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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

Fred Astaire + Robert Palmer - Let's Face The Music And Dance

West Side Story (Somebody Call Michael mix)

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: April 21, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Author: AbejaMariposaJr

Length: 00:07:32
Rating: 4.86
Views: 191318

Tags: Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson Fred Astaire Band Wagon Girl Hunt Cyd Charisse Daddy Long Legs Leslie Caron You Rock My World Get Happy Jacksons King of Pop Moonwalk Moonwalker Billie Jean Beat It Thriller 25 remix Janet Alright short film

Video Comments:

MJFAN4EVER777 (November 22, 2008 at 11:51 am)

Michael Jackson is much better than Fred! MJ's the GREATEST OF ALL FOR ALL TIME!He's the one & only! & no one is near him,still nobody come close to him! I love him very much!

Jerico1830 (November 19, 2008 at 2:28 am)

wooow the influence is so obvious now

Jaggoo17 (November 18, 2008 at 11:26 am)

LOL OMG that's really awesome, they both are amazing dancers. I grew up watching them, my dad exposed me to fred astaire movies, and when MJ went in the scene..that's why i love to dance

DonteCarroll (November 17, 2008 at 6:49 pm)

TOOOOOOOOOOOOO LIKES DAT!!

DonteCarroll (November 17, 2008 at 6:45 pm)

IT SEEMS LIKE MJ GOT DA IDEA FROM FRED

JohannaMJ (November 14, 2008 at 1:11 pm)

you are right...Michael and Fred are great in their own styles, but Jackson's routine is just perfection.

andidance (November 13, 2008 at 2:39 am)

Friggin' awesome editing. So often something like this isn't done well and the dance moves don't match the music. This was done brilliantly!

annalovesfilm (November 12, 2008 at 6:44 pm)

Good work, super video! Fred Astaire Best dancer!

chassygirl77 (November 9, 2008 at 7:50 pm)

that's gene kelly in "singing in the rain".

Alpha1Bravo1Charlie1 (November 11, 2008 at 12:15 pm)

I stand corrected, sir

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