Just rewatching "The Mack" and there's a scene where Max Julien throws a guy into a garbage dumpster; it seems remarkably similar to the "Purple Rain" scene.

I've heard the commentaries on the Purple Rain Blu-Ray and such but I don't believe I ever heard this mentioned?

???

sro100 said:

Just rewatching "The Mack" and there's a scene where Max Julien throws a guy into a garbage dumpster; it seems remarkably similar to the "Purple Rain" scene.

I've heard the commentaries on the Purple Rain Blu-Ray and such but I don't believe I ever heard this mentioned?

???

I have a hard time believing Mr. Magnoli has even seen "The Mack". However, there's no doubt in my mind that that scene was conceived by Prince/Morris & the Time's degenerate imaginations. Even it was inspired by "The Mack".

Is throwing someone into a dumpster not uncommon in certain types of movies?

Like anything with a comical criminal or mafia element might have someone being thrown into a dumpster

sro100 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Is throwing someone into a dumpster not uncommon in certain types of movies?

Like anything with a comical criminal or mafia element might have someone being thrown into a dumpster

Maybe, possibly, in old silent films perhaps? I don't know.

But I think The Mack was probably required viewing for Mo' Day and the Time and they might've sort-of been inspired and/orimprovised it in the fashion of The Mack.

laurarichardson said:

sro100 said:

Just rewatching "The Mack" and there's a scene where Max Julien throws a guy into a garbage dumpster; it seems remarkably similar to the "Purple Rain" scene.

I've heard the commentaries on the Purple Rain Blu-Ray and such but I don't believe I ever heard this mentioned?

???

-/Albert said he got the idea for throwing the girl in the trash from Mortis Fay who told him he really did have a girl thrown in a dumpster but I always thought Prince nicked a lot of stuff from the The Mack and Super Fly.

Yes.

Incidentally I was friends with the guy who wrote SuperFly; we met at work; a very cool cat; haven't seen him for a while though.

I always thought that was a really vulgar move. On the TV show EMPIRE, the dad threw his little boy in the trash can because he saw him dressing up in his mother's clothes. I wonder if they got that from Purple rain? Bad move.

sro100 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Is throwing someone into a dumpster not uncommon in certain types of movies?

Like anything with a comical criminal or mafia element might have someone being thrown into a dumpster

Maybe, possibly, in old silent films perhaps? I don't know.

But I think The Mack was probably required viewing for Mo' Day and the Time and they might've sort-of been inspired and/orimprovised it in the fashion of The Mack.

Yeah Prince was into a lot of those old black n white films. Gangster films too

Interesting possibility about the 'required viewing' But I don't know if the Time were 'Pimps' as much as players/gigolos.

I never read anything that said they had too watch films as a part of their 'themed image' for the stage or videos

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

I always thought that was a really vulgar move. On the TV show EMPIRE, the dad threw his little boy in the trash can because he saw him dressing up in his mother's clothes. I wonder if they got that from Purple rain? Bad move.

someone forgot to tell Brian Austin Green to do the same.....

blacknote said:

sro100 said:

Just rewatching "The Mack" and there's a scene where Max Julien throws a guy into a garbage dumpster; it seems remarkably similar to the "Purple Rain" scene.

I've heard the commentaries on the Purple Rain Blu-Ray and such but I don't believe I ever heard this mentioned?

???

I have a hard time believing Mr. Magnoli has even seen "The Mack". However, there's no doubt in my mind that that scene was conceived by Prince/Morris & the Time's degenerate imaginations. Even it was inspired by "The Mack".

"degenerate imaginations" ...well put

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