Madonna: Truth Or Dare
Artisan (1991)
Documentary, Queer Themes/Interest, Music, Musical
In Collection
#881
6*
Seen ItYes
(5/4/2017)
065935580164
IMDB   6.4
120 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   US - R
Kevin Alexander Stea Himself
Pedro Almodóvar Himself
Antonio Banderas Himself
Warren Beatty Himself
Sandra Bernhard Herself
Luis Camacho Himself
Christopher Ciccone Himself
Martin Ciccone Himself
Silvio Ciccone Himself
Oliver Crumes Jr. Himself
Oliver Crumes Sr. Himself
Donna DeLory Herself
Joanne Gaire Herself
Sharon Gault Herself
Salim Gauwloos Himself
Jose Guitierez Himself
Niki Harris Herself
Moira McFarland-Messana Herself
Gabriel Trupin Himself
Madonna Herself
Freddy De Mann
Pedro Almodóvar
Carlton Wilborn Himself - Dancer
Al Pacino
Olivia Newton-John
Madonna Self
Donna DeLory Self - Vocals and Dancer
Niki Harris Self - Vocals and Dancer
Luis Camacho Self - Dancer
Oliver Crumes Jr. Self - Dancer
Salim Gauwloos Self - Dancer
Kevin Alexander Stea Self - Dancer
Gabriel Trupin Self - Dancer
Carlton Wilborn Self - Dancer
Sharon Gault Self - Mama Make-up
Joanne Gair Self - Madonna's Make-up
Jai Winding Self - Keyboards
Jonathan Moffett Self - Drums
David Williams Self - Guitar
Luis Conte Self - Percussion
Darryl Jones Self - Bass
Kevin Kendrick Self - Keyboards
Oliver Crumes Sr. Self
Warren Beatty Self
Martin Ciccone Self
Silvio Ciccone Self
Moira McFarland-Messana Self
Sandra Bernhard Self
Antonio Banderas Self
Pedro Almodóvar Self
Director/Choreographer
Alek Keshishian
Akinori Nagaoka
Mark Aldo Miceli
Alex Keshishian
Producer Gregg Fienberg
Tim Clawson
Writer/Composer Ikuko Kujirai
Kaori Okamura
Cinematography Christophe Lanzenberg
Robert Leacock


From the rain of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the music performer, from a prayer circle with the dancers before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 4/23/2017
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store EBay - ryandcult25
Purchase Price $12.49
Condition New
Links ‡ Commentary: NY Times (After 25 Years, How Well Has Madonna’s ‘Truth or Dare’ Aged?, Aug 25, 2016)
‡ Wikipedia: Madonna
‡ Documentary: "Strike A Pose" 2016
Madonna: Truth Or Dare at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
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Notes
It is difficult for me to know how I should interpret a film such as Truth or Dare· Obviously, the participants can't ignore the omnipresent cameras nor the crew which are doing the filming· Nor should we· At times it is very obvious that "Blond Ambition" cast are playing to the camera· We are not really a fly on the wall· Madonna obviously encouraged the film; and while Director Keshishian has stated the she gave him free rein with the final cut, she apparently also provided the financing· So, at one level, Truth or Dare presents Madonna as she wanted herself to be presented· It's skillful propaganda· On the other hand, I sense that the image the film presents is largely true, at least as Madonna perceived "truth" at the time, which is the point· Much of Truth or Dare is validated in the sequel film documentary Strike a Pose (see) made twenty five years later about the lives of the "Blond Ambition" dancers, who were mostly gay·
Truth or Dare seems to have become something of a gay cult film, at least among gaymen of a certain age· I suppose this is because queer folk are presented fairly normally, at least in the context of the bubble that was the "Blond Ambition"concert tour·