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Prince: Unauthorized

Prince: Unauthorized

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 14, 1992

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Music, Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

Prince: Unauthorized

Director

Scott McCullough

Description

The people usually left in a superstar’s wake — first managers, original band members, childhood friends — are good sources for two things: rare memorabilia and dirt. Unfortunately Prince: Unauthorized provides neither. This 50-minute documentary about Prince’s early years in Minneapolis tries to dissect the man by examining the boy. But though the filmmakers have excavated relatives, mentors, and grainy black-and-white photos of His Royal Badness sporting an outsize Afro, not one offers much insight into what makes this one-man music industry tick.