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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:1245720827-2moonwalker.jpg\|frame]] ''Moonwalker'' is a 1988 film starring [[Michael Jackson]], and both his only major film appearance after ''[[The Wiz]]'' in 1978 and his only film as the star, not counting the posthumous documentary ''Michael Jackson's This Is It''. It's best described as a [[Music Video]] anthology, with music mostly drawn from his 1987 album ''Bad''. The eight segments are: Line 16: This film, specifically the "Smooth Criminal" sequence, was adapted into two different video games, for arcades and the [[Sega Genesis]] respectively. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~== This film contains examples of: ==~~ * [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]] -- It doesn't get more aggressive than trying to inject a little girl personally! Even better, no reason is given for ''why'' he wants to get everybody (especially children) addicted to drugs. He just wants to. * [[All There in ~~The~~the Script]] -- Joe Pesci's character is named "Mr. Big" in the credits, but is not referred to as such via dialogue. The villain reveals his name is "Frankie Lideo" early on (an in-joke; Jackson's manager at the time was Frank DiLeo...who later played a character nicknamed Mr. Big in the first ''[[~~Waynes~~Wayne's World]]'' movie), but no one else refers to him by name. * [[Badass in a Nice Suit]]: Michael wears one in the "Smooth Criminal" segment. * [[BFG]] -- Being a drug dealer, it makes sense that Frankie has a [[Wave Motion Gun]] the size of a building, hidden behind a retractable mountainside. Which is controlled using hand cranks. Yes. ** [[Broken Aesop]] -- "Man onin the Mirror" is about making the world a better place, with visuals focusing on peacemaking and charity. It's harder to take that seriously when "Smooth Criminal" has Michael shooting off a machine gun during the sequence in Club 30s and blowing up all the villains in the climax.▼ * [[Broken Aesop]] -- Two: The first half of the movie is mostly a celebration of how great and successful Michael is, but then we have "Leave Me Alone", which asks us to stop paying attention to him. It's specifically referring to the tabloid press, but it's just strange to draw so much attention to yourself -- often through bizarre activities -- and then complain about being paid attention to just because it isn't all positive press. ▲ "Man on the Mirror" is about making the world a better place, with visuals focusing on peacemaking and charity. It's harder to take that seriously when "Smooth Criminal" has Michael shooting off a machine gun during the sequence in Club 30s and blowing up all the villains in the climax. * [[But Not Too Evil]] -- The Blu-Ray version has been cut; we no longer see Mr. Big attempt to inject Katie, nor do we see Michael [try to] threaten Mr. Big. * [[But Now I Must Go]] -- Averted: Michael turns into a space ship and flies away after saving the day while his young playmates say "He's leaving"...but he doesn't actually go anywhere. Line 32 ⟶ 31: * [[Deus Ex Machina]] -- It's not like we ever find out why Michael has the ability to turn into a superfast car, shielded robot with energy cannons, or a giant spaceship. It would seem to be the result of his [[Make a Wish\|wishing upon a shooting "lucky star"]], but why does it conveniently appear every time the chips are down? * [[Direct to Video]]: Bizarrely, in its ''home country'' - Lorimar Motion Pictures had planned to give it a North American theatrical release, but Michael's manager (and along with MJ the film's executive producer) Frank DiLeo wanted such a high percentage of the box office returns that it was cancelled. * [[~~Everythings~~Everything's Better ~~With~~with Sparkles]] -- Especially in montages. * [[~~Everythings~~Everything's Better ~~With~~with Spinning]] -- Several times, most prominently when the dance-off between Michael and the rabbit in "Speed Demon" comes down to who can execute the most impressive spin. * [[Faceless Goons]]: Mr. Big's men. * [[For the Evulz]] -- Mr. Big in the movie wants to get all the children of the world high on drugs...why? Because he wants to be famous...apparently. Line 40 ⟶ 39: * [[In Medias Res]] -- "Smooth Criminal" opens in the city with Mr. Big's goons gunning Michael down (or so they think); we then [[Flash Back]] to how Michael and Katie discovered his scheme. * [[Large Ham]] -- Joe Pesci as Mr. Big. * [[Loveable Rogue]]: Michael as the "Smooth Criminal", in contrast to the more brutish ones. * [[Makes Just Asas Much Sense in Context]] -- Now that one comes to think of it, ...[[Beat]]... no, it makes even less sense in context. * [[Mind Screw]] -- The page description is just the beginning. * [[Music Video Overshadowing]] -- "Leave Me Alone" is actually about a romantic breakup. Line 47: ** That just [[Collective Groan\|rocked my world]]. * [[Random Events Plot]] -- "Smooth Criminal". * [[Roger Rabbit Effect]] -- "Speed Demon", where Michael turns into a rabbit named Spike. * [[Rule of Cool]]: Aside from activating some background objects, the moonwalk in the Genesis game has no real function. It just looks awesome. * [[Say My Name]] -- Katie does this ''a lot'' with regards to Michael. * [[Shout -Out]] -- Frankie's men have guns with cool LED ammo counters obviously inspired by the then-recent ''[[Aliens]]''. ** The logo also looks to have been very much influenced by the font used for the title of ''[[~~Tron (Film)\|~~Tron]]''. * [[Spell My Name ~~With~~with an "S"]] -- Frankie apparently has this problem, given Michael comes across him complaining about it. {{quote\| "I want everyone in this world to take drugs because of me (...) It's gonna be in the history books." <paces> "They'd ''better spell my name right''. L-I-D-E-O! It's so simple! Frankie LIDEO!"}} * [[Stuff Blowing Up]] -- All over the place in the climax of "Smooth Criminal". * [[Talky Bookends]] -- This is what the stories in "Speed Demon" and "Smooth Criminal" come down to -- they just go on a lot longer than music video channels would allow. 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