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📅 1984 ⏱ 1h 51min R Released FHD / 4K

Purple Rain

"Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it."

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A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.

🎬 DirectorAlbert Magnoli

📅 Release1984-07-27

🌍 CountryUnited States of America

🗣 LanguageGerman, Japanese, French, English

🏢 StudioWater, Purple Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

🗳 Votes403

🔥 Popularity2

💰 Budget$7,200,000

💵 Revenue$68,392,977

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🎭 Cast

Prince

The Kid

Apollonia Kotero

Apollonia

Morris Day

Morris

Jerome Benton

Jerome

Olga Karlatos

Mother

Clarence Williams III

Father

Billy Sparks

Billy

Wendy Melvoin

Wendy

Lisa Coleman

Lisa

Bobby Z

Bobby

Dr. Fink

Matt

Brown Mark

Mark

Jill Jones

Jill

Susan Moonsie

Susan

Brenda Bennett

Brenda

🎥 Crew

DirectorAlbert Magnoli

WriterWilliam Blinn

Boom OperatorDouglas J. Schulman

Supervising Sound EditorRichard C. Franklin

Sound EditorJames Beshears

Sound MixerBruce Bisenz

Music EditorJim Harrison

Stunt CoordinatorAl Jones

Executive In Charge Of Post ProductionAnthony DiMarco

First Assistant DirectorAnthony Brand

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pop starsuicide attemptaspiring singeranxiousadmiringcommandingvibrant

💬 Reviews

CinemaSerf⭐ 6/10

If this were a piece of vinyl, then there would be one side that features a strong and charismatic concert-style performance from the star and another that depicts a second-rate brat-pack style drama that is almost cringemaking to watch at times. The latter element follows a young musician who is regularly his father's punchbag at home and who struggles to avoid travelling down the the same path, …