Purple Rain (1984)
- Director(s):
- Albert Magnoli
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Purple Rain
Purple Rain, the first starring film for Prince, is the story of an arrogant, young black singer, born and raised in Minneapolis, who reaches the pinnacle of stardom. The dramatic complications include "The Kid's" (Prince) miserable home life, where he suffers the brutalities of his father (well played by Clarence Williams III) and the youth's efforts to win the love of the beautiful Apollonia. Despite the misogynistic undercurrents in Purple Rain, the film's biggest fans were young women. Gorgeously photographed by Donald Thorin, Purple Rain is essentially a glorified music video, highlighted by a catalogue of Prince's hits, including I Would Die 4 U, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy; the score deservedly won an Academy Award and a Grammy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 111 mins
Complete Cast of Purple Rain
- Prince - The Kid
- Morris Day - Morris
- Clarence Williams III - Father
- Billy Sparks - Billy Sparks
- Jill Jones - Jill
- Charles Huntsberry - Chick
- Susan Moonsie - Susan
- Dez Dickerson - Dez
- Brenda Bennett - Brenda
- Jesse Johnson - Jesse
- Apollonia - Herself
- Olga Karlatos - Mother
- Jerome Benton - Jerome
- Israel Gordon - Taste MC
- Kim Upshur - Kim
- Claire Gershman - Beautiful Babe
- Lisa Coleman - Lisa
- Wendy Melvoin - Wendy
- Paul Peterson - Paul
- Alan Leeds - Stage Hand
- Director(s):
- Albert Magnoli
- Writer(s):
- William Blinn, Albert Magnoli
- Producer(s):
- Steve Fargnoli, Joe Ruffalo, Robert Cavallo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Nudity, Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Romance
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