Shoudn't we all be damn happy that Under The Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge were flops? What might have happened if Prince had become a successful actor? Would he have continued to record music? Or might he have devoted all of his time to acting?

I think we would have a group of Prince movies that would rival Elvis's movies.

rialb said:

I'd like 2 have seen it....
When I was younger I used 2 watch Purple Rain all the time..my mom would say "Quit watching it." I said "I Learn something new everytime I see it." And she had said "What? That he can't act?" And 2 this day I side with my mom..it just wasn't meant 2 be. When he acts he does it as if he knows the camera is there, he doesn't do it naturally. It's alright though...he's successful like this.
[This message was edited Thu Jul 22 9:51:00 2004 by MaquisVixen]

thedoorkeeper said:

Good observation. But at least the soundtracks wouldn't be as bad as Elvis'.

First of all you presume that UTCM was a flop. It was not. It became a romantic cult favorite of even many non-prince fans. The movie was simply not received well and misunderstood critics thinking Prince was going to make Carlito's Way II instead of sappy Elvis musicals made the bad judgement call and roasted him on it. In the past years various ratings for UTCM have since gone from "Turkey" up to 1/2 The VHS was constantly in the Top-20 rental due to the fact that they hardly ever dared to run the movie on television which added even more to its cult draw.

Secondly we all remember well that Prince was being harshly attacked in the media for anything he did back in the late 80's. His film career DID take off with the biggest blockbuster of 1984, but he was soon hollywood poison that needed only G.Bridge to shovel dirt on top of the grave of his film career. Its a shame too because Morris Day could act. He was a natural.

thedoorkeeper said:

I think that to be fair, Prince never showed us whether or not he could really act. He never aspired to play a character in a movie other than "Prince," and never attempted to make a movie that was anything more than an extension of the music he was making at the time. If he would have been serious about acting, he would have played a small, quirky role in a Robert Altman film, and gone from there.

silentflute said:

And he would have a star already down N Hollywood!

rialb said:

if his actin career hadda taken off then we'd b gettin movies and albums.

What would have happened if For You sold 5 copies....

We'd see a sequel called "Over the Capri Sun" where Christopher Tracy returns as a smooth-talking, funky gigolo zombie.

LookUp2C said:

What For You?

This is just a vision, but I would have liked to seen Prince play something that nobody would expect of him. Like HBO's "The Corner". I wish he could have played the Gary character with a touch of Fran, only Fran would be his bossy older sister, not his ex-wife like on the mini-series and he would play a father just like in the mini-series, but he would have a hot-tempered daughter instead of a son like DAndre. (That is the best vision I could come up with seeing Prince as a daddy, if I could see him only play it, then maybe I could picture it.)

I would like to see him play something like that, something gritty and realistic. Something that would make go Damn! I never would have thought he could play this.

Anxiety said:

Could Prince really every play anything different than himself or one of the personas he has created thru his music? It's a tough thing to take direction from somebody else when you're the kind of person who doesn't like anybody telling ya what to do.

He would've eventually quit acting and continued with MUSIC...I think Prince might play another role again someday...but he wouldn't ever leave MUSIC...
[This message was edited Thu Jul 22 18:48:23 2004 by Starmist7]

rialb said:

He woulda turned into Mark Wahlberg. Thank your lucky stars.


Luv & Peace,
Alex
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rialb said:

Plastic surgery!!!

thedoorkeeper said:

Never thought about that before...

Imagine "Diamonds and Pearls" the feature film... maybe "Gold Experience" and "Chaos & Disorder" would've been movies as well... and "Rainbow Children" as animation... actually, Elvis had movies named after individual songs, so why not "DINNER WITH DELORES, starring Prince".

"JUGHEAD:
The Motion Picture."

MrSquiggle said:

o god, no

if he would play a really different character than what we have seen from him, than it could be really cool. and no music.

i could see him in THE MATRIX as the Merovingian.

Fewer roles for Will Smith.
[This message was edited Fri Jul 23 8:12:55 2004 by UptownDeb]

More time on the set

Less time in the studio and on tour.

He would've been the male version of J.LO (except with actual *musical* talent)



oops
[This message was edited Wed Jul 28 13:09:37 2004 by SnowQueen]

Well, he's no actor, but I guess that hasn't stopped a lot of people from making a career in the field.

Just saw PM for the first time a few weeks ago and told a friend that he sure can't act, but put a guitar in his hand and he sizzles. I think the movie will always be popular just because of the music and his gorgeous self, but it was poorly directed, lame dialogue, etc. I think he might actually be better now, but won't ever happen!

He'd have won an acting Oscar by now!!

UptownDeb said:

Yeah, then Prince would have to add "Fresh" to his name too.

I see the titles now:


The Passion of the
GoldNiggaz - Sequal to good fellas, staring Prince.
Chasing Mayte, directed by Kevin Smith
KILL BILLyjackbitch
Gangs of Mineapolis suburbs
Ferinheit 319
Aliens vs. Prince


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[This message was edited Wed Jul 28 20:15:48 2004 by AsianBomb777]

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

Doesn't he already have a star on Hollywood Blvd? He got the star during the time Batman premiered in Hollywood. Correct me if I'm wrong