Video: The obligatory “Filipino inmates reenact Thriller” clip
posted at 6:01 pm on July 20, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Amazing — amazing how well behaved they are, that is. If only we could rehabilitate our own convicts through the soul-replenishing magic of complex choreography.
It was nice of them to cut away at the end before the “girl,” inevitably, was assaulted.
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Throw some blue eyeshadow in the middle of them and watch the shivs come out.
Blake on July 20, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Next week We we’ll feature “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”
TheSitRep on July 20, 2007 at 6:07 PM
Made my day
mikeyboss on July 20, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Damn…I guess Micheal Jackson really wasnt all that damn special after all, if you can get a bunch of prison convicts to pull that off that well then pretty much anybody could do it.
doriangrey on July 20, 2007 at 6:10 PM
I don’t which was better; video or the soul-replenishing magic line.
Here? Don’t know, do MS-13 members like Michael Jackson?
Spirit of 1776 on July 20, 2007 at 6:11 PM
I know where Michael’s next concert will be.
TheBigOldDog on July 20, 2007 at 6:13 PM
OK, I will refrain from making any “Beat It” jokes.
fogw on July 20, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Apparently this is not their only routine.
mikeyboss on July 20, 2007 at 6:17 PM
West Side Story perhaps? Minus the knives of course…
JetBoy on July 20, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Well, at least it’s not hard to pick out the prison gheys. It seems to be pretty much all of them. Just kidding. However, it does seem to say a lot about the prisons there. Try to choreograph a musical like this in an American prison and see what happens. It would be a bloodbath. A “Thriller” for real.
Guardian on July 20, 2007 at 6:22 PM
That was way better than when they do it at wedding receptions.
BadgerHawk on July 20, 2007 at 6:23 PM
Guardian on July 20, 2007 at 6:22 PM
Apparently we are doing something wrong. Like maybe not shooting enough of the prisoners when they don’t behave.
doriangrey on July 20, 2007 at 6:24 PM
Are you kidding? I had these guys at my wedding reception, and they were FAB!
mikeyboss on July 20, 2007 at 6:25 PM
That right there is why The Boss will not get you an iPhone. You would just put clips like that on it – LOL!
On-my-soap-box on July 20, 2007 at 6:25 PM
That girrrl’s a man baby! Yeah!
Egfrow on July 20, 2007 at 6:26 PM
Oh, those wacky Filipinos!
That girl with the bald spot was totally HAWT.
Mindcrime on July 20, 2007 at 6:27 PM
Hey girly-man they want to pump [clap] you up.
Sorry, couldn’t help myself.
On-my-soap-box on July 20, 2007 at 6:29 PM
A firecracker performance.
mikeyboss on July 20, 2007 at 6:29 PM
That was a girl?
I need a Filipino Crucifixion after that.
I like San Miguel Beer, and just be be a redneck Jeff Foxworthy style.
Kini on July 20, 2007 at 6:30 PM
I rather stick to the Longest Yard & Gridiron Gang approach.
ackrite55 on July 20, 2007 at 6:31 PM
If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was the yearlykos convention.
lorien1973 on July 20, 2007 at 6:34 PM
Except that you just did.
Who’dathunk that there would ever be such a thing as Jackson Therapy.
Thing I wanna know is, who thought it would be a good idea to have inmates simulate a violent assult on a “woman”? Sheesh at least they could have gotten an honest ‘Lady Boy’ for that.
- The Cat
P.S. I laugh at all who google that.
MirCat on July 20, 2007 at 6:35 PM
Really?
“Obliged?”
Krykee.
locomotivebreath1901 on July 20, 2007 at 6:35 PM
ROFL – not enough guys dressed in drag.
On-my-soap-box on July 20, 2007 at 6:35 PM
What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Buzzy on July 20, 2007 at 6:38 PM
Anyone notice how skinny these dudes are compared to U.S. inmates? And I’m not just talking about black dudes who spent all day lifting weights in the yard, I’m talking about fat guys, etc.
RightWinged on July 20, 2007 at 6:40 PM
I remember subscribing to this a while back when LUElinks.net found the other shows, then everyone began pouring in requests for Thriller. Guess he finally did it.
Awesome.
mythicknight on July 20, 2007 at 6:52 PM
I dont’ know what ghey bomb they are feeding the prisoners to make them dancing homosexuals, but I want it given to our prisoners…
Tim Burton on July 20, 2007 at 6:53 PM
No, you’re right. If the prisons are similar to US prisons and jails, homosexual prisoners are housed apart from hetereosexual prisoners. They also wear different colors.
Blake on July 20, 2007 at 7:04 PM
Hilarious.
congsan on July 20, 2007 at 7:08 PM
Sort of like Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison? I think you’re on to something!
Blake on July 20, 2007 at 7:09 PM
Cause its a twiller, twiller!
Kini on July 20, 2007 at 7:18 PM
Man, Vincent Price was good.
AtomicAmish on July 20, 2007 at 7:22 PM
There’s one of Michael Jackson’s next calling – go teach the inmates reward dancing/singing routines, after hard days of work. Maybe that’ll keep them out of trouble, rehabilitate them and give him a new meaning.
Entelechy on July 20, 2007 at 7:31 PM
The ‘girl’ in the video reminded me of stories one of my Philipina co-workers would tell. She and her friends would party on the army base. Occasionally, they’d see one of the recently arrived army personnel pick up one of the local ‘ladies’ that had a little bit more to offer. The girls would bust out laughing as the soldier ended up running out of the hotel room in horror.
She said many of the transgendered women there were amazingly beautiful.
Canadian Infidel on July 20, 2007 at 7:33 PM
Funny and entertaining in a bizarre sort of way.
JinxMcHue on July 20, 2007 at 7:35 PM
Wow, that was awesome! Even without my lifelong obsession with Michael Jackson’s tunes and wicked awesome dancing, I think I still would’ve loved it.
BTW, does anyone wonder how they picked the “stars?” I wonder if there were any brawls or hurt feelings. Did they have auditions?
hollygolightly on July 20, 2007 at 7:52 PM
That made me laugh big time, especially when I saw the “girl”.
GoodBoy on July 20, 2007 at 7:58 PM
Yeah, keep saying that and then maybe you’ll be able to cope with your past indiscretion. :P
- The Cat
MirCat on July 20, 2007 at 8:04 PM
Put a bunch of thugs together and you have a gang. Put a bunch of gay thugs together and you have a musical.
What a great routine, a classic.
I’d like to see them put on “Miss Saigon.”
Mojave Mark on July 20, 2007 at 8:20 PM
Can’t bring myself to crack a joke at them. I second the wows. That really was well done.
inviolet on July 20, 2007 at 8:21 PM
didn’t know yao ming was in the slammer
triple on July 20, 2007 at 9:42 PM
Where are the Geneva Convention folks on this one?
Dirthead on July 20, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Ya, I wonder if they limited that role to child molesters.
boomer on July 20, 2007 at 11:11 PM
I find the “Filipino fruitcake re-enacts Jesus nailed to a cross” skit much more entertaining.
km on July 20, 2007 at 11:34 PM
That’s a LOT of crack!
Rode Werk on July 21, 2007 at 2:22 AM
I’d say that it’s pretty clear you’ve never been to the Philippines. I hate to have to be the one to break it to you, but okay, here goes — yes, we Americans REALLY ARE FATTER than people in other countries.
Seems like we Americans have to HUNT to find skinny people like Nicole Ritchie, Calista Flockhart, Mary-Kate Olsen, but in my experience (after four trips to the Philippines), you have hunt even harder to find FAT people in the Philippines.
Just an observation, that’s all.
CyberCipher on July 22, 2007 at 1:01 AM
Good points.
I had an interesting experience in southern China. I spent a summer in Guanzhou. In that place EVERYBODY is thin. You can go all day long in a city of 9 million (we’re talkin’ New York size) and not see ONE fat person. Across the harbor in Hong Kong you’ll find fat people all over the place. The same genetic make up exists for both groups of people so the difference comes all from diet and lifestyle. The Western diet just ain’t that great for ya. I constantly battle my weight. I’ve lost 20 lbs with the help of WeightWatchers Online (I’ve got a lot more to go) but I’ve had to re-educate myself how to eat. It’s humbling but also revealing. I can see why we in the States gain so much weight. The deck is really stacked against us from several different directions.
Mojave Mark on July 22, 2007 at 1:30 AM
It used to be so much simpler in the old days. Back then, all you had to do was sing “Yo-We-Ya, Yo-Wah”, while marching in single file behind the Wicked Witch of the West.
Shy Guy on July 22, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Outstanding.
The Race Card on July 22, 2007 at 11:07 AM
The actual words to the Wizard of Oz marching song are:
“Oh we love, the old one”. Kinda scary isn’t it?
phendlin on April 3, 2008 at 10:57 PM
When I was in SanQ I would have have been given solitary for starting a pile-on. I should have requested Thriller be played over the yard PA, and gotten the act shot for YouTube.
leftnomore on April 4, 2008 at 2:52 AM
I believe that is the first time I ever listened to ‘Thriller” front to back.
gooddad on June 28, 2009 at 4:28 PM
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