Graffiti Bridge (film)
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| Directed by | Prince |
| Produced by | Randy Phillips |
| Written by | Prince |
| Starring | Prince Ingrid Chavez Morris Day |
| Music by | Prince |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Editing by | Rebecca Ross |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | November 2, 1990 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $4,562,778 |
Graffiti Bridge is a 1990 drama/musical written, directed, and starring Prince. It is a sequel to his first film, Purple Rain, though notorious for its relatively low quality and poor performance at the box-office. However, like Purple Rain, it was accompanied by a soundtrack album also entitled Graffiti Bridge.
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[edit] Plot
The plot re-joins Purple Rain's lead character The Kid (Prince), in his future life as a performer and club owner. Morris (Morris Day), his rival from Purple Rain, returns as co-owner of The Kid's club, Glam Slam, as well as several others in the area, including his mainstay, Pandemonium. The Kid is forced into paying Morris $10,000 so Morris can pay off the mayor; The Kid in turn can keep co-ownership of his club. Losing clientele, The Kid challenges Morris to a music battle for ownership of Glam Slam.
[edit] Cast
- Prince as The Kid
- Ingrid Chavez as Aura
- Morris Day as Himself
- Jerome Benton as Jerome
- George Clinton as Himself
- Tevin Campbell as Tevin
- Mavis Staples as Melody Cool
- The Time as Themselves
[edit] Reception
While Prince's earlier theatrical failures Under the Cherry Moon and Sign o' the Times have become cult classics, Graffiti Bridge has yet to achieve any status outside its initial box-office flop.
The critical response for the film was far from favorable, with many reviewers arguing that Prince was attempting to position himself as a "Christ-like" figure, particularly during the sequence for the songs "Still Would Stand All Time" and "Graffiti Bridge". It was also thought that The Kid was made into a far different character from the one in Purple Rain and the only characters that remained unchanged were Morris Day and his sidekick Jerome Benton. Cameos included gospel singer Mavis Staples, up-and-coming teen star Tevin Campbell and funk icon George Clinton, although each were confined to roughly one song in the film. The music of the film was seen as the highlight of the movie.
The film was nominated for five Razzie Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Prince), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst New Star (Ingrid Chavez).
The title "Graffiti Bridge" comes from a now torn-down bridge located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The bridge was torn down in the early 1990s to make way for new construction[1], but to this day remains a local legend.
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times, Lovers of Graffiti Rally To Save an Old Bridge, New York Times, February 25, 1990.
[edit] External links
- Graffiti Bridge at the Internet Movie Database
- Graffiti Bridge at AllRovi
- Graffiti Bridge at Rotten Tomatoes
