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Purple Rain

  • 6.5 /10

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  • 74%

Plot

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.

Cast

Prince as The Kid
Prince

as The Kid

Apollonia Kotero as Apollonia
Apollonia Kotero

as Apollonia

Morris Day as Morris
Morris Day

as Morris

Jerome Benton as Jerome
Jerome Benton

as Jerome

Olga Karlatos as Mother
Olga Karlatos

as Mother

Billy Sparks as Billy
Billy Sparks

as Billy

Wendy Melvoin as Wendy
Wendy Melvoin

as Wendy

Lisa Coleman as Lisa
Lisa Coleman

as Lisa

Bobby Z as Bobby
Bobby Z

as Bobby

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 27, 1984

Production Companies

  • Water

  • Purple Films

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • Deutsch

  • 日本語

  • Français

  • English

  • Português

  • Español

Budget

  • $7,200,000.00

Revenue

  • $68,392,977.00

Runtime

  • 1.85 hrs

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Reviews

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,…

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