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'''Gett Off''' was directed by [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicolas] (her first), who would work as a director or photographer for [[Prince]] and his associates on and off until 2015. The audio is a different edit of the song [[Gett Off]] not included on the different [[Single: Gett Off|single]] releases. Shooting took place in late July 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. | '''Gett Off''' was directed by [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicolas] (her first), who would work as a director or photographer for [[Prince]] and his associates on and off until 2015. The audio is a different edit of the song [[Gett Off]] not included on the different [[Single: Gett Off|single]] releases. Shooting took place in late July 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
− | The video was inspired by the 1979 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula_(film) Caligula]. The production of this clip (especially with the creation of the set and the | + | The video was inspired by the 1979 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula_(film) Caligula]. The production of this clip (especially with the creation of the set and the extras) costed $1.3 million, which was more than initially planned. This financial slippage led to a legal and financial dispute between young producer Robert Borm and Paisley Park Enterprises. Borm’s company, Point Of View films, also produced other clips which were incorporated into the [[Home Video: Gett Off|home video]] and the [[Home_Video:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_Video_Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]], but was declared bankrupt due to the exorbitant costs of these and the lack of sufficient payment from Paisley Park. |
The video was 'recreated' when [[Prince]] performed the song live on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] with the same choreography and costume. The orgiastic theme was recreated when he performed the song at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards on [[05 September 1991]]. | The video was 'recreated' when [[Prince]] performed the song live on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] with the same choreography and costume. The orgiastic theme was recreated when he performed the song at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards on [[05 September 1991]]. | ||
− | Of note, this is the first appearance of [[Tommy Barbarella]], [[Sonny T.]], [[Lori Elle (Werner)]] (Diamond) and [[Robia LaMorte]] (Pearl) in a [[Prince]] video. [[Lori Elle (Werner)]] and [[Robia LaMorte]] were probably noticed by [[Prince]] when they appeared on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahoru_Kohiruimaki Kahoru Kohiruimaki]’s video for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTuQ_nWJEAg Dreamer] (included on her album [[Album:_Time_The_Motion|Time The Motion]]. | + | Of note, this is the first appearance of [[Tommy Barbarella]], [[Sonny T.]], [[Lori Elle (Werner)]] (Diamond) and [[Robia LaMorte]] (Pearl) in a [[Prince]] video. [[Lori Elle (Werner)]] and [[Robia LaMorte]] were probably noticed by [[Prince]] when they appeared on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahoru_Kohiruimaki Kahoru Kohiruimaki]’s video for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTuQ_nWJEAg Dreamer] (included on her album [[Album:_Time_The_Motion|Time The Motion]]). |
The video was included on the [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] home video and the [[Home_Video:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_Video_Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]]. | The video was included on the [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] home video and the [[Home_Video:_Diamonds_And_Pearls_Video_Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]]. | ||
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* [[Home Video: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]] | * [[Home Video: Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection|Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection]] | ||
|Quotations & trivia = The video features [[Prince]]’s then newly painted yellow cloud guitar. | |Quotations & trivia = The video features [[Prince]]’s then newly painted yellow cloud guitar. | ||
− | * Randee St. Nicholas has directed or co-directed the following videos for [[Prince]] : [[Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]], [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]], [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]], [[Video: Damn U|Damn U]], [[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers | + | * Randee St. Nicholas has directed or co-directed the following videos for [[Prince]]: [[Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]], [[Video: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]], [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]], [[Video: Damn U|Damn U]], [[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] and [[Video: Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby]]. |
− | + | * Footage of '''Gett Off''' was later included in the [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]] | |
+ | and [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] videos. | ||
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