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Truth or Dare is an outrageous, insightful, carefully controlled and (to non-fans) overlong documentary of singer Madonna's 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. Though much of the film is a paean to self-love a... read more read more...nd self-aggrandizement, we are permitted to see Madonna at her worst as well as her best. Just when the audience is on the verge of giving up the flamboyant vocalist as a bad job, she displays a sudden attack of sensitivity, such as her protective attitude towards a timid homosexual in her troupe. Among the many celebrities who poke their heads into the proceedings are Warren Beatty, Sandra Bernhard, and Kevin Costner, who makes the fatal error of coming backstage to tell Madonna that he thinks she's "neat." If you've had your fill of the Material Girl, take a look at the parody documentary starring MTV's Julie Brown, Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Alek Keshishian

Release Date: May 10, 1991

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DVD Release Date: July 25, 2000

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  • August 8, 2007
    This film was the big thing in 1991. Fascinating and Fun tour with Madonna and her concert series. I learned to love her and hate her from this very same movie. She's a phenomenal and complex character. We saw some humanity presented too! I was awed by the stage performances and ... read morecostumes which accompanied the music. I chuckled at the likes of the horse-man, the bed-pounding and the cone-bras. The Toronto authorities should be ashamed of themselves for trying to stop such an influential artist from letting her work be witnessed.
  • December 18, 2006
    Fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary of Madonna. Absorbing stuff, whether you like her or not.
  • October 23, 2009
    As many others have said, Warren Beatty steals the show with his comments about Madonna "not wanting to live off camera". Love her or hate her, this is still an interesting look inside Madonna's life.
  • February 8, 2008
    If this were a sandwich you were served in a restaurant you'd have to send it back because there is too much turd on it. After someone dragged me to see this at the theater no less, I spent most of my time playing the pinball machine in the lobby.
  • November 17, 2007
    A great documentary.
  • January 12, 2009
    LOVE THIS documentary.absolutely fabulous.






    Probably my fave madona movie.













    Posibly my favorite Madonna movie.
  • May 21, 2008
    This is a good movie.Madonna is great in this movie.I recommend that people watch this movie at least once.
  • January 31, 2008
    It gives you an insight into Madonna's life. She is not really like her stage persona. It is all for shock value.
  • July 14, 2007
    Interesting behind the scenes look at Madonna in her prime, intermixed with great concert footage. Madonna was really fearless in letting the filmmaker into her life, giving the viewer a real inside look at her and all her ambition and the craziness of her life at the top of the ... read morepop heap. See her boyfriend at the time, Warren Beatty, Sandra Bernhart, Antonio Banderas, family and friends. You also get some great truth or dare challenges from her and her backup singers and dancers. A real slice of Madonna's life during her 1990 tour.
  • May 8, 2007
    it was ok, I'm not really much of a reality show person, and that's pretty much what this movie was.

Critic Reviews


Matt Brunson
May 8, 2012
Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

Much of the supposedly raw material feels calculated, but several off-the-cuff moments are ingratiating -- the backstage meeting between Madonna and Kevin Costner, who deems her show "neat," is pricel... Full Review

Steve Crum
April 23, 2007
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Revealing for those who which to revel in Madonna's visage.

Emanuel Levy
June 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Stylish, vastly entertaining but not particularly deep or revelatory of the "real" Madonna, docu centers on her Blond Ambition tour with some interesting glimpses about life offstage. Full Review

Clint Morris
May 4, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Just try and resist it

Michael A. Smith
January 8, 2005
Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Not to quote Kevin Costner, but this movie is "neat."

Nell Minow
June 19, 2003
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Brilliant documentary.

Ken Hanke
January 9, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Bizarrely overrated vanity piece that might appeal to fans.

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Surprisingly enlightening for a "love me!" puff piece.

Owen Gleiberman
April 13, 2012
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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