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	Graffiti Bridge Actors: Jerome Benton, Michael Bland, Tevin Campbell, Ingrid Chavez, George Clinton Genres: Drama, Musicals & Performing Arts, African American Cinema PG-13 2004 1hr 35min GRAFFITI BRIDGE IS THE SEQUEL TO PURPLE RAIN. IN THIS MOVIE, THEKID AND MORRIS DAY ARE STILL COMPETITORS AND EACH RUNS A CLUB OFHIS OWN
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Actors: Jerome Benton, Michael Bland, Tevin Campbell, Ingrid Chavez, George Clinton
Genres: Drama, Musicals & Performing Arts, African American Cinema
Sub-Genres: Drama, Musicals & Performing Arts, African American Cinema
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 08/24/2004
Original Release Date: 11/02/1990
Theatrical Release Date: 11/02/1990
Release Year: 2004
Run Time: 1hr 35min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 4
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Member Movie Reviews

Talyn R. (Talyn) from DORCHESTR CTR, MA
Reviewed on 12/14/2010...

Let me start off by saying, at one point in my life, I was the biggest Prince fan on the planet. So anything Prince said, did, etc..., made sense to me, in short I got it.
One should be a die-hard fan in order to understand this movie, and which could of been so much better still given the "storyline", but due to pressure from WB, and Prince's need for control, this movie is really nothing more than a 91 minute music video.
Granted, I like the songs, but if I wanted to watch a music video, I would turn on MTV. (Heck, MTV isn't music television anymore either, lol.)

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

Lay down your funky weapons ...

Brett D. Cullum | Houston, TX United States | 08/15/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

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GRAFFITI BRIDGE was originally conceived as a movie for Kim Basinger and Prince, but they broke up before it went into production. Then Prince thought he would make a movie centered on THE TIME, but Warner Brothers demanded that it be a sequel to PURPLE RAIN. They filmed it all on sets to avoid the Minnesota weather, and also because Prince wanted to create a true 1950s musical feeling. It's about the Kid and Morris squaring off against each other on how a club they share ownership should be run. A mysterious woman enters both their lives (Aura - Ingrid Chavez), and she becomes the catalyst for them to both change in spiritual ways.

The DVD is fine - almost a direct port of the laserdisc print. It's a little grainy at times, and sometimes the soundtrack seems off ... but overall you get a nice package with the movie and the music videos. Watch GRAFFITI BRIDGE for the music scenes first and foremost -- that's where all the passion is."

Worth a look

D. Quinn Callicott | West Hollywood, CA USA | 05/14/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Not quite PURPLE RAIN, but noteworthy to devotees like myself. The soundtrack is 60% flawless and the re-appearance of Morris Day and the Time, and Jill Jones made me so happy. And Tevin Campbell and Mavis Staples...totally worth a golden Sunday afternoon's viewing despite all of the eggs and tomatoes thrown at it..."

Be a Prince Fan Before You Watch this

D. Quinn Callicott | 01/30/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great video, although you need to watch it at least twice to understand Prince's message. As the unofficial sequel to Purple Rain, it has many flaws, namely poor sound quality on the soundtrack, and a few annoying spiritual overtones. Obviously inspired much by John Lennon, with a Yoko Ono personality who plays Prince's "girl", this movie is a MUST for Prince fans. The soundtrack is brilliant, so get the cd if nothing else. The plot is quite simple, but is made unneccarily complicated at times. If you liked Purple Rain, you must get this video, but be sure to see Purple Rain first!"

A guilty pleasure

A. Gammill | West Point, MS United States | 06/23/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Graffiti Bridge was largely ignored on its release in the fall of 1990. And it's not hard to see why: It's horribly edited, rather horribly acted, and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Even die-hard Prince fans--myself among them--had a hard time supporting this one.

The main problem is probably that Warner Bros. wanted a sequel to the mega-hit Purple Rain. Prince apparently didn't want to make a sequel, but a fifties-style true musical. Unfortunately, a linear sequel to Purple Rain and a fifties-style musical just can't co-exist in the same film. Sure, it's got Prince as the Kid, Morris Day & Co., and a handful of references to the previous film. But people break into song whether or not they're on stage, and (in the aforementioned horrible editing) the sounds don't always match the performers' movements. The worst example of this is in Clinton's Club, when funky ol' George Clinton is singing "We Can Funk"...the song is a duet with Prince on the soundtrack album, and you can HEAR Prince singing in the scene, but he's nowhere to be found. And speaking of the soundtrack, some of the best cuts on the disc (released a good 6 months prior to the film's release) don't even appear in the film.

So why do I even give it a generous 3 stars? Well, I guess the thing kind of grows on ya after awhile. It's all pretty lightweight stuff, despite Prince's patented pseudo-Christian imagery. And the music that did make the cut is quite good, though Purple Rain fanatics will balk at the "new jack" sound that was all the rage in 1990.

In short, this isn't going to win Prince any new fans. But for those of us who still believe the Purple Wonder is about the best thing out there, Graffiti Bridge is a playful little curiosity that, in the end, really isn't so bad.

Oh, and it's nice to have the 4 music videos, especially a rare live version of "The Question of U."

"

Artistic Courage

Daddy P | Southfield, MI United States | 11/19/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Prince exercised a lot of courage in this film. He basically took the vision of his music and centered a plot around it. The internal struggle of good vs evil, wrong vs right, etc..

This is definitely not the sequel to Purple Rain I would have wanted to see but, it does showcase some HOT music that mainstream radio completely forgot. "The Question of U" is one the most erotic pieces Prince has ever done as well as "Joy in Repetition" my personal favorite.

Yes I am a lifelong fan but I take these movies for what they are.. entertainment !!

"