Sign 'o' the Times

"If you go to only one concert this year... the Prince movie is the one!"

Nov 20 1987 PG-13 1h 25m
Documentary, Music

In 1987, to capitalize on his growing success in Europe, Prince toured extensively to promote the album of the same name and sales increased accordingly. However, the United States remained resistant to his latest album, and sales began to drop; it was at this point that Prince decided to film a live concert promoting the new material, for eventual distribution to theaters in America. Featuring the band that accompanied Prince on his 1987 Sign o' the Times Tour, including dancer Cat Glover, keyboardist Boni Boyer, bassist Levi Seacer, Jr., guitarist Miko Weaver, drummer Sheila E. and former member of The Revolution keyboardist Dr. Fink, the film sees the group perform live on stage (although "U Got the Look" is represented by its promotional music video).

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Plot

Music legend Prince and his band perform 13 numbers, most of them from his double album, "Sign 'o' the Times." This is high-energy stuff: neon signs flash above the stage, suggesting the honky-tonk district of a big city, and between numbers there are vignettes of street life. Sheila E., Boni Boyer and Cat provide rhythmic, vocal and physical pyrotechnics while Sheena Easton appears in a film within a film, her rock video "U Got the Look." In constant motion, never far from center stage, is Prince, Minnesota's charismatic virtuoso, giving the performance of a lifetime.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Prince, David Hogan, Albert Magnoli

Cast

Prince, Sheila E., Sheena Easton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Purple Films, Cineplex-Odeon Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
Prince Sign o' the Times Trailer 2017
Prince - SIGN "O" THE TIMES - Trailer (1987) HD
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# of Votes
2,944
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
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