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Miley Cyrus will become the latest person to channel Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” when the video for her Breakout song “Fly On The Wall” debuts soon. Except this time, instead of werewolves and zombies, Cyrus will be terrorized by a more 21st century monster: The paparazzi. “The gist of the concept is that she and her boyfriend are on a date, leaving a movie, when suddenly, he gets overcome by some strange cough,” director Philip Andelman told MTV. “Suddenly, he turns into a paparazzo and begins chasing Miley. Soon, she is backed into a corner with nowhere to turn and the paparazzi approaching, when suddenly, instead of attacking or photographing her, they break into choreography.” Sounds cool, but no way can it hold a candle to that French film school that paid homage to the “Thriller” video, or those prisoners in the Philippines, or that spontaneous “Thriller” dance on the train.

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