Under the Cherry Moon (1986) on Netflix
PG-1319861h 38mComedyDramaMusic
Christopher Tracy and Tricky scam rich women on the French Riviera. Tricky reads that heiress Mary Sharon will inherit $50 million, and Christopher is talked into romancing her.
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- Rotten Tomatoes36%
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Plot summary
Christopher Tracy plays piano at a nightclub in Nice. With his friend Tricky, also from Miami, he charms wealthy women for money, and their landlady Katy, who is seeing Tricky, is owed two months of rent. In the local newspaper Tricky reads that Mary Sharon, about to turn 21, will inherit a $50 million trust fund from her father Isaac, a shipping magnate. The pair decide she is a suitable target and gatecrash her party at the Sharon Estate, where Christopher attracts her attention.
Cast
- Emmanuelle Salletas Katy
- Myriam Tadesseas The Jaded Three #2
- Moune De Vivieras The Jaded Three #3
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
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- After disagreements about the film's direction, Mary Lambert left the production on 4 November and Prince took over directing himself. He was able to do so because it was being filmed in Europe and thus did not fall afoul of the Directors Guild of America, which often vetoes directors being fired in favour of lead performers.
- Under the Cherry Moon was shot on color stock and then processed into black and white in post-production. None of the color footage has yet emerged, with the exception of the music video for “Mountains”.
- Prince originally planned for Susannah Melvoin, sister of Revolution member Wendy Melvoin and his girlfriend at the time, to play Mary Sharon, but it was clear she could not act and he replaced her with Kristin Scott Thomas, in her feature debut.
- The film won five Golden Raspberry Awards and tied with Howard the Duck for Worst Picture, yet its associated soundtrack album Parade sold over a million copies and achieved platinum status.
