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Once filming commenced in September 1985 the production was marred by problems. A few weeks into shooting Terrance Stamp retracted himself from the film saying: ''it was not the role he was led to believe''. Steven Berkoff was quickly hired as his replacement. [[Prince]] and the crew were also unsatisfied by Mary Lambert’s performance. She was fired and [[Prince]], who was already co-directing many scenes helmed the directing of the film by himself. | Once filming commenced in September 1985 the production was marred by problems. A few weeks into shooting Terrance Stamp retracted himself from the film saying: ''it was not the role he was led to believe''. Steven Berkoff was quickly hired as his replacement. [[Prince]] and the crew were also unsatisfied by Mary Lambert’s performance. She was fired and [[Prince]], who was already co-directing many scenes helmed the directing of the film by himself. | ||
− | | Synopsis = | + | | Synopsis = Christopher Tracy ([[Prince]]) is a piano player at the Venus de Milo nightclub in Nice, France. With his friend Tricky ([[Jerome Benton]]) he spends his days identifying rich women to target in order to gain large amounts of money via marriage. When learning that socialite Mary Sharon (Kristin Scott-Thomas) is due to inherit a $50 million trust fund on her 21st birthday, they decide she is the perfect next target.
<br><br>Eventually both Christopher and Tricky start to genuinely have feelings for Mary. They realize that if they continue to pursue her, her father (Steven Berkoff) and his bodyguards will deal with them severely. When Mary falls in love with Christopher, a tragic chain of events is set in motion. |
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1984: Purple Rain ◄ | Movies | Television Films And Specials | ► 1987: Sign O’ The Times |
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Christopher Tracy (Prince) is a piano player at the Venus de Milo nightclub in Nice, France. With his friend Tricky (Jerome Benton) he spends his days identifying rich women to target in order to gain large amounts of money via marriage. When learning that socialite Mary Sharon (Kristin Scott-Thomas) is due to inherit a $50 million trust fund on her 21st birthday, they decide she is the perfect next target.
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Principal shooting started on 16 September 1985 and lasted until late November. Scenes where Christopher accidentally climbs in Mary’s mother’s bedroom, thinking it is Mary’s and a scene where Christopher and Tricky escape a tavern after a scare of bats were not in the shooting script and added while filming. The end of the film is also different from the original script. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Information
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1984 Purple Rain |
Movies | Television Films And Specials | 1987 Sign O’ The Times |