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MadonnaTribe keeps on celebrating the 20th anniversary of Truth Or Dare this week indulging in memories!
Today we chat with MTribe's longtime friend Donna De Lory about watching the film again after 20 years.

 MadonnaTribe meets Donna De Lory

MadonnaTribe: Hello Donna, welcome back to MadonnaTribe. So when is the last time you watched Truth or Dare? Do you enjoy watching it today?
Donna De Lory: Hi guys, I just watched the movie two weeks ago when I was asked to do an interview for a television special here in the US. They are featuring the greatest documentaries of the last 20 years. I hadn't watched it in many years and it was funny to go back in time and relive the tour. I loved the performance footage most of all and what I am most proud of... It's the only part that I would show my children.
MadonnaTribe: When you watch the movie do you feel like it seems done yesterday or do you feel the 20 years that has indeed passed?
Donna De Lory: It feels like 20 years has passed...feels like many lifetimes ago. We have
all changed so much, natural evolution I guess.
MadonnaTribe: If you had to pick up two best scenes from the movie, one overall and
one in which you are featured, what they would be?
Donna De Lory: I love it when Madonna was talking to Niki and I and telling us how she
wonders what we think of her, sometimes how she admits her insecurity about
not being the greatest singer and what we must think of her.
Then she says
that we can have the success if we really want it. Niki says she doesn't
know if she wants it and I remember thinking well I do!!! You could really
feel the "big sister" relationship that we had!! A few months after that
Madonna gave me her song "Just a Dream" to record on my firstCD. She was very
supportive of us at that time!!!
MadonnaTribe: Describe Truth Or Dare in one word
Donna De Lory: Revealing
MadonnaTribe: Was it uncomfortable having the film crew filming all the time and how was it working with Alec Keshishian?
Donna De Lory: It was uncomfortable at first and then two months in, we had forgotten the
camera's were there and hoped when we saw the film that our most personal
secrets were not in the final cut!!!
I was also friends with the crew so we
had a lot of fun hanging out when we had time off. Alec was one of us one of
the gang and it was fun having him around and Madonna really loved him too.
MadonnaTribe: Your Belinda Carlisle impersonation in the movie was really fun... you
also toured as a vocalist with her, did she ever tell you anything
about that film clip?
Donna De Lory: I toured with her before then and she did take offense to that scene. When I
was little I used to do that singing Stevie Nicks songs from Fleetwood Mac.
I loved her as a singer and still had my friend beat on my back as I would
sing just for fun. I don't mean to make fun of anyone and people should
realize that imitation is a form of flattery!!! I think she is over it
now!!!!
MadonnaTribe: Can you tell us about a scene that was cut that you really hoped would have made the final film.
Donna De Lory: Just more personal interviews with the group that were not used!!
MadonnaTribe: Speaking about recent thing you have done, you recently sang Papa Don't Preach in a cameo role in the film "The Switch" with Jennifer Aniston. What was it like singing that song.. What kind of memories did it bring back?
Donna De Lory: It was fun!! I just sang the chorus lead and harmonies and the producer said
sing it like you would sing it but I was so used to how Madonna sang it that
it was challenging to put my own spin on it. I think I rocked it out a bit.
It's funny because I also sang on the original demo when another artist was
singing it before Madonna found the song.
MadonnaTribe: Donna, Truth or Dare?
Donna De Lory: Truth.....I hardly took the dares, not with that group!!!!
MadonnaTribe: Before leaving, do you have a message for fans?
Donna De Lory: Thank you to all of the fans out there for all of
your support through the years. I hope to see you when I am on tour with my
band this summer. Speaking of my music, you can go to itunes and look for
new music as well as signing up for my newsletter on my site donnadelory.com!!
Peace and blessings to you always!!!
MadonnaTribe: Thanks Donna, see you soon

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MadonnaTribe keeps on celebrating the 20th anniversary of Truth Or Dare this week indulging in memories!
We had the chance to chat with Blond Ambition Tour choreographer and director Vince Paterson about the film.

 MadonnaTribe meets Vince Paterson

MadonnaTribe: Hi Vincent and welcome to MadonnaTribe. Truth or Dare turns 20 this year.
When is the last time you watched the movie?
Vince Paterson: I last watched the movie about six months ago...
MadonnaTribe: Do you still enjoy watching it today?
Vince Paterson: I especially enjoy the parts relating to the Blond Ambition Tour.
MadonnaTribe: When you watch the movie do you feel like it all seems like done
yesterday or do you feel the 20 years that have passed?
Vince Paterson: I feel both. I feel the work we created for the show was groundbreaking and most of it still holds up today. It is inventive, exciting and non stop energy. It surprises me that there are only a few moments that feel a little dated. Not many.
MadonnaTribe: If you had to pick up the best number from the show, what it would be?
Vince Paterson: I love the "Like A Prayer" section. I also like the encore of "Keep It Together".
MadonnaTribe: And what about the best scenes from the movie?
Vince Paterson: The scenes that illustrate the playfulness of Madonna and her interaction with the cast are the scenes I like the most.
MadonnaTribe: Describe Truth Or Dare in one word
Vince Paterson: Daring!
MadonnaTribe: As the show director and choreographer you certainly had a different
view on the fact you had a film crew filming all the time. Do you
remember how was it and did you collaborate with Alec Keshishian as
well?
Vince Paterson: My many years working with Madonna (and Michael Jackson) were inundated with film crews, so after a while, you learned to just ignore the cameras and do your work. I did not collaborate with Alec, actually. In fact, I had made the decision to not appear in the film, except for one brief moment in japan.
MadonnaTribe: As every Madonna tour show, there are changes going on from the
initial concept to the final production. Do you remember of a
particular song or number you worked on and that didn't make the
setlist?
Vince Paterson: No, I worked with Madonna to create a songlist and show order and all of those numbers remained in teh Blond Ambition show itself, though not all of the show is in the movie.
MadonnaTribe: What is your fondest Madonna memory?
Vince Paterson: Madonna was always inspirational, intelligent, hard working, exciting, super energetic, creative and fun. I loved all of our collaborations whether on the tour, in videos, other live productions or film. One of my fondest memories is that on opening night in Houston, Madonna wheeled out a huge birthday cake and sanf happy birthday to me, I will never forget that!
MadonnaTribe: Vincent, Truth or Dare?
Vince Paterson: Go ahead, dare me!

 Truth Or Dare - In Bed with Madonna - Laserdiscs from the past!

More collectable stuff from the past... here's a look at laserdiscs of this movie from around the world.
LaserDiscs, commercially launched in the late 80's was the first commercial optical disc storage medium. The format presented analog image which was really higher quality compared to VHS and carried digital sound equals to cds. The format was well received in North America, even if it didn't reach the same popularity of videotapes. It was a great success in Japan and France while it was snobbed in the rest of Europe and Australia, where it remained largely an obscure format.
Japanese Laserdisc of In Bed With Madonna

Japanese flyer promoting In Bed With Madonna on laserdisc

US Truth Or Dare Laserdisc

Rare UK limited edition laserdisc of In Bed With Madonna

French laserdisc release of Au Lit Avec Madonna

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MadonnaTribe keeps on celebrating the 20th anniversary of Truth Or Dare this week indulging in memories!
Today we look back at the film through the eyes of dancer Carlton Wilborn, with an updated exclusive interview.

 Dancer Carlton Wilborn reminiscencing about his Truth or Dare experience.

MadonnaTribe: Hi Carlton, welcome back to MadonnaTribe! When is the last time you watched Truth or Dare? Do you enjoy watching it today?
Carlton Wilborn: It's been a few years since I've seen the whole thing. And yes I do enjoy it, it's great entertainment!
MadonnaTribe: When you watch the movie do you feel like it all seems like done yesterday or do you feel the 20 years that have passed?
Carlton Wilborn: It actually blows my mind to realise that all of that was 20 years ago. Yeah, that's pretty crazy!
MadonnaTribe: If you had to pick up two best scenes from the movie, one overall and one in which you are featured, what they would be?
Carlton Wilborn: I'm definitely always moved by the montage scenes, when Madonna goes to her mothers grave site. The duet that she and I do together for "Oh Father"... I'm very proud of my work there and honoured to have had that opportunity.
MadonnaTribe: Was it uncomfortable having the film crew filming all the time and how was it working with Alec Keshishian?
Carlton Wilborn: For me it was actually pretty fun, having the cameras around like that. I mean my life with Madonna got to be documented... that's awesome! Working with Alex was cool. He was very focused, considerate and I believe knowing he was in the midst of creating something very special.
I found it sort of interesting and challenging of course. I was sure enough with myself at the time. All I knew was "fine, cameras are going to be on so what are we going to do in front of the cameras?". That's where I was.
It was just cool to know that I was going to have something that was going to be covering every moment of me and people were going to get to see it. I wasn't at all intimidated about how it was going to represent me because it can't represent me in any different way than I choose to represent myself.
So fine, bring the cameras around as long as I behaved the right way it was fine if the cameras were around.
MadonnaTribe: Do you remember any funny or memorable episodes happened on the road that were then cut from the final movie?
Carlton Wilborn: There was a lot of interview footage. There were individual interviews for each of us. It was something very revealing that got cut down. The only surviving bit in the movie is some footage of Oliver talking about his dad but they spent a lot of time coming to my room, and we talked about very emotional things that were never shown that I wish they had.
MadonnaTribe: Your Mom is also in the movie...
Carlton Wilborn: Yes, isn't that great? Yes that's a very special moment. I love my Mom. She is no longer among us. She was a performer and she was known around Chicago and she was sort of living vicariously through me.
She was having a lot of health issues at the time and it was great to have her be in a film, which was the biggest element that I knew she would have wanted her career to be about.
It was awesome, really great and she represented what my Mom was.
And it was cool for my Mom because when the movie came out she had girlfriends back in Chicago that were treating her as a celebrity. So it was great.
MadonnaTribe: So you are happy with every scene that made the final cut...
Carlton Wilborn: Actually looking back on it, everything I could have desired or needed the film to have made it in. Hey, I helped my Mom to be a celebrity for a spell of time. It doesn't get any better than that!
MadonnaTribe: There is another touching moment at the end of the film when you say to Madonna: "You're such a Lady." How did you feel in that moment when everyone had to say good-bye because the tour was over?
Carlton Wilborn: I definitely remember feeling emotional about it but I knew that it was going to be a defining moment for the movie and I was watching everybody saying good-bye to her. The guys were all very emotional and I didn't want to do what the others did.
And you know it was kind of a strategic thing based on what I felt about her.
You know Madonna was really a Lady to me. At least how she dealt with me, I don't know how any of the other dancers felt about her. Inside of her rigid perfectionist, artistic brain there was a real elegance about her. The way that she lived her private life... that's one of the things I was surprised by.
I would have thought that she would have had a much more avant garde private life and she really didn't at all. She was very classy in her private life.
And I wanted to make sure that I'd say something that was really true about her I didn't just want to say "Oh I'm going to miss you".
I wanted to make sure that people got a sense of a richer part of who she was.
MadonnaTribe: Describe Truth Or Dare in one word.
Carlton Wilborn: Real
MadonnaTribe: Carlton, Truth or Dare?
Carlton Wilborn: These days...Truth!
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MadonnaTribe keeps on celebrating the 20th anniversary of Truth Or Dare this week indulging in memories!
We had the chance to do an interview with Peter Morse, the lighting director of Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour about his Truth Or Dare experience.

 MadonnaTribe meets lighting director Peter Morse

MadonnaTribe: Working on the Blond Ambition Tour you were also in charge of the ligthing of the footage Alek Keshishian filmed for the "Truth or Dare" documentary.
How was that experience like?
Peter Morse: It was great, when they first started with the archival cameras which followed us on tour they said "we're shooting behind the scene footage that will be put into a film" we all felt she had lost her mind (laughs).
We were all out there trying to be natural in front of the cameras while we were trying to do our work but obviously always aware of cameras looking at us.
One of my favourite scenes I should have been in got dropped.
The producer at the time called me one day saying "I want you to know one of my favourite scene got dropped from the black and white documentary footage" which is when we had our opening in Japan and in one of our first rehearsals in front of a partial audience, the first rehearsal with spotlights, we had a meeting in her dressing room right afterwards and it was a bit of a disaster.
There she confronted me and said "Peter what is going on with the spotlight? What is the story there?" and I replied "Japanese, they don't understand me!, I know a little Japanese but not enough".
She said: "Ah... ok, what will you do about that? What about an interpreter?" I said "well by the time the interpreter arrives..." you know it was a fun discussion, everyone was laughing.
They loved the scene but it got dropped.
The fun part of working with Alek was that he was there the entire time as was I so when he was developing his ideas for the live shoot in Paris, he would sit and talk to me about things he needed to change or alter for the film shoot.
The magic of that shoot is the fact we shot it on 35 millimiter film and that's what made that so rich. To me, my favourite footage of anything I've been involved in, is that footage, because of the use of film opposed to video. We had some scary moments on Drowned World and it was all due to video. Film is so much more forgiving and it has a richer feel.
MadonnaTribe: Was the whole show shot on 35 mm film?
Peter Morse: I'd love to see some of that footage that wasn't use. Because obviously only pieces were used.
You know, the entire show is shot in 35mm and the irony is that it was never released and I think that it was probably one of the most beautifully shot shows.
The director of photography was brilliant. His name is Toby Philips. He did the Girlie Show also. He's incredible.
We did also shoot on video the show live from Nice for HBO...

 Tidbits from that ancient time when we used to watch films on VHS videos...

When the film was released in UK cinemas on May 22 1991 the British Board of Film Classification gave
In Bed With Madonna a 18 Rating, due to some scenes that were believed to be
unsuitable for minors. When the documentary was released on VHS video on August 28 of that same year the film
carried the same 18 rating.
The release was succesful but in order to boost sales even more the video distributor
submitted to the BBFC a censured version in order to obtain a 15 rating, so that the film could also be sold
to minors. This version was distributed to UK stores on November 4th 1991 and came as a collectable
limited edition blue vhs
video. The title logo was also changed from the usual red to blue. It's interesting to notice that the change of rating
consisted in deleting only 57 seconds of the movie... a few seconds in which Madonna joked about
incest and that famous scene featuring that popular glass bottle of Evian water.
And here's that limited edition blue vhs!
There is also a story linked to the US video release also knows as "the mystery of the ghost bonus scenes".
Appearing on some videos but not on others although they were advertised on each and every video cover.
The two bonus clips, the full version of the Like A Prayer and Hanky Panky performances (only
few seconds are shown in the movie) were actually a real treat and really exclusive to this edition as they
have never appeared anywhere else, not even on the later official dvd releases around the world.
More vintage VHS tapes shown below. These two are the first (1991) and last (2002) Italian editions of A Letto Con Madonna. Strangely enough, in the country where the Queen Of Pop caused controversy and had to defend herself with Italian media with the "Vatican Speech" featured in the film, the full uncensored version of this documentary was rated General viewing with no restrictions at all. "Sono molto felice di essere qui!"
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This week MadonnaTribe.com celebrates the 20th anniversary of Madonna's Truth or Dare, the documentary film, first presented in May 1991 at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film, shot by Alec Keshishian behind the scenes of her 1990 Blond Ambition Tour, was one of the most successful "rockumentary" ever to be shown on a big screen. With a budget of $4.5 million the movie had a final box office of $29,012,935!
The full working title was "Turth Or Dare: On the Road, Behind the Scenes and In Bed with Madonna". For the European and Japanese release the last part of the title was used... probably to make the film look even more controversial!

And now MadonnaTribe walks down memory lane with some of the artists involved in the movie...
 Dancers Luis Camacho and Slam looking back at the film...

MadonnaTribe: Looking back at the movie today do you think you have changed from your onscreen self?
Luis Camacho: The tour and the film definitely changed my life. I was just a naive kid from the lower east side of New York City. And now I like to think that I am more mature with a more stable head on my shoulders.
Slam: Well… I haven't really changed that much… I am more mature of course, but the essence is still there. I was always very real, so I don't see myself that different. I don't party anymore! But I am still the same Slam.
MadonnaTribe: And how was touring with the documentary crew?
Luis Camacho: It was all good until that knock on your hotel room door with a camera in your face.
MadonnaTribe: Do you remember any funny episode that has been filmed by Alek Keshishian during the tour that did not make the final cut?
Luis Camacho: It wasn't funny but a fierce performance. My drag performance in Spain when Madonna met Antonio Banderas for the first time.
Slam: That is kind of a hard question, given that we were being filmed 24/7 and so many things happened that were not included in the movie. But guess what…? I'll Never Tell…!
MadonnaTribe: Which is your favourite moment in the film?
Luis Camacho: Our "kee kee" session with Slam was reading about Oliver and Madonna being lovers and the press thinking it was Slam.
Slam: My favorite scene in the movie is when we are in our dressing room with Jose and Luis, and we were keeeking… and reading what was being published in magazines, and Madonna comes in kind of pissed because Oliver was missing and we were always picking on him… telling us that "He didn't have the survival skills that we did" keee, keee, keee, keee, kee!
 Madonnatribe's Truth or Dare Q&A with dancer Oliver Crumes

MadonnaTribe: Hi Oliver, welcome to MadonnaTribe.
When is the last time you watched the movie? Do you enjoy watching it today?
Oliver Crumes: The last time I watched the movie was when it aired on TV about 5 months ago. Only saw bits and pieces of it. I still enjoy watching it.
MadonnaTribe: When you watch the movie do you feel like it all seems like done yesterday or do you feel the 20 years that have passed?
Oliver Crumes: It still feels like yesterday
MadonnaTribe: If you had to pick up two best scenes from the movie, one overall and one in which you are featured, what they would be?
Oliver Crumes: Overall best scene would have to be at the end of the tour when we are all saying goodbye to her. Scene where I was featured would be the POLE scene.
MadonnaTribe: Describe Truth Or Dare in one word
Oliver Crumes: TIMELESS would describe truth or dare in one word
MadonnaTribe: Was it unconfortable having the film crew filming all the time and how was it working with Alec Keshishian?
Oliver Crumes: It got to the point during filming where it felt like the cameras werent even there. It was cool working with Alec.
MadonnaTribe: Can you tell us about a scene that was cut that you really hoped would have made the final film.
Oliver Crumes: There are several: The day she came to my house to meet my mom, and she came to my dance class I was teaching in L.A., when she threw my birthday party for me in L.A., and the MTV awards when I looked up her dress during performance and everyone in audience went OOOHHHH.
MadonnaTribe: Oliver, Truth or Dare?
Oliver Crumes: ...TRUTH!
Check back tomorrow for more Truth or Dare memories!
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