Jailhouse tribute for Michael Jackson: Filipino prisoners reprise cellblock 'Thriller' dance

nydailynews ^ | June 27th 2009, | Elizabeth Hays

[JoeProBono]

Michael Jackson's spirit lives on inside a Filipino jail.

Tourists flocked to the prison in Cebu, south of Manila, Saturday for an elaborate tribute performed by hundreds of inmates in orange prison garb who became an Internet sensation in 2007 for their jailhouse "Thriller" performance.

[JoeProBono]

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[dfwgator]

“Went to a party at the county jail...”

[Mikey_1962]

I am sure that back in the cells they are acting more like Jacko behind closed doors. ;)

[JoeProBono]

[ElayneJ]

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[NautiNurse]

The ~1500 prisoners pulled the tribute together in roughly 48 hours. They did a remarkable job. Very disciplined. I heard the regional governor also participates in the performaces. YouTube has a collection of their dance routines.

[LucyJo]

The guy to the right of the lead dancer when he is facing the camera has better dance moves and looks more like Jackson dancing than the lead dancer.

[Gurn]

Speaking of Jacko, his autopsy’s done. Turns out it wasn’t cardiac arrest, but food poisoning. Seems he had an 8-year-old weiner.

[ntnychik]

I’d say that now I’ve seen everything, but there’s a video out there of Saudi princes doing Michael Jackson moves.
(Don’t need audio to enjoy).

[Lockbar]

Wheres a flame thrower when you really need one?

[Focault's Pendulum]

I thought the transvestite playing the girlfriend did a wonderful job of emoting.

[Yardstick]

Wow — 48 hours? I actually find that hard to believe. Very impressive if true.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Synchronized dancing is fine to watch, but, the undertones of this video and song is glorying dead zombies or dead corpse
To pretend to be dead corpse and zombies is not edifying...
Then again, no wonder Hollywood, MSM and Liberals are called the culture of death, because they glorify death...

[NautiNurse]

Yep, about 48 hours. The Thriller routine linked above isn't the tribute video.

MJ Tribute

In the actual tribute video, it looks like they used choreography from several earlier dance routines (including modified Thriller steps) and combined them for the tribute.

[RummyChick]

This video is from a former performance. I think it was a practice session. They do all kinds of routines.

They do a cross to Engima’s Sadeness. Listed under Gregorian chant on youtube.

[Jo Nuvark]

THRILLA FROM MANILLA PING!

[353FMG]

Could watch it for only 30 seconds. What idiocy.

[GATOR NAVY]

Farrah Fawcett died and went to Heaven. When she arrived, God granted her one wish due to all of her struggles on Earth. Fawcett wished “that all the children of the world would be safe.” Hours later, Michael Jackson died.