Under the Cherry Moon is a 1986 movie directed by and starring Prince as a gigolo named Christopher "Chris" Tracy and 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. Mary's fat...
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Under the Cherry Moon is a 1986 movie directed by and starring Prince as a gigolo named Christopher "Chris" Tracy and 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. Mary's father Isaac (Steven Berkoff) disapproves of the romance and provides an excellent adversary for Tracy.
The movie was released in processed black-and-white but was filmed in color. It was filmed on location in and around Nice, France, partly to ensure that there was good weather for filming and also to ensure that Prince was free of American film unions. The movie attempts to combine different styles and themes, including a musical, romantic comedy and drama. The film's soundtrack album, Parade, was generally received much better (particularly in...
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