Short clip

Wasn't this for the video for Come On?

That was 1998.

I guess the OP meant a short film from circa 1987?

udo said:

That was 1998.

I guess the OP meant a short film from circa 1987?

Yeah, but the one didn't have anyone from the Purple Rain era in it, except Fink (unless you count Leeds from the tour). That was the one "misdirected by Prince", but the name escapes me.

PS for everyone w/ that other video posted, if you don't know, that's Manuella in the opening shot, I believe, his 2nd wife (while still married to the first).

I think the OP might be confusing the footage of "Come On", seen above, and the 1987 film mentioned. That film also had his dad in it, Fink's mom (and dad I think), Jill Jones, and others.

TrivialPursuit said:

PS for everyone w/ that other video posted, if you don't know, that's Manuella in the opening shot, I believe, his 2nd wife (while still married to the first).

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I never noticed that before.

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Wasn't she supposed to be his PA? Maybe that was just a cover for her being around !?

Hard Life was the title of the 1987 short film featuring Madhouse for the soundtrack. A search with the three capitalized words from the previous sentence will pop up the video.

TrivialPursuit said:

udo said:

That was 1998.

I guess the OP meant a short film from circa 1987?

Yeah, but the one didn't have anyone from the Purple Rain era in it, except Fink (unless you count Leeds from the tour). That was the one "misdirected by Prince", but the name escapes me.

PS for everyone w/ that other video posted, if you don't know, that's Manuella in the opening shot, I believe, his 2nd wife (while still married to the first).

I think the OP might be confusing the footage of "Come On", seen above, and the 1987 film mentioned. That film also had his dad in it, Fink's mom (and dad I think), Jill Jones, and others.

The Hard Life, or something along those lines.

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EddieC said:

After watching Hard Life it makes sense why some stuff from the Vault was never released. Wow.

frazetta said:

frazetta said:

After watching Hard Life it makes sense why some stuff from the Vault was never released. Wow.

I agree,it is terrible.

james said:

antonb said:

Yes made in london

Well that explains a few of the cars.

databank said:

frazetta said:

After watching Hard Life it makes sense why some stuff from the Vault was never released. Wow.

According to Eric it was never meant to be released, it was just Prince fooling around with the band on a day off, and it was just for their personal fun/use.

Right, people are judging something we were never meant to see as if it was to be a released film

FOUND IT!!!! HERE'S THE LINK TO "THE HARD LIFE" ON YT:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FHEXm4xrPE

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NOT Jill Jone's finest hour Matt Fink's Mom did pretty well with playing the annoyed older lady though. Wondering who her "stand-in" was during the fight scene with Wally though! Eric as the jail cop

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HAD to be a "really bored" Prince goofing around with his hand-held recorder Although, there's quite a large "cast" for it to have been just a nonsense throw-away thing, and he even added film credits at the end - I guess to make it look more "official"??

I saw it once. I think that the short film was nade either in 1986 or 1987?

violetcrush said:

FOUND IT!!!! HERE'S THE LINK TO "THE HARD LIFE" ON YT:

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NOT Jill Jone's finest hour Matt Fink's Mom did pretty well with playing the annoyed older lady though. Wondering who her "stand-in" was during the fight scene with Wally though! Eric as the jail cop

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HAD to be a "really bored" Prince goofing around with his hand-held recorder Although, there's quite a large "cast" for it to have been just a nonsense throw-away thing, and he even added film credits at the end - I guess to make it look more "official"??

it's terrible,isn't it? but yeah,it just seems like something he did when he was really bored,lol

SoulAlive said:

violetcrush said:

FOUND IT!!!! HERE'S THE LINK TO "THE HARD LIFE" ON YT:

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NOT Jill Jone's finest hour Matt Fink's Mom did pretty well with playing the annoyed older lady though. Wondering who her "stand-in" was during the fight scene with Wally though! Eric as the jail cop

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HAD to be a "really bored" Prince goofing around with his hand-held recorder Although, there's quite a large "cast" for it to have been just a nonsense throw-away thing, and he even added film credits at the end - I guess to make it look more "official"??

it's terrible,isn't it? but yeah,it just seems like something he did when he was really bored,lol

Yes, pretty terrible

42Kristen said:

I saw it once. I think that the short film was nade either in 1986 or 1987?

I believe 1987 - looks to have been in the Spring or Summer based on the outside scenes...