OldFriends4Sale said:

November 1985: Nice, France

p 94

chapter 7

Possessed: the Rise & Fall of Prince

Back in France, the shooting of Under the shooting of Under the Cherry Moon limped to a close

On the set in Nice, Prince seemed conflicted about Christopher Tracy, the character he had created for himself to play in the film. This charismatic, sexy, and somewhat snide piano player was hardly a sympathetic figure, and Prince's plan all along had been for Tracy to die at the end of the film, representing his own symbolic transcendence of these character flaws. But Warner Bros. preferring (as film studios invariably do) a happy ending, pshed him to conclude with Tracy reforming and heading off into the sunset with lover interest Mary (Scott-Thomas).

The alternative ending was shot, and publicist Howard Bloom, viewing a cut of the film where Tracy survives, found himself believing in the character's redemptive journey. "Warner Bros. insisted on him getting the girl at the end, and it really worked," Bloom remembered. "This little asshole character that was so hard to identify with, you bonded with by the end."

But Prince favored the original ending. In the final cut, Tracy died (the victim of an assassination) with the result, in Bloom's view, that any meaning in the film was also destroyed.

Even though I still like the original ending, that alternate one would have been a great sight 2 see! Lol why does Prince always have 2 have someone die in all his movies?

In the last gif... Is that a WRIST WATCH I see on his wrist??
I hsve never seen prince wearing s watch. I always thought it was because he didn't believe in time.

oldFriends4Sale said:

I think it's a Micki Mouse watch

prodigalfan said:

In the last gif... Is that a WRIST WATCH I see on his wrist?? I hsve never seen prince wearing s watch. I always thought it was because he didn't believe in time. oldFriends4Sale said:

ariomuse said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

November 1985: Nice, France

p 94

chapter 7

Possessed: the Rise & Fall of Prince

Back in France, the shooting of Under the shooting of Under the Cherry Moon limped to a close

On the set in Nice, Prince seemed conflicted about Christopher Tracy, the character he had created for himself to play in the film. This charismatic, sexy, and somewhat snide piano player was hardly a sympathetic figure, and Prince's plan all along had been for Tracy to die at the end of the film, representing his own symbolic transcendence of these character flaws. But Warner Bros. preferring (as film studios invariably do) a happy ending, pshed him to conclude with Tracy reforming and heading off into the sunset with lover interest Mary (Scott-Thomas).

The alternative ending was shot, and publicist Howard Bloom, viewing a cut of the film where Tracy survives, found himself believing in the character's redemptive journey. "Warner Bros. insisted on him getting the girl at the end, and it really worked," Bloom remembered. "This little asshole character that was so hard to identify with, you bonded with by the end."

But Prince favored the original ending. In the final cut, Tracy died (the victim of an assassination) with the result, in Bloom's view, that any meaning in the film was also destroyed.

Even though I still like the original ending, that alternate one would have been a great sight 2 see! Lol why does Prince always have 2 have someone die in all his movies?

Maybe they should have had 2 endings shot and let a selected group view them both. Prince was extremely in "cocky" mode by that time.

He wanted the Father dead in Purple Rain too

Isn't that Michael Meyers(Halloween) to the top left?

OldFriends4Sale said:

November 1985: Nice, France

p 94

chapter 7

Possessed: the Rise & Fall of Prince

Back in France, the shooting of Under the shooting of Under the Cherry Moon limped to a close

On the set in Nice, Prince seemed conflicted about Christopher Tracy, the character he had created for himself to play in the film. This charismatic, sexy, and somewhat snide piano player was hardly a sympathetic figure, and Prince's plan all along had been for Tracy to die at the end of the film, representing his own symbolic transcendence of these character flaws. But Warner Bros. preferring (as film studios invariably do) a happy ending, pshed him to conclude with Tracy reforming and heading off into the sunset with lover interest Mary (Scott-Thomas).

The alternative ending was shot, and publicist Howard Bloom, viewing a cut of the film where Tracy survives, found himself believing in the character's redemptive journey. "Warner Bros. insisted on him getting the girl at the end, and it really worked," Bloom remembered. "This little asshole character that was so hard to identify with, you bonded with by the end."

But Prince favored the original ending. In the final cut, Tracy died (the victim of an assassination) with the result, in Bloom's view, that any meaning in the film was also destroyed.

Oh,so Prince is the one to blame!

I had no idea an alternate ending was shot.....WANT!

This is my favorite era!

OldFriends4Sale said:

I think it's a Micki Mouse watch

prodigalfan said:

In the last gif... Is that a WRIST WATCH I see on his wrist?? I hsve never seen prince wearing s watch. I always thought it was because he didn't believe in time. oldFriends4Sale said:

I've NEVER noticed the watch until now! Lol

RuthCass said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I think it's a Micki Mouse watch

I've NEVER noticed the watch until now! Lol

He wore jeans then too, not in the movie though

I think people have a hard time believe Prince wears 'normal' things lol

watches and jeans

OldFriends4Sale said:

RuthCass said:

I've NEVER noticed the watch until now! Lol

He wore jeans then too, not in the movie though

I think people have a hard time believe Prince wears 'normal' things lol

watches and jeans

That's what I'm saying lol, whenever I see him in normal clothes I have to do a double take

Seems like eternity since I've been in your arms
A multitude of colorless hours pass
I crave the life inside U, it keeps me from harm
I only pray that it's not just another god

Eternity - I want 2 be
With U 4 all eternity
Hey, darling U be the only one 4 me
2gether 4 eternity

I long 2 touch your... warm, I long 2 touch
The world out there's so cold. In a world so cold
Whenever we... Whenever we...
I don’t know, I don't know, mama
But I want U all the time, I want U all the time
U are the beginning, middle and end 2 every story told
U are the science of my mind

Eternity - I want 2 be
I want 2 be with U 4 all eternity
Oh, darling U be the only one 4 me
2gether 4 eternity

And it seems like a year away
That U and I were making love
One should take life day 2 day
But all my dreams are made of...
All my dreams are made of...

OldFriends4Sale said:

Seems like eternity since I've been in your arms
A multitude of colorless hours pass
I crave the life inside U, it keeps me from harm
I only pray that it's not just another god

Eternity - I want 2 be
With U 4 all eternity
Hey, darling U be the only one 4 me
2gether 4 eternity

I long 2 touch your... warm, I long 2 touch
The world out there's so cold. In a world so cold
Whenever we... Whenever we...
I don’t know, I don't know, mama
But I want U all the time, I want U all the time
U are the beginning, middle and end 2 every story told
U are the science of my mind

Eternity - I want 2 be
I want 2 be with U 4 all eternity
Oh, darling U be the only one 4 me
2gether 4 eternity

And it seems like a year away
That U and I were making love
One should take life day 2 day
But all my dreams are made of...
All my dreams are made of...

So in this movie why did he wear his "wedding ring" on his right hand?

Now that I'm a woman
I'm always dreaming of romance
I'm always dreaming about the perfect man
Who'd take me in his arms and understand, understand me

My name is Miss Understood

I'm just a girl who wants true love like anyone would
I'm Miss Understood
Isn't there a man who understands me?

He picked me up at midnight

When all the town was fast asleep
We danced 4 the man in the moon above
Understanding's cheap when U fall in love, fall in love

Just call me Miss Understood

I'm just a girl who wants true love like anyone would
I'm Miss Understood

Isn't there a man who understands me?

I want a lover that can satisfy the hunger of my lonely heart
Gotta have a lover with a PhD in undercover art

Now that I'm a woman
I'm always looking 4 romance (Romance)
I'm always looking 4 the perfect man
Who'd take me in his arms and understand, understand me

Just call me Miss Understood

A Kiss (Extended Version) 7:16
Arranged By - David Z.
Backing Vocals - Mazarati, Jill Jones