Inspiration Behind Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A' Music Video Revealed

Fri, 25 September 2009 22:33:18 ET

Chris Applebaum, the director of Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A' music video, confirms that the clip has been made based on the teen sensation's favorite flick 'Grease'.

Some days after the music video for Miley Cyrus' single entitled "Party in the U.S.A" came out, the clip's director Chris Applebaum has revealed the inspiration behind the making of the video. According to Chris, the teen sensation created the video based on 1978 movie "Grease".

"Miley did have an idea - one of her favorite movies is 'Grease,' " Chris said in an interview with MTV News. "Everything kind of sprang forward from that scene in 'Grease' where John Travolta is singing ... and he gets out of the car and goes to jungle gym and sits in one of the swings and sings the song at night as projections go in the background - she came to me [with that]."

In the same interview, the director admitted that the Disney star made the music video to pay tribute to her parents, Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus. Additionally, the 16-year-old cutie was also desperate recalling the moment when her father and mother were dating.

"Interesting enough, Miley's parents Tish and Billy Ray, when they were first dating they went to a drive-in in Kentucky, I think, called the Corral Drive-In - so we named the drive-in after that as an homage to them," Chris testified. "In addition, Miley's mom Tish used to drive '79 black Pontiac Trans Am, 'Smokey and the Bandit' style, and obviously that's the car that Miley arrives in."

On Wednesday, September 23, "Party in the U.S.A" music video was debuted in music site, ABC Music Lounge. In the footage, Miley Cyrus is filmed serenading the track on the back of a car, which is parked at a sandy place.

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