Did Prince ever attend the huge star studded Batman film premiere or did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film?

feeluupp said:

Did Prince ever attend the huge star studded Batman film premiere or did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film?

Your question doesn't make sense. "Did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film". The film was done, ergo the premiere. He can't be working on something that is done.

The premiere is the 'private screening' for industry, including actors, producers, directors, media, and all other related personnel.

Hell, if anyone deserved a private screening it was Keaton or Nicholson. But, I can't imagine Prince not eventually seeing the movie somewhere with friends.

I misworded it wrong...

What I meant by private screeing, was, when he was working on the album he was obviously seeing some of the scenes already cut and put together, inorder to be inpsired to create and work on the album. For example he took many audio parts from the movie and he saw probably rough edits or final edits of certain scenes, which made me wonder if he saw the finished movie in advance...

He didn't attend the star studded premiere after I just did some research, he was in London that day for the Nude Tour.

TrivialPursuit said:

feeluupp said:

Did Prince ever attend the huge star studded Batman film premiere or did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film?

Your question doesn't make sense. "Did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film". The film was done, ergo the premiere. He can't be working on something that is done.

The premiere is the 'private screening' for industry, including actors, producers, directors, media, and all other related personnel.

Hell, if anyone deserved a private screening it was Keaton or Nicholson. But, I can't imagine Prince not eventually seeing the movie somewhere with friends.

I don't think Prince was there, but he sure did dress Kim with the outfit he and the band were wearing

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't think Prince was there, but he sure did dress Kim with the outfit he and the band were wearing

Looks like she's wearing one of those oh so popular "trip strips" (as they were called in my neck of the woods) on her left wrist They were all the rage back then. Now I think they call them "Friendship Bracelets", and they are a trend for younger girls.

Interesting trivia - Kim B was a last minute replacement to play Vicki Vale. Sean Young had the role, but was in a bad horseback riding accident and had to quit the film. Man, I bet she is still bummed about that situation!!

feeluupp said:

I misworded it wrong...

What I meant by private screeing, was, when he was working on the album he was obviously seeing some of the scenes already cut and put together, inorder to be inpsired to create and work on the album. For example he took many audio parts from the movie and he saw probably rough edits or final edits of certain scenes, which made me wonder if he saw the finished movie in advance...

He didn't attend the star studded premiere after I just did some research, he was in London that day for the Nude Tour.

TrivialPursuit said:

Your question doesn't make sense. "Did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film". The film was done, ergo the premiere. He can't be working on something that is done.

The premiere is the 'private screening' for industry, including actors, producers, directors, media, and all other related personnel.

Hell, if anyone deserved a private screening it was Keaton or Nicholson. But, I can't imagine Prince not eventually seeing the movie somewhere with friends.

he had a private screening of a draft of the movie before he wrote any of the music. He came back with music and a score, they obviously didn't use his score.

alandail said:

We could just ask a certain person on the ORG who used to run movies for Prince at the movie theater in Minnesota. The only question is when did they start doing that?

kewlschool said:

violetcrush said:

kewlschool said:

We could just ask a certain person on the ORG who used to run movies for Prince at the movie theater in Minnesota. The only question is when did they start doing that?

Ahh, interesting. My guess is he started that at some point in the 80’s after PR when he couldn’t go anywhere without attracting a mob scene. * In his 1986 interview with Electrifying Mojo, after the Detroit birthday show, he said they were all getting ready to go watch Purple Rain. So, I’m sure he closed down a theatre there.

I think that was at his house

OldFriends4Sale said:

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I think that was at his house

He had just cone from the 6/7 birthday show, so he was still in Detroit. He called the station from his hotel room. Toward the end of the interview he said, “I gotta go..their knocking on my door”.

Mojo asked him when he was going to view it, and Prince said in 3 minutes, they are knocking on my door now. I doubt he'd be able to get to a theater in 3 min. Unless transcripts have the years mixed up.

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That interview was in 1985. The eve of his birthday 6.7.1985 which was the Masquerade Ball in St Paul Minnesota.
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The interview was by phone, on the radio. THE ELECTRIFYING MOJO (1985)

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You're thinking the 1986 Detroit Parade tour birthday show
I doubt Purple Rain was still in theaters in 1986 (UTCM was his next move)

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On the eve of his birthday in 1985, Prince gave a surprise interview to legendary Detroit disc jockey the Electrifying Mojo. He had never offered a live radio interview before. Of the experience, Mojo later said:"I had no idea he was going to call. I had no list of questions or anything like that. First I talked to Billy Sparks and he said, 'Hey Mojo! Prince wants to talk to you. You got a minute?' I said, 'Do I have a minute? Give me a minute to make sure we have a tape on,' and Prince says, 'Hey Mojo! What's happening? This is Prince.' If I hadn't heard Billy Sparks' voice prior to that, I may have said, 'Yeah, right.'"

MOJO: Let's talk about the album, Around The World In A Day... which I think was one of the greatest albums.

PRINCE: My favorite!

feeluupp said:

Did Prince ever attend the huge star studded Batman film premiere or did he just get his own private screening since he was working on the film?

All I know from Dye's interview is that he was sent dailies to work with, and that he showed those dailies to his crew, and that Miko and TC used those to write TC's Batrap that they released independently as a 12'' (https://www.discogs.com/T...se/1663878), and that this led to WB wondering "how does that rapper know our script b4 the movie is out", and that they told P "you sign this MF or we will", so P signed TC just so he could get him b4 they did, that same TC who'd been asking him for a deal for years, sort of like as shown in the GB movie with TC begging P to let him rap. SO P hadn't seen the final film before it was finalized, but he'd seen bits and pieces and probably had been given the script.

databank said:

At the time. Prince and Kim Basinger was dating. I am assuming that Prince and Basinger went to the premiere of Batman together. Or Prince could be out of town touring.

OldFriends4Sale said:

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said: He had just cone from the 6/7 birthday show, so he was still in Detroit. He called the station from his hotel room. Toward the end of the interview he said, “I gotta go..their knocking on my door”.

Mojo asked him when he was going to view it, and Prince said in 3 minutes, they are knocking on my door now. I doubt he'd be able to get to a theater in 3 min. Unless transcripts have the years mixed up.

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That interview was in 1985. The eve of his birthday 6.7.1985 which was the Masquerade Ball in St Paul Minnesota.
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The interview was by phone, on the radio. THE ELECTRIFYING MOJO (1985)

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You're thinking the 1986 Detroit Parade tour birthday show
I doubt Purple Rain was still in theaters in 1986 (UTCM was his next move)

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On the eve of his birthday in 1985, Prince gave a surprise interview to legendary Detroit disc jockey the Electrifying Mojo. He had never offered a live radio interview before. Of the experience, Mojo later said:"I had no idea he was going to call. I had no list of questions or anything like that. First I talked to Billy Sparks and he said, 'Hey Mojo! Prince wants to talk to you. You got a minute?' I said, 'Do I have a minute? Give me a minute to make sure we have a tape on,' and Prince says, 'Hey Mojo! What's happening? This is Prince.' If I hadn't heard Billy Sparks' voice prior to that, I may have said, 'Yeah, right.'"

MOJO: Let's talk about the album, Around The World In A Day... which I think was one of the greatest albums.

PRINCE: My favorite!

"Turning back the clock to 1986, The Electrifying Mojo was granted an interview by Prince after a birthday performance at Cobo Hall." http://www.dailydetroit.c...ying-mojo/

Jestyr said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Mojo asked him when he was going to view it, and Prince said in 3 minutes, they are knocking on my door now. I doubt he'd be able to get to a theater in 3 min. Unless transcripts have the years mixed up.

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That interview was in 1985. The eve of his birthday 6.7.1985 which was the Masquerade Ball in St Paul Minnesota.
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The interview was by phone, on the radio. THE ELECTRIFYING MOJO (1985)

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You're thinking the 1986 Detroit Parade tour birthday show
I doubt Purple Rain was still in theaters in 1986 (UTCM was his next move)

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On the eve of his birthday in 1985, Prince gave a surprise interview to legendary Detroit disc jockey the Electrifying Mojo. He had never offered a live radio interview before. Of the experience, Mojo later said:"I had no idea he was going to call. I had no list of questions or anything like that. First I talked to Billy Sparks and he said, 'Hey Mojo! Prince wants to talk to you. You got a minute?' I said, 'Do I have a minute? Give me a minute to make sure we have a tape on,' and Prince says, 'Hey Mojo! What's happening? This is Prince.' If I hadn't heard Billy Sparks' voice prior to that, I may have said, 'Yeah, right.'"

MOJO: Let's talk about the album, Around The World In A Day... which I think was one of the greatest albums.

PRINCE: My favorite!

"Turning back the clock to 1986, The Electrifying Mojo was granted an interview by Prince after a birthday performance at Cobo Hall." http://www.dailydetroit.c...ying-mojo/

Dates and discussions are not matching. If Mojo had a discussion with Prince in June 1986 Parade would have been out. Parade was released March 1986. I don't think Mojo would have praised ATWIAD and not mention Parade.
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And for Prince to still be excited about Purple Rain in 1986 when he was already on Under the Cherry Moon, which was about to be released July 2nd 1986. ATWIAD was released April 22, 1985

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I believe because the Masquerade Ball 1985 birthday show was such a secret(we don't even have photographs or video of this show. That people just to June 1986 to label the interview.

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Did MOJO do two interviews one in 1985 and one in 1986? Or did he mash up two interviews?

questions questions I have questions...

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The Electrifying Mojo (1985)

Listen to The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985 by Tony

The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985

OldFriends4Sale said:

violetcrush said:

violetcrush said:

violetcrush said:

kewlschool said:

We could just ask a certain person on the ORG who used to run movies for Prince at the movie theater in Minnesota. The only question is when did they start doing that?

Ahh, interesting. My guess is he started that at some point in the 80’s after PR when he couldn’t go anywhere without attracting a mob scene. * In his 1986 interview with Electrifying Mojo, after the Detroit birthday show, he said they were all getting ready to go watch Purple Rain. So, I’m sure he closed down a theatre there.

He on the regular would rent out a theater to watch a movie for himself and friends (after closing hours). The person on the org used to be the individual running the films and staying late for Prince.

That's what Jestyr posted in post #17 that I replied to.

whatever lo I'm done with it

violetcrush said:

violetcrush said:

Pretty sure the interview I referred to was after the June 7th 1986 birthday show in Detroit. Prince was talking about the concert and said to Mojo “you shoulda been there!” to which Mojo said he would have loved to have gone but he had to work. Prince then expressed his gratitude for the Detroit fans and how they were the first to support him. They also talked about the film - UTCM that was about to be released. Mojo asked him whether he liked making records or films more, and Prince said he thought they were very similar but films were more work - or something to that affect. * Pretty sure that particular interview was right after that Detroit show.

Here’s the YT video of the full interview. Prince specifically states that he wanted to come to Detroit and do his birthday show there... * https://youtu.be/p0EVcCPOrnQ

OldFriends4Sale said:

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

That's what Jestyr posted in post #17 that I replied to.

The actual video was posted? Using my iPhone screen instead of my PC the last couple of days, so it’s hard to catch every post. Wasn’t someone questioning whether that interview was done in 1985 or 1986 because they talk about ATWIAD and him watching PR? * When you listen to the interview it’s clear that Mojo was just mentioning ATWIAD because it was his favorite album, and he asked Prince what made him go in that direction, to which Prince responded that he sort of had an “F You” attitude and wanted to do his own thing. Prince being in Detroit for his birthday concert was also confirmed by him stating they played Automatic and talking about the hard bed his hotel room, and how he wanted to come to Detroit to show his love because the city has always shown him love. Then when Prince mentioned he was about to watch PR Mojo said “okay let’s get everyone in Detroit to turn on their VCRs and watch PR.

I don't care anymore LOL bad journalism lol

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

That's what Jestyr posted in post #17 that I replied to.

The actual video was posted? Using my iPhone screen instead of my PC the last couple of days, so it’s hard to catch every post. Wasn’t someone questioning whether that interview was done in 1985 or 1986 because they talk about ATWIAD and him watching PR? * When you listen to the interview it’s clear that Mojo was just mentioning ATWIAD because it was his favorite album, and he asked Prince what made him go in that direction, to which Prince responded that he sort of had an “F You” attitude and wanted to do his own thing. Prince being in Detroit for his birthday concert was also confirmed by him stating they played Automatic and talking about the hard bed his hotel room, and how he wanted to come to Detroit to show his love because the city has always shown him love. Then when Prince mentioned he was about to watch PR Mojo said “okay let’s get everyone in Detroit to turn on their VCRs and watch PR.

Most of the diehards have heard this interview billions of time, and are aware that it was the 1986 birthday show. Had mojo asked about Soft And Wet, it would not have made the interview 1978. But as an extreme die hard, I have to be careful not to go "Bart Van Halen" on anyone for making an honest mistake. However, I still cringe when someone says "Prince Roger Nelson,' Or When someone says "Anna STAY JHA" instead of "Anna STEESIA." Of course, after years of Prince singing and saying "STEESIA" he once referred to the song as "Anna STAY JHA." I wanted to remind Prince he sings and says "STEESIA," and "Anna STAY JA" is a old Disney movie or something lol.

stillwaiting said:

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said: The actual video was posted? Using my iPhone screen instead of my PC the last couple of days, so it’s hard to catch every post. Wasn’t someone questioning whether that interview was done in 1985 or 1986 because they talk about ATWIAD and him watching PR? * When you listen to the interview it’s clear that Mojo was just mentioning ATWIAD because it was his favorite album, and he asked Prince what made him go in that direction, to which Prince responded that he sort of had an “F You” attitude and wanted to do his own thing. Prince being in Detroit for his birthday concert was also confirmed by him stating they played Automatic and talking about the hard bed his hotel room, and how he wanted to come to Detroit to show his love because the city has always shown him love. Then when Prince mentioned he was about to watch PR Mojo said “okay let’s get everyone in Detroit to turn on their VCRs and watch PR.

Most of the diehards have heard this interview billions of time, and are aware that it was the 1986 birthday show. Had mojo asked about Soft And Wet, it would not have made the interview 1978. But as an extreme die hard, I have to be careful not to go "Bart Van Halen" on anyone for making an honest mistake. However, I still cringe when someone says "Prince Roger Nelson,' Or When someone says "Anna STAY JHA" instead of "Anna STEESIA." Of course, after years of Prince singing and saying "STEESIA" he once referred to the song as "Anna STAY JHA." I wanted to remind Prince he sings and says "STEESIA," and "Anna STAY JA" is a old Disney movie or something lol.

JOURNALISM

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This one is probably the oldest collection of interviews that I know of

http://princetext.tripod.com/

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Rolling Stone (1985)

The Electrifying Mojo (1985)
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Listen to The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985 by Tony

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The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985

You have to listen to Pri...| City ...

https://www.metrotimes.com/.../you-have-to-listen-to-prince-interviewed-by-the-electr...

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Apr 22, 2016 - 1985 with Prince from Electrifying Mojo's radio show. ... Mojo was an early and ardent supporter of the Purple One, and is a large part of why ...

OldFriends4Sale said:

stillwaiting said:

Most of the diehards have heard this interview billions of time, and are aware that it was the 1986 birthday show. Had mojo asked about Soft And Wet, it would not have made the interview 1978. But as an extreme die hard, I have to be careful not to go "Bart Van Halen" on anyone for making an honest mistake. However, I still cringe when someone says "Prince Roger Nelson,' Or When someone says "Anna STAY JHA" instead of "Anna STEESIA." Of course, after years of Prince singing and saying "STEESIA" he once referred to the song as "Anna STAY JHA." I wanted to remind Prince he sings and says "STEESIA," and "Anna STAY JA" is a old Disney movie or something lol.

JOURNALISM

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This one is probably the oldest collection of interviews that I know of

http://princetext.tripod.com/

INTERVIEWS

Rolling Stone (1985)

The Electrifying Mojo (1985)
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Listen to The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985 by Tony

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The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985

You have to listen to Pri...| City ...

https://www.metrotimes.com/.../you-have-to-listen-to-prince-interviewed-by-the-electr...

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Apr 22, 2016 - 1985 with Prince from Electrifying Mojo's radio show. ... Mojo was an early and ardent supporter of the Purple One, and is a large part of why ...

I went to journalism school, which of course makes me an expert. Get a copy of the 1996 Ebony Magazine. It clearly states Purple Rain sold 100 million copies. Mistakes are everywhere. Prince did not perform Automatic in 1985. It was clearly after a Parade Show. Haven't listened to it in over 20 years, but will again to be sure.

stillwaiting said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

JOURNALISM

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This one is probably the oldest collection of interviews that I know of

http://princetext.tripod.com/

INTERVIEWS

Rolling Stone (1985)

The Electrifying Mojo (1985)
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Listen to The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985 by Tony

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The Electrifying Mojo - WJLB Detroit - Midnight Funk Association, June 1985

You have to listen to Pri...| City ...

https://www.metrotimes.com/.../you-have-to-listen-to-prince-interviewed-by-the-electr...

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Apr 22, 2016 - 1985 with Prince from Electrifying Mojo's radio show. ... Mojo was an early and ardent supporter of the Purple One, and is a large part of why ...

I went to journalism school, which of course makes me an expert. Get a copy of the 1996 Ebony Magazine. It clearly states Purple Rain sold 100 million copies. Mistakes are everywhere. Prince did not perform Automatic in 1985. It was clearly after a Parade Show. Haven't listened to it in over 20 years, but will again to be sure.

What are you talking about ?

hey, I said I was over this.

I'm just stating that people have posted in these various places that it was 1985

PrinceText has been out for a long time, and had it lasted as 1985 in the early 2000s

There is no reason to go there, no one is calling your 'profession' into question