Shockedelicus said:

ufoclub said:

Years ago,when we had a thread like this,I came up with an entirely different story.It goes like this:

In the new movie,the Kid and Morris are now superstars living in Los Angeles.

They return back to their old neighborhood in Minneapolis,to attend Billy's funeral.He died of a heart attack.

They realize that things have really changed in their old neighborhood.Gangs have taken over,crime is high,and First Avenue has become a ghost town club that nobody really goes to anymore.

Morris discovers that he has a son that he didn't know about before.The Kid falls in love with a teacher who's trying to bring music back to the school (after budget cuts forced the music department to close).

Can the Kid turn things around in Minneapolis? Will Morris help him?

sfinky1 said:

Shockedelicus said:

Get Prince a haircut.

Are u mad? His hairdo is like the one redeeming feature of the whole movie !

did you know warner brothers considered making a sequel using prince's wig?

graffiti bridge ii - hold on 2 u're wig, jesus is coming

the cast comprised mainly of morris day playing the rest of the time and apollonia 6, wearing a fat suit and drag to complete the look

Rewrite to make it look like Purple Rain 2. Scrap all the rappers, Ingrid, all the other bad musicians and actresses like Robin Power.

Get some daylight into it and more outdoor shots rather than smoky clubs. Modernise it, its looks 1986/87 style rather than 1990.

And yes give Prince a haircut, that horrible 1990 perm mullet thing has to go, he looks like he's promoting a Wella or Timotei commercial.

Better yet not make the shit to start off with.

Cut.

GottaLetitgo said:

I would have had TC Ellis rap earlier in the movie. If the Kid would have just listened to him, it could have made everything better...

Hahaha! Perhaps Prince should have hired you.

kae510 said:

I would've had Billy Sparks in the beginning fed up with this club called Graffiti Bridge and have Prince & Morris fight for it once Billy leaves it in the air .

Film in real locations ( i understand filming in Paisley Park saved him time and money and also was good for promotion of the facility )

let us know what happened to Apples and the girls

hire a co-writer ( not a yes person )

hire a co-director ( not a yes person)

I agree that Billy should have made a cameo and been part of a "passing the torch" down to Prince and Morris. Billy feels that The Kid and Morris are the best performers he has ever seen and wants to leave the club in good hands... but only to the person who wants it the most (furthering the rivalry).

Yes, real locations are a must. Yes, we need to know what happened to Apollonia 6. Yes, there should have been a co-director and co-writer to bring the most of the story.

Like most people here have said, I would not do that script. It's horrible. It's such a bad movie that even the biggest Prince fans shy away from it. He should have left well enough alone and not try and do a sequel to Purple Rain. So, as a director, I would have to redo everything.

In my opinion,if Prince wanted to do a sequel to Purple Rain,he should have done it a little sooner...maybe in 1986 (instead of UTCM).I think it would have made more of an impact,since he was still extremely "hot" at that time.He could have used the same director (Albert Magnoli),same scriptwriters,etc.Although The Time was broken up at that point,I know that Prince could have persuaded them to come onboard.The movie could have been titled The Dawn.Imagine if The Dawn movie and soundtrack (released in June 1986) was his true 'follow-up' to Purple Rain.

In 1990,a sequel didn't really make much sense.The "battle of the bands" concept seemed silly,at that point.

Yell "CUT!" and roll credits.

Seriously, this movie is unsalvagable and an absolute embarrasment to his legacy. It can't be saved or defended. Stuff like the Graffitti Bridge film is why so many casual observers don't like Prince. Garbage like this gets re-run on VH1 while The Undertaker, Livesexy, Msucicolgy live and the R&RHOF performance get relegated to obscurity.

I GUESS if I were directing an actual film like this, I'd try to make a true sequel and ground it a bit, leaving out all the mystical mumbo jumbo, Prince's preening and re-cast Ingred or write her out altogether. Make it about Prince's jump into fame after the revelations of Purple Rain, showcase all the things that make being a big star not all it's cracked up to be, the pitfalls of fortune and fame, cast Morris as a forgotten and slighted rival who's angry and resentful about what might have been and who plots behind the scenes to ruin the Kid's success by selling his stories and spreading gossip to the tabloids.

Show the corporate battles between the Kid's producers and the record label and the way they clash with what Prince wants to do. Show Prince in the bubble he made for himself, battling with Morris, the record executives, the fans, the media and all the women chasing him, wondering who he can trust and where to go. Introduce a sub-plot where his mony managers are robbing him blind so he needs a commercial hit. If you need to get spiritual about it, you could make it so he turns to God, a church, his father or even starts playing the old small club circuit again and decides he wants to write a gospel album that his record label is against because it won't bring commercial success.

Have Prince wonder if the love interest is really in love with him or just after him for his fame and money. Have characters come in who used to hate him (Billy, members of the Time, long lost family members, whoever) who al of a sudden need a hand out and claim to have always loved him and believed in him. Make it about spirituality, love and art vs commercialism, greed and sex but not nearly so heavy handed.

Get rid of the rapping kid, George Clinton, Mavis, and the rival club thing. Shoot on location and not on a cheesy soundtage. Less poetry. Get better actors.

Basically make it about Prince's life after Purple Rain. That was way more interesting than this piece of poop.

Short of that, just give me another concert film like SOTT.

The feather was a better actress than Ingrid Chavez.

at GB being a "decent movie".

Recast someone else besides that Chavez chick

I agree,the film should have taken things to the next level.It's kinda sad to think that,7 years after the first movie,The Kid and Morris are still playing at local nightclubs The ideas you came up with are very good,except I don't think that Morris should be a forgotten,angry rival.Morris is too "mighty" to play a role like that,lol.

herb4 said:

I GUESS if I were directing an actual film like this, I'd try to make a true sequel and ground it a bit, leaving out all the mystical mumbo jumbo, Prince's preening and re-cast Ingred or write her out altogether. Make it about Prince's jump into fame after the revelations of Purple Rain, showcase all the things that make being a big star not all it's cracked up to be, the pitfalls of fortune and fame, cast Morris as a forgotten and slighted rival who's angry and resentful about what might have been and who plots behind the scenes to ruin the Kid's success by selling his stories and spreading gossip to the tabloids.

sfinky1 said:

I would give Tony M a more bigger role

Well of course you were gonna say that, Tony.

SoulAlive said:

I agree,the film should have taken things to the next level.It's kinda sad to think that,7 years after the first movie,The Kid and Morris are still playing at local nightclubs The ideas you came up with are very good,except I don't think that Morris should be a forgotten,angry rival.Morris is too "mighty" to play a role like that,lol.

herb4 said:

Graffitti Bridge

I just meant Prince needs a foil and Morris is pretty good in both movies so he seems like the logical choice.

Also, why can't a get a paragraph to work on this board anymore?

SoulAlive said:

In my opinion,if Prince wanted to do a sequel to Purple Rain,he should have done it a little sooner...maybe in 1986 (instead of UTCM).I think it would have made more of an impact,since he was still extremely "hot" at that time.He could have used the same director (Albert Magnoli),same scriptwriters,etc.Although The Time was broken up at that point,I know that Prince could have persuaded them to come onboard.The movie could have been titled The Dawn.Imagine if The Dawn movie and soundtrack (released in June 1986) was his true 'follow-up' to Purple Rain.

In 1990,a sequel didn't really make much sense.The "battle of the bands" concept seemed silly,at that point.

some nice ideas

The story would be completely different. The theme would be how a star deals with being on top and finding himself fading in the spotlight.

First scene:

A blistering performance by Prince & the NPG televised on a Cable network. You see it live, and you also see it from Morris's living room, where he's now has a pretty wife and several kids wreaking havoc around the house--it has a chaotic comical feel to it. The second half of the performance is seen live with Prince finishing off and thanking the audience, at which point you see it again from the television, and Morris simply says, "lawd, I need to get back in the studio."

Second scene:

In a hotel room the NPG are all schmoozing with record execs, the media, other stars, and various lucky groupies. Prince is there appearing to have a good time. The music in the backgorund is one of the more uptempo songs from GB. Then, the scene becomes more ominous, and the room appears to be shrinking. There's a clausterphobic feel to it all, and the kid slips out and runs down the hall, goes to his luxury hotel room locks the door, and sits in it quiety looking out at the city. He appears very unhappy.

Third scene:

A comical exhcang on the tourbus of the NPG. You get a feel for what it's like on the road, and how the group interacts with each other. The camera then goes from the tour bus, to Prince's own tour bus, where the scene is .... not as happy.

They arrive at an arena, and go through rehearsals there. The band tenses up obviously when Prince enters the scene to perform. It's obvious from certain non-verbal ques that the band is perfectly functional--they just don't click with Prince anymore. Something is off.

Fourth Scene:

Great performance of a song from GB, with a suprise from Morris and Jerome (friends with Prince now), and other members of the time. They put on a blistering performance of 2 songs.

Fith Scene:
Everyone goes out to a club after the concert, and through various interractions, you discover that Prince's star is fading. Although the shows are great, he's unable to followup his breakout album with one that fans or critics like as much. You also get a sense that all the women that have been paying any attention is because of his fame. He's lost himself in his own fame. He's become a 'star' but not a person. And, he's unhappy about it.


You discover also that Morris has a spending problem and that his wife is getting tired of it. He's gone "MC Hammer' in the sense that he can't control his finances, but is unable to score the same kind of hits as well.

Anyways, second half of the movie would have Prince cancelling future concerts, going into hiding in Iceland, meeting a girl who inspires him. The relationship intensifies until you discover his female love interest was only interested in him for his fame and wealth.

He goes through a real low point, when Morris shows up with his entire family at Prince's rented estate. There's some comical moments and you see them working together in a studio where we're treated to more music, but in a more intimate fashion. You also discover that their record contracts are up, and that they need to 're-up'. Both have been offered lucrative deals, but part of the deal is that they won't be producing themselves.
The record company is insisting on a new record as well.

Finally, you see Prince working feverishly to complete a new album, doing all the instruments himself, etc.

The movie would end with Morris signing the deal due to family pressures and finances, while Prince rejects the deal knowing he may never obtain the same heights as in the past. This is an appropriate resolve to the movie because he's now actually enjoying the musica again. The final scene shows him and the band jamming together and actually have a good time.

The last musical number will have them in a small club with friends and family and just jamming away and really loving the momment..loving the music.

I will also have directors cut the the movie, where Prince and Morris have a heart-to-heart talk about their former rivally:

It would go something like this:

"You know Kid, I was always jealous of what you could do." Morris places his hand on Prince's shoulder.

"I was always jealous of your charisma, " Prince responds.

The two of them share a momment of understanding. All the pain and all the anger of the past years washed away to reveal a deep, profound respect for each other. Only, Prince came to realize that it was more than respect--it was love. And not just brotherly love, but carnal love.

It was at that moment that Prince rips Morriss's shirt off, and pleads for Morris to take him like man.

The lock lips, tongue kissing and slobbering, Prince devouring half of Morrise's face like he did Appolonia's in Purple Rain.

Morris reaches back behind Prince's figure skater jumpsuit and undoes his hair bonnet, then slips the body suit off of him after removing the corsette.

Naked, MOrris found himself thrusting deep inside Prince now, pounding his pulsating pillar of pasison while tick-tick-bang plays in the background.

"Oh kid"

"Oh Morris"

"oh kiddddd!!!"

"oh MOrriss!!!"

"oh kidddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" echoeing scream of passion..... [ cut to credits ]

artist76 said:

^^ waiting for nursev to post, "u ain't right!"

My rework is epic compared to Prince's version!

that's an interesting storyline!

I have re-vamped my ideas a little....

PURPLE RAIN II

starring Prince---Sheila E.---Morris Day

***This movie is an urban drama/musical.It will be shot on location (in Los Angeles and Minneapolis).

***In the new movie,the Kid and Morris are now superstars living in Los Angeles.They have record deals and are doing quite well.The Kid and his band are on the road with Morris Day and The Time.After a kickass performance,The Kid and Morris receive a phone call with some sad news.Billy has died.

***They return back to their old neighborhood in Minneapolis to attend Billy's funeral.He died of a heart attack.

***They realize that things have really changed in their old neighborhood.Gangs have taken over,crime is high,and First Avenue has become a ghost town club that nobody really goes to anymore.Everything is doom and gloom.

***Morris discovers that he has a son that he didn't know about before.Unfortunately,his son is going down the wrong path in life (skipping school,doing drugs and hanging out with the wrong crowd).

***The Kid falls in love with a teacher (played by Sheila E.) who's trying to bring music back to the school after budget cuts forced the music department to close.We get to see a few scenes of The Kid visiting her in the classroom and one day,he surprises the students with brand new instruments and he even gives them a lesson.

***After falling in love with the teacher,will the Kid go back to Hollywood and all of its phoniness....or will he stick around in Minneapolis,to be with the woman he loves and to help her in her bring music back to the school? In one scene,they have a heated argument about this.The Kid tells her "I have to continue my tour",and she cries and yells at him "Then go ahead,turn your back on me,on these kids,on this school!"

***There is a subplot concerning Billy's daughter (we can keep Robin Power in this role) and her desperate attempts to become a dancer/singer.

***Can the Kid turn things around in Minneapolis? Will Morris help him? Can they rejuvenate First Avenue and bring back music to this city? Can they stop the dope dealers and show people a better way to get "high" (through love and music)?

[Edited 5/26/13 4:27am]

Scrap the whole crappy idea and album and force Prince to work with an actual screenwriter and director to make something with a believable story and watchable.

EMPEROR101 said:

the hills are alive, with the sound of mucus!!!!!

Make a film focus on the break up of the Revolution. Put Prince in the position to be trying to put things back together without a clue of how to win the hip hop/ new jack swing market. How he met the new band , while Morris and the Time were taking his spot. USE THE FIRST AVENUE. Make Prince fun like he was in UTCM. Make Jill his love interest without Morris trying to go after her.

Scrap - Can't Stop the Feeling I Got FOREVER !