Prince in “Under the Cherry Moon”Prince was so hot after 1984’s "Purple Rain" that it would have taken a bomb of atomic proportions to effectively end his film career. Which is, of course, exactly what happened with 1986’s "Under the Cherry Moon" (although his movie canon did anticlimactically limp on after that with one more release, 1990’s arguably even more unwatchable "Graffiti Bridge"). What could go wrong with a period piece that was shot ...
more Prince in “Under the Cherry Moon”Prince was so hot after 1984’s "Purple Rain" that it would have taken a bomb of atomic proportions to effectively end his film career. Which is, of course, exactly what happened with 1986’s "Under the Cherry Moon" (although his movie canon did anticlimactically limp on after that with one more release, 1990’s arguably even more unwatchable "Graffiti Bridge"). What could go wrong with a period piece that was shot in color but released in black and white… in which Prince did almost no on-screen singing… and which he directed himself after the original helmer quit? The star managed to scoop up awards for Worst Actor, Worst Director, and Worst Original Song at the Golden Raspberry Awards, where the film also collected the top Worst Picture trophy. As the New York Times wrote: “For all those out there who can't get enough of Prince, 'Under the Cherry Moon' may be just the antidote.”
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