Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Prince

Writer:

Becky Johnston (writer)

Release Date:

2 July 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

Two friends from Miami are in the Mediterranian are enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Interracial Relationship | Rock Music | Male Female Relationship | Twenty Something

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Prince	...	Christopher Tracy
Jerome Benton	...	Tricky
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Mary Sharon
Steven Berkoff	...	Mr. Sharon
Emmanuelle Sallet	...	Katy
Alexandra Stewart	...	Mrs. Sharon
Francesca Annis	...	Mrs. Wellington
Pamela Ludwig	...	Girlfriend
Barbara Stall	...	Girlfriend
Karen Geerlings	...	Girlfriend
Victor Spinetti	...	The Jaded Three #1
Myriam Tadesse	...	The Jaded Three #2
Moune De Vivier	...	The Jaded Three #3
Amoury Desjardins	...	Young Boy at Party
Garance Tosello	...	Young Girl at Party

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (re-rating) | France:Unrated | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Kristin Scott Thomas has since been disdainful of the film. In an interview in 2005, she said that "When I left drama school...I was more afraid of not working at all than of the actual material I was being offered. And if you look at my very first film, you'll understand exactly what I mean."

Goofs:

Continuity: The handwriting "Wrecka Stow" on the napkin changes between the restaurant and the bedroom where Mary Sharon is holding the napkin on her bed.

Quotes:

Katy: You're gonna end up with no friends at all!
Tricky: I don't need friends! I'm my own man, just like Liberace!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Love or Money

"Tell him it's chinese"

When I first saw this movie I was expecting to see a really awful movie. Well, it has many weaknesses but it's also a beautifully shot, light hearted romantic comedy which is at times extremely hilarious. It even holds up after repeated viewing. So many funny and quotable scenes "The Wrecka Stow", "Tell him it's chinese", "It's the mum!", "How much money you make? Damn, couldn't you buy some cologne, man?!" and it goes on and on. And of course the soundtrack is superb. Sure, you'll have to like prince at least a bit 'cos you'll getting a lot of him (being the director, actor and composer) but once you can forgive his little faults (which I think is *not* the extreme vanity stuff cos I think that was done so over the top on purpose for fun) you'll be entertained for sure and Prince/Jerome Benton make a great comedy duo as Christopher Tracy and 'Tricky'. When things are getting more serious and dramatic it loses it's strengths a bit, but still I found this a very enjoyable movie.