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Purple Rain (1984)

R07/27/1984Drama, Music, Romance1h 51m
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Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Prince

    The Kid

  2. Cast 1

    Apollonia Kotero

    Apollonia

  3. Cast 1

    Morris Day

    Morris

  4. Cast 1

    Jerome Benton

    Jerome

  5. Cast 1

    Olga Karlatos

    Mother

  6. Cast 1

    Clarence Williams III

    Father

  7. Billy Sparks

    Billy

  8. Cast 1

    Wendy Melvoin

    Wendy

  9. Cast 1

    Lisa Coleman

    Lisa

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, especially when he meets the wanna-be singer "Apollonia" (Apollonia Kotero). Though she's keen, she can't be doing with his temperamental behaviour and switches allegiance to the more stable "Morris" ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$7,200,000.00

Revenue $68,392,977.00

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