Sign 'o' the Times (1987)

Director:

Prince
(more)

Release Date:

20 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Tagline:

If you go to only one concert this year... the Prince movie is the one!

Plot:

A concert film with theatrical staging, featuring live performances by Prince and his band.

Plot Keywords:

Concert | Concert Film | Drum Solo | Based On Album | Bass Solo

Cast

Prince	...	Himself
Sheila E.	...	Herself
Sheena Easton	...	Herself
Dr. Fink	...	Himself
Miko Weaver	...	Himself
Levi Seacer Jr.	...	Himself
Eric Leeds	...	Himself
Atlanta Bliss	...	Himself
Wally Safford	...	Himself
Gregory Allen Brooks	...	Himself
Boni Boyer	...	Herself
Cat	...	Herself

Directed by
Prince
Albert Magnoli		(additional footage) (uncredited)

Produced by
Robert Cavallo	....	producer
Tim Clawson	....	associate producer
Steven Fargnoli	....	producer
Simon Fields	....	co-producer
Joseph Ruffalo	....	producer

Original Music by
Prince

Cinematography by
Peter Sinclair

Film Editing by
Steve Purcell		(as Steve Percell)

Production Design by
Leroy Bennett

Makeup Department
Terra Andrews	....	hair/makeup assistant
Earl Jones	....	hair stylist
Robyn Lynch	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Arnaud Esterez	....	unit manager
Cheri Hunter	....	post-production supervisor
Jeffrey Mason	....	production manager
Victoria Niles	....	production manager
Clément Sentilhes	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Betsy Bangs	....	second assistant director
Randy Carter	....	first assistant director
Fred Eisenlohr	....	second assistant director
Selannie Tyc	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Duncan	....	props
Joel Lang	....	assistant art director
John McGraw	....	stage designer
Laila Schirrmeister	....	property master

Sound Department
Nicholas Atkins	....	turbosound technician
Harald Danker	....	db sound technician
Geert De Bruin	....	assistant sound engineer
Robin Fox	....	sound technician
Eddie Garcia	....	assistant sound engineer
Roger Harding	....	turbosound technician
William Head	....	db sound technician
Mike Hoogenboom	....	assistant sound engineer (as Michiel Hoogenbosem)
Tim Jordan	....	assistant sound engineer
Mike Kloster	....	assistant sound engineer
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sandy MacRae	....	playback recordist
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist
Gary Ritchie	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Rogers	....	sound recording engineer
Gary Sanguinet	....	monitor mixer
Joe Schiff	....	assistant sound engineer
Mick Staplehurst	....	turbosound technician
Terry Wilson	....	assistant sound engineer
Billy Youdelman	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
William Adie	....	lighting technician
Kenneth C. Barrows	....	assistant camera
David Beazley	....	lighting technician
Leroy Bennett	....	lighting designer
Dustin Blauvelt	....	assistant camera
Donald Burghardt	....	second assistant camera
Peter Currier	....	lighting technician
David Dorr	....	rigger
Milo Durben	....	grip
Rick Favazzo	....	crane technician: Louma crane
Dennis A. Frank	....	electrician
Laurel Glowecki	....	lighting technician: Vari*Lite
Paul Hughen	....	assistant camera
Victor Korte	....	dolly grip
Dan Lutz	....	electrician
Ed Maloney	....	best boy electric
Marc Margulies	....	assistant camera
Joe R. Marquette Jr.	....	camera operator
Michael R. Marquette	....	assistant camera
Gary Massey	....	lighting technician
Jeff Mateer	....	lighting technician
Aidan McCabe	....	lighting technician: Vari*Lite
Robert McKinney	....	rigger
Edward Monahan	....	rigger
John C. Morgan	....	lighting technician: Vari*Lite (as John Morgan)
Chris Moseley	....	second assistant camera
Mac Mosier	....	light operator: Vari*Lite
Jalal Pashandi	....	second assistant camera
Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke	....	gaffer
J. Michael Popovich	....	key grip (as Mike Popovitch)
Greg Potter	....	second assistant camera
Matthew Quast	....	playback operator
Milan Rakic	....	lighting technician
Steven Rusling	....	lighting technician
Larry Sweet	....	best boy grip
Joseph F. Valentine	....	camera operator
Andrew Watson	....	lighting technician: Vari*Lite
Jerry Watson	....	additional photographer
Jerry Watson	....	camera operator
John Wyer	....	lighting technician
Jeff Zimmerman	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth Dorr	....	wardrobe supervisor
Helen Hiatt	....	wardrobe assistant
Lisa Jordan	....	wardrobe assistant
Martha O'Connor	....	wardrobe assistant
Bevla Reeves	....	wardrobe assistant
Patrick Wilson	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Dan Blevin	....	additional editor
Dave Blum	....	additional editor
Kelvin Duckett	....	additional editor
Bob Jenkis	....	additional editor
Ellen Murphy	....	negative cutter
David Pincus	....	additional editor
Fred Raimondi	....	additional editor
Charley Randazzio	....	additional editor
Judy Reidel	....	associate editor
D.D. Stenehjem	....	assistant editor
Jeff U'ren	....	additional editor
Don Wilson	....	additional editor

Music Department
Susan Rogers	....	music supervisor
Therese Stoulil	....	music production coordinator
Billy Youdelman	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Mark Adelman	....	road manager
Sheryl Appleton	....	script supervisor
Hucky Austin	....	tour security
Victoria Ayres	....	assistant: Prince
Joel Bernstein	....	guitar technician
Rebecca Boss	....	production secretary
Wendy Brooks	....	assistant to production manager
Terri Brook	....	production assistant
Clayton Burton	....	tour security
Lyle Centola	....	stage manager
Spencer Churchill	....	tour accountant
Neal Countryman	....	palomar crane operator
Gilbert Davison	....	security director
Peter Gauchi	....	house security
Steven Gilbard	....	stage manager
Sal Greco	....	maintenance engineer
Gwendolyn Gwyn	....	assistant to tour manager
Susan Hale	....	assistant: Mr. Fargnoli
Michael Z. Hanan	....	art direction for vignettes
David Hogan	....	director, "u got the look" sequence
Donald Johnson	....	keyboard technician
Karen Krattinger	....	assistant: Prince
Matthew Larson	....	band technician
Alan Leeds	....	tour manager
Lesli J. Lehr	....	production coordinator
Bradley Marsh	....	drum technician
Rebecca K. Mostow	....	assistant: Mr. Cavallo
Fred Moultrie	....	business manager
Michael Oakvik	....	tour security
Robert Paster	....	assistant: Prince
Donald Peake	....	tour accountant
Joanne Rabune	....	production accountant
Ann Richman	....	production accountant
Robyn Riggs	....	publicist
David Rule	....	keyboard technician
Michael Soltys	....	guitar/bass technician
Pamela Starks	....	assistant: Mr. Fields
Patricia Wright	....	assistant: Mr. Ruffalo

Production Companies

• Cineplex-Odeon Films
• Paisley Park Films
• Purple Films

Distributors

• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1988) (Canada) (VHS)
• LW Editora (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• MCA Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA (1988) (Canada) (video)
• VTI Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Video Film Express (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chanhassen Dinner Theater  set construction
• Foto-Tronics  telecine transfers
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  re-recording facilities
• Howard Bloom Organization  publicity
• Light & Sound Design  stage construction
• Moultrie Accountancy Corp.  business manager
• Otto Nemenz International  camera systems
• Paisley Park Studios  additional recording at
• Planview Inc.  stage design
• Post Group, The  edited at
• Saxon/Ross Film Design  titles
• Sunset Sound Studios  additional recording at
• T&D Optical Effects  opticals
• TSI/Harland Snodgrass  video systems

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Minnesota, USA

Company:

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The January Man (1989)

Soundtrack:

If I Was Your Girlfriend

More than a concert film - a testament to the power of an artist

From the opening with the title song, you can feel the energy created by the cast of musicians, the star and the audience. This energy builds and flows from one exciting song to the next; even the slow ballads are so full of power that it is hard to sit still; this film is a testament to the power of Prince... it is the definitive demonstration of his awesome talent; the live versions of these songs, including a "Little Red Corvette" sing along, make the studio album sound sterile and that is something damned-near impossible to do to Prince (And only Prince could do it!) If you want to see him at his peak, this is it!! There is dancing, singing and music, music, music. The band includes some members of the Revolution and some future NPG members, but the real stand-outs are Cat, Sheila E. and Bonnie Boyer. If you have only heard the studio album, check this film out...so good it'll make you slap yo' mama!!