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* [[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 Thethe 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 ''[[WaynesWayne's World]]'' movie), but no one else refers to him by name.
* [[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]] -- Two:
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* [[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.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Sparkles]] -- Especially in montages.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith 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.
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* [[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.
* [[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.
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* [[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 Withwith 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".
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