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Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
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Becky Johnston (writer)
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2 July 1986 (USA)
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Two friends from Miami are in the Mediterranian are enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women...
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5 wins
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3 nominations
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Deserves Cult Status
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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98 min
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Filmed in color, released in black and white.
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Continuity: The handwriting "Wrecka Stow" on the napkin changes from the restaurant scene to the bedroom scene where Mary Sharon is holding the napkin on her bed.
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Christopher Tracy:
[writing something on a napkin] It's obvious that little Miss Mary has never been off the city block.
[holds up napkin, which has "Wrecka Stow" written on it]
Mary: What is that? Some new language?
Christopher Tracy: Read it. Do you know what it is?
Mary: It's nothing, you ninny. And you know it, but you won't confess it because you're such a coward.
Christopher Tracy: It is something, something you don't know, and you won't confess that because *you're* a coward!
Mary: This is silly, and you're a child!
Christopher Tracy: [taunting Mary] I go to dinner without my father's permission. Now, read it aloud so we can all hear how knowledgeable you are!
Mary: Wrecka stow.
Christopher Tracy: [laughs at Mary's pronounciation] Do you know what it is?
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[holds up napkin, which has "Wrecka Stow" written on it]
Mary: What is that? Some new language?
Christopher Tracy: Read it. Do you know what it is?
Mary: It's nothing, you ninny. And you know it, but you won't confess it because you're such a coward.
Christopher Tracy: It is something, something you don't know, and you won't confess that because *you're* a coward!
Mary: This is silly, and you're a child!
Christopher Tracy: [taunting Mary] I go to dinner without my father's permission. Now, read it aloud so we can all hear how knowledgeable you are!
Mary: Wrecka stow.
Christopher Tracy: [laughs at Mary's pronounciation] Do you know what it is?
[...]
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Referenced in "3rd Rock from the Sun: Youth Is Wasted on the Dick (#5.15)" (2000)
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I Wonder U
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This must be one of the most mocked films ever, widely considered a joke. I think it was Prince's narcissistic and effeminate character that bothered audiences. The film is undeniably silly, but good and quite effective, but with a quirky quality that pushes it into the cult realm. An example is the scene in which Tracy and Tricky (Prince and Jerome Benton) meet Tracy's refined love interest at a posh restaurant and grill her: "Where do you go if you want to get a Sam Cooke album?" Tricky holds up a sign reading "Wrecka Stow" and finally, writhing in discomfort, she gets it and reluctantly answers, "the record store." Believe it or not, the film is well put together, each scene memorable in its own way and a climax that might make you cry. I've never seen a film quite like it, because (like all cult movies), it takes place in a desirable alternate world - one in which gender and race boundaries are blurred.