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Purple Rain

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Purple Rain (1984)

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Prince. In his first motion picture.


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.


Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut, which was developed to showcase his particular talents, hence, the film contains several extended concert sequences. The film grossed more than US$80 million at the box office and became a cult classic.[3] This film was the only feature film starring Prince that he did not direct. The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards including Worst New Star for Kotero and Worst Original Song for Sex Shooter.[4]
A sequel, Graffiti Bridge, was released in 1990.


Release Date: July 27, 1984


Distrib: Warner Brothers


Boxoffice: $68,392,977 2013: $163,858,200

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Purple Rain (1984)
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