1500 Filipino Inmates Do Thriller
Posted by John Brownlee
The population of an entire Philippines prison re-enacts Michael Jackson’s famous Thriller video. 1,500 Filipinos jostling around like zombies, then breaking into spontaneous dance when they corner Filipino Michael Jackson and his transvestite “girlfriend.”
Honestly, I’m speechless: this is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on the Internet. According to the YouTube page, this is practice, not the final version. And if that’s not enough, they’ve done more.
Why the hell aren’t our own prisons trying something like this to boost morale?
“Thriller” as performed by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center [YouTube]
Categories: Monsters, Clips, Dance, Music
Posted at 7:14 am on July 20, 2007
70 Comments -
Now THIS is what the internet is for!! Rehabilitation services at their very best.
Again! Again! Again!
I’m nicking this! This is going on my site right now!! (tributes to you at ectomo - obviously…lol) and then I’m gonna watch it all day.
Thanks once again for dragging my maudlin soul out of the depths and making it laugh arkwardly out loud..
Comment by Mangawitch — July 20, 2007 @ 8:18 am
shee…!!!
I mean, like, DAMN!
Comment by 110rdr33f4 — July 20, 2007 @ 8:45 am
OMFG this made my morning. Thanks for posting!
“Jumbo Hotdog” was also good for a lol. Mmm, dancing prison meat…
Comment by Libby Bulloff — July 20, 2007 @ 8:58 am
I can’t believe they couldn’t have found a prettier boy to play the “girlfriend”.
The ponytail/balding combo really ruined the illusion for me. :)
Comment by Katie — July 20, 2007 @ 9:17 am
It makes you wonder, if theses people put this much coordination and effort into an escape plan, they might really be a threat.
Comment by Adam Cybulski — July 20, 2007 @ 9:40 am
Glorious in every way imaginable.
Comment by Pierre — July 20, 2007 @ 10:43 am
Oh man, I don’t think I have ever been so upset about Youtube being blocked at work. I will be twitching nervously until I can go home and watch this.
Comment by chesh — July 20, 2007 @ 11:32 am
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Pingback by Monster Plastic » Blog Archive » Filipino inmates doing “Thriller” — July 20, 2007 @ 11:51 am
i am absolutely speechless.
Comment by vh — July 20, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
I’m a little uncomfortable with the very naturalistic performance of the attempted zombie rape at the end.
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Oh hell yeah!
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Amazing!
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I think this is sensational…I teach dance and struggle to inspire 14yo girls to have this much enthusiasm!!! LOVE IT!!! Congratulations to all involved…it’s inspiring and hysterical at the same time!!! Wanna see the final performance!!!
Comment by ed — July 23, 2007 @ 11:18 pm
wow
Comment by G — July 24, 2007 @ 6:10 am
Imagine the arguments they must have over “whose turn it is to play Michael”..
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wow…lol!!!!! that is hilarious…never seen this before…its pretty funny
Comment by maryanne — July 24, 2007 @ 8:56 pm
FAIL!
Comment by Lamer — July 24, 2007 @ 10:45 pm
very good! wonderful; mahghaling!!
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Excelete Video.
Saludos
Comment by Kike Gavilan — July 25, 2007 @ 10:40 am
omg, i did not read the description below before i watched the vid and almost can’t believe when i saw the inmates’ uniform - it’s the detention center in the city where i come from! it’s one of the Filipino ingenuities, i should say. and it’s creative of them to give the inmates some recreational activity. and that “girl”! i have seen “her” in person years ago! “she” wasn’t that balding then. LOL
thanks ECTO, for posting this!
Comment by eLoiSe — July 25, 2007 @ 11:15 am
Simply Astounding…definitely puts those on “America Has Talent” to shame!
Comment by KS — July 25, 2007 @ 6:25 pm
What a display of “enthusiasm” and “fun”…. giving these men a sense of purpose! And what better way than through music and dance! Perhaps a new way to rehabilitate!
Comment by TB — July 25, 2007 @ 7:20 pm
Man, that chick is hot!
Comment by Andy — July 25, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
Only in the Philippines! Congratulations to the instigator. May it be an inspiration to others who want to do great things and give hope to those who need it.
Comment by JAB — July 26, 2007 @ 3:21 am
andy, ur kidding right?? lol
Comment by BabesBlingAndBooze.blogspot.com — July 26, 2007 @ 12:41 pm
OH NOOOOOO!! I will never be the same. I could have lived the rest of my life quite happily not knowing that this ever existed. I am scared in a manor I did not think possible. I am turning my computer off for a while.
Comment by shizzle — July 26, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
I can just imagine the reaction of the guards on duty the day they all just decided to break out into choreography. And in the end the prisoners just go on their business like nothing happened. Guard goes home that night and is like “Honey, you’ll never guess what happened at work today…”
Comment by Darian — July 26, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
My congratulations! As one of the many Filipinos working overseas, it was fun to see something from back home.
Comment by Marc — July 27, 2007 @ 4:38 am
Dear freiends, imagine how hard they’ve worked to be able to perform it all without any errors. 1500 person in the PRISON?!?!
hahaha, What I’m sure about is that U.S. or Canada’s prisoners will never even be able to laugh or cry at the same time in a hundred years…
Wow man, I can’t understand why some people always say negative things instead of appreciating their job, it was a geart show.
Comment by Farhad — July 27, 2007 @ 10:25 am
One in a quadzillion!!!
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IM PROUD…I AM A CEBUANO/FILIPINO…IBA ANG PINOY
Comment by JOEY — July 29, 2007 @ 7:42 am
their going to compete with the fancy drill performance of the Philippine Military Academy :-) hahaha! let’s us see the best performer!
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1 word… BRUTAL!!! :D
Comment by Ruvens — August 8, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
And this, my friends, is why God made t he internets.
Comment by Jill — August 10, 2007 @ 12:39 am
i still cant beleive how funny this is
!
Comment by Anthony Pittarelli — August 14, 2007 @ 8:08 pm
US prisons do engage in organized spectacle, though of a very different sort. From domestic women’s prisons forcing prisoners to strip before a crowd and perform sex acts for guards, to the sexualized torture of US prisoners of war abroad. It seems US prisons interested in achieving something very different with spectacle then group morale.
Comment by stu — August 15, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
watch this for the truth behind the act. Sorry! It’s kinda sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTCKS4qXM8
Comment by buzzkill — August 16, 2007 @ 4:42 pm
hey buzzkill, if any sort of torturing happens in that prison the media wouldn’t hesitate to air it national TV.
Comment by tsuuinkure — August 24, 2007 @ 11:46 am
Very cool…..on a grand scale!
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If ONLY our own prison system’s could create something as wonderful and inspiring ! Kudos Galore!
Comment by Gary Dee — September 1, 2007 @ 12:19 pm
SPECTACULAR!!!!
Comment by JOJO — September 8, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
THIS IS TRULY SOMETHING TO BE PROUD ABOUT!!!!
Comment by james — September 8, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
The administrator of the Prison is good.
Why don’t we have this in America?
I know we could do better.
Comment by Blue Bird — September 9, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
You bunch of raving idiots, if you had bothered to research this at all you would realize that these prisoners were forced to do this for the pleasure and exaltation of the prison warden. Many prisoners were beaten, tortured, and otherwise coerced in order to force them to do this performance. Of course we don’t do this in America and Canada, it is only possible through the use of what we deem cruel and unusual punishment. You unmitigated morons! This just proves how ignorant Americans are.
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Buuuuuuu,lol,not is joke,its cool
Comment by Yirka — November 8, 2007 @ 6:01 am
hahaha!
filipinos really do have a great sense of humor!
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this really is a brilliant idea…not only is it amazing to watch on YouTube, but it is also (more than likely) reducing reoffending rates. sure, it may seem like a waste, but boosting morale really does affect the minds of offenders. its effective AND entertaining!
Comment by Monica — January 6, 2008 @ 12:22 am
Too bad they were not allowed to perform during a recent public festival in Cebu. Perhaps the mayor was concerned about the safety of the public?
Comment by ManuelV — January 18, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
hehe they might dancing on the ‘pinoy idol’ show the next time;)
Comment by devko — January 28, 2008 @ 12:00 pm
Brutally and delightfully entertaining and engaging. Way to go my fellow Cebuanos and Filipinos. Has this ever been done in the USA or anywhere in the world?
Comment by dora — February 26, 2008 @ 8:29 pm
Lol, thats the funniest thing ever.
Comment by Chatfish — April 21, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
wow they are pretty good
Comment by Searchin — April 24, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
love that vid
Comment by HomeJobs — April 25, 2008 @ 2:05 pm
Salt Lake City,
Comment by Juanita Adams — May 22, 2008 @ 10:47 am
Orange, The universal Prison Color.
Comment by Marcus — June 22, 2008 @ 2:37 pm