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Under the Cherry Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrince
Written byBecky Johnston
Produced byRobert Cavallo
Joseph Ruffalo
Steven Fargnoli
Starring
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byÉva Gárdos
Rebecca Ross
Music byPrince and The Revolution
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 4, 1986 (1986-07-04)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$10,090,429

Under the Cherry Moon is a 1986 American musical drama film directed by and starring Prince as a gigolo named Christopher Tracy and former Time member Jerome Benton as his partner, Tricky. Together, the pair swindle wealthy French women. The situation gets complicated when Christopher falls in love with heiress Mary Sharon (Kristin Scott Thomas) after planning to swindle her when he finds out that she receives a $50 million trust fund on her 21st birthday. Mary's father Isaac (Steven Berkoff) disapproves of the romance and provides an excellent adversary for Tracy. The film was Prince's first film as a director.

Cast

Production

The cast was also changed during pre-production. Prince originally had planned to have Susannah Melvoin (sister of Revolution member Wendy Melvoin, as well as Prince's girlfriend at the time) play Mary Sharon, but it was clear she couldn't act and was replaced by Kristin Scott Thomas (in her feature debut).[1]

Soundtrack

Main article: Parade (Prince album)

Under the Cherry Moon, along with its soundtrack album, marked the first of many recorded collaborations between Prince and jazz keyboardist/composer-arranger Clare Fischer, whose orchestral arrangements had by this time become much in demand by pop and R&B acts, stemming from his initial arrangements for Rufus and Chaka Khan in the early 1970s.[2][3] Appearing in the credits as "Orchestra Composed and Arranged by...," Fischer's contribution was further acknowledged by Prince in both the film's closing titles and the album's liner notes:

With special thanks
2 Clare Fischer 4 Making Brighter the Colors
Black and White [4]

Reception

Filmed with a budget of about $12 million, Under the Cherry Moon failed to gain any breakout audience, regardless of much pre-publicity including a special MTV premiere in Sheridan, Wyoming. It was held there after a fan won a contest to have the movie shown in their hometown.[5]

The film was a multiple winner at the 7th Golden Raspberry Awards, winning five awards. The categories were: Worst Picture (tied with Howard the Duck), Worst Actor and Worst Director (Prince), Worst Supporting Actor (Jerome Benton) and Worst Original Song ("Love or Money"). It was also nominated for Worst Supporting Actress and Worst New Star (Kristin Scott Thomas), and Worst Screenplay.[citation needed] The movie was nominated for a Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Picture.[6]

References

  1. ^ Jason Draper (2008). "Prince: Life & Times". Jawbone Press. Retrieved on 02 January 2008
  2. ^ Thorne, Matt (2012). "Prince". London: Faber & Faber. p. 117. ISBN 9780571273492. Retrieved 02 December 2014.
  3. ^ Draper, Jason (2011). "Prince: Chaos, Disorder and Revolution". New York: Backbeat Books. p. 112. ISBN 9781458429414. Retrieved 02 December 2014.
  4. ^ Clare Fischer Filmography: Thanks. IMDb. Retrieved 02 December 2014. See also:
  5. ^ Durkee, Cutler (1986-07-21). "Prince Charming". People. 26 (3). Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ^ "1986 9th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards". Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
Awards
Preceded by Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture

(tied with Howard the Duck)
7th Golden Raspberry Awards

Succeeded by
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