The song was also featured in the trailer for Jackson's 1988 film Moonwalker.
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The song also appeared as a dance attack and level song for the later revisions of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker video game (originally the first revision used excerpts of Thriller).
1988: Moonwalker as Zeke (segment "Smooth Criminal") / Young Michael (segment "Badder") (Won Young Artist Award)
The Hangin' Tough music film was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form (now called Best Music Film) at the 1990 Grammy Awards, but lost to Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson, beating up Eurythmics's Savage, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, and Pink Floyd's In Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder.