Under the Cherry Moon
Under the Cherry Moon is a 1986 American musical drama film directed by and starring Prince as a gigolo named Christopher Tracy and former Time member Jerome Benton as his partner, Tricky. Together, the pair swindle wealthy French women. The situation gets complicated when Christopher falls in love with heiress Mary Sharon Kristin Scott Thomas after planning to swindle her when he finds out that she receives a 50 million trust fund on her 21st birthday. Marys father Isaac Steven Berkoff disapproves of the romance and provides an excellent adversary for Tracy. The film was Princes first film as a director.
Under the Cherry Moon, along with its soundtrack album, marked the first of many recorded collaborations between Prince and jazz keyboardistcomposerarranger Clare Fischer, whose orchestral arrangements had by this time become much in demand by pop and RampB acts, stemming from his initial arrangements for Rufus and Chaka Khan in the early 1970s. Appearing in the credits as Orchestra Composed and Arranged by..., Fischers contribution was further acknowledged by Prince in both the films closing titles and the albums liner notesFilmed with a budget of aboutmillion, Under the Cherry Moon failed to gain any breakout audience, regardless of much prepublicity including a special MTV premiere in Sheridan, Wyoming. It was held there after a fan won a contest to have the movie shown in their hometown. ........
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