE most bad assed video I've ever seen! I couldn't close my mouth through the entire video! lol!! Awesome!!
@Renegade77784 3 жыл бұрын
LOL you must have never seen Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal, or any Michael Jackson video for that matter.
@tihomirrasperic 3 жыл бұрын
@@Renegade77784 you know, Smooth Criminal with Fred Astaire is so good even better then original video... Fred Astaire has gang carisma in movie
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@latinguy67 3 жыл бұрын
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@tihomirrasperic 3 жыл бұрын
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@katemaloney4296 3 жыл бұрын
MJ LOVED Fred Astaire. Honestly, what dancer didn't?!??! And to have a dose of the exquisite enchantress herself, Cyd Charisse, dancing with the great maestro himself--while being introduced by sultry Leslie Caron--to an MJ song (that totally fit the mood!), is probably the BEST 7:32 minutes of my 2020 year!!! Thank you!
@petermcdonald5694 3 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie this has blown my mind! Thank you
@Jbaxter85 3 жыл бұрын
FRED ASTAIRE - One of greatest dancers of all time 👍🙏👌✌👏
@franceshicks5337 23 сағат бұрын
My fav dancers Fred Astaire, Nureyev, Michael flatley, Michael Jackson, xxxxxxxx all genius in their own right ❤❤❤❤ xxxxxxxx
@hugoflores6866 3 жыл бұрын
Don't mean to hog this comment area but I felt like I had to chime back in and say that as a child there were only three channels on the television and most of the time this type of thing was showing. back then wasn't very interested as time went on became very well acquainted with the likes of the old show business Stars as an adult it's become one of my passions watching and observing the mannerism of such greats. I just wanted to say that is a 60 year old man it makes me most pleased to see the younger generations getting into the old film stock. The sheer fact that they have bought it together with modern music just makes it all the sweeter, props you guys you've done very well. old folks are watching and quite frankly enjoy your creations.
@googleuser2609 6 жыл бұрын
I love the way near the beginning, how she blows the match out and throws it.
@hyperboi87 3 жыл бұрын
Damn Fred ain’t play back in the day, that is some dope images for that time
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@natemickens88 3 жыл бұрын
Solid kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pr-CZsthnK_Tg4U.html
@hughjass8383 3 жыл бұрын
Fred was smooth AF
@thepickerhat6996 Жыл бұрын
Extremely cool Video Astaire IS still the mantods.killer dancerhis moves are sitting so Well to the tune.a fantastic watch😊😮
@oscarvasquez2358 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire - the original Smooth Criminal
@Collager Ай бұрын
❤🎉❤🎉
@rickykeyvoice 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reuploading this gem. I remember seeing this video in 2010 and loving it. Please always keep this on youtube!
@hi-tych 3 жыл бұрын
This actually fits. Also, i wanna add i know Michael Jackson is a big fan of these movies so it's a no Brainer. Good video.
@probinson4383 3 жыл бұрын
HE'S DEAD! You're welcome.
@elaiottoiale4216 3 жыл бұрын
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@glenncanale9225 9 жыл бұрын
This is a work of art. Great job.
@Dodo.la.saumur 3 жыл бұрын
Mickael Jackson is a genius!
@rottimusprime9560 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing....... glad I found this. Excellent job 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😊
@raczgreen6053 3 жыл бұрын
The editor deserves a million dollars...job well done.📽
@spencermcalpine8021 26 күн бұрын
MJ always said Fred was one gis favorite dancers. The Smooth Criminal video was definitely a tribute to Astere after watching this. Amazing!!
@suzanneroberge494 4 ай бұрын
I just enjoy this so much. So we'll done. Perfectly put together. And Fred Astaire & Cyd Cherise seem to really dance together so well, their work together is outstanding. I've seen Fred Astaire dance with several others & he's always great, but there's something really special in this particular sequence that I really like.
@dannydunne7332 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the coolest dance videos I have ever seen on youtube. Superb. Thanks for sharing it.
@AnaamSings 3 жыл бұрын
MJ would have LOVED this! Fred Astaire was one of his great idols xx
@callmemonkh9020 2 жыл бұрын
Mike had a HELLUVA influence, with this Fred Astaire movie. I had never knew of it. BRILLIANT!!!
@graffitikingdom4081 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire jackson mr muchael jackson your creativity and talent are truly missed. #keepcreatingpeople
@alexrogan3845 2 жыл бұрын
Michael used a lot of Fred's moves in his dance routines, he was his idol.
@Juraiprince 3 жыл бұрын
MAGNIFICENT video! Thanks for sharing. Cyd Charisse...was a MESMERIZING woman. Those eyes though....😳...❤️
@buzzfeed7410 3 күн бұрын
Wow, such a gem.
@profitness1on1-theultimate31 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing New Under The Sun! Amazing How Things We See Today Has Already Been Done! Love 💘 The Way MJ Added His Twist On Ir!!! 1st Time Seeing The FA Version!!! LOVED IT!!! LOVED 💘. THEM BOTH!!! BLESSINGS
@godguidanceandgardens2453 3 жыл бұрын
How many have been recommended to this by KZfaq here, 7 years after? Regardless, I was blown away by the very hip, but mostly forgotten Fred Astaire moves. Incomparable! 🕺💃
@scottsland99 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for re-uploading, glad I could still find it.
@BenJabituya Жыл бұрын
I can clearly see that Michael was a fan of Fred Astaire. That suit and those dance moves!
@queencerseilannister3519 3 жыл бұрын
God I couldn't keep my eyes off Cyd.
@nicoleray1509 8 жыл бұрын
WOW! You got my two all time life inspirations, Michael Jackson and Fred Astair in one of the greatest videos I've ever seen on youtube or the internet for that matter. I'm absolutely Amazed at your talent for doing this video. My lord in heaven thank God for your vision and talent to making it something we all can see. thank you so much for making this. WOW! perfection.
@maritessungahid5689 3 жыл бұрын
For me he is the greatest
@pattyboggs5632 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 💕
@deandrake3396 3 жыл бұрын
The fantastic Fred Astaire just awesome ! 😲
@lcclark2862 3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! Beautiful visual and sound. Thank you for this
@cmartin1646 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic - how have I lived so long and only discovered this now - always been a fan of Astaire and then MJ - this short film is perfic!
@mylesa.williams6281 3 жыл бұрын
Fred Astaire was a smooth cat.
@Groov3lab 3 жыл бұрын
Michael never denied who he idolised
@deborahelaster3236 3 жыл бұрын
Love Fred Astaire so much miss him I always look at any movie he was in.
@MrGlenn7710 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!..Geniusly created!💯
@finefeatheredfriend9240 3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I never knew this was the inspiration behind one of my all-time favorite MJ videos. But can we also give props to Cyd Charisse? She popped OFF in this!! I just discovered who she was like 3 weeks ago while on a Janet Jackson video binge when she made a cameo in her video for Alright.
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