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Release Date:
27 July 1984 (USA)
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Plot:
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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4 nominations
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(45 articles)
Listen, Don't Watch: 10 Soundtracks Better Than Their Movies
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Entertainment Weekly Lists the 25 Best Soundtracks from the Past 25 Years
(From Collider.com. 3 November 2009, 2:34 PM, PST)
(From ReelzChannel. 12 November 2009, 4:31 AM, PST)
Entertainment Weekly Lists the 25 Best Soundtracks from the Past 25 Years
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A trip back in time.
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Prince | ... | The Kid |
 | Apollonia Kotero | ... | Apollonia |
 | Morris Day | ... | Morris |
| Olga Karlatos | ... | Mother |
| Clarence Williams III | ... | Father |
| Jerome Benton | ... | Jerome |
| Billy Sparks | ... | Billy |
| Jill Jones | ... | Jill |
| Charles Huntsberry | ... | Chick |
| Dez Dickerson | ... | Dez |
| Brenda Bennett | ... | Brenda |
| Susan Moonsie | ... | Susan (as Susan) |
| Sandra Claire Gershman | ... | Beautiful Babe |
| Kim Upsher | ... | Kim |
| Alan Leeds | ... | Stage Hand |
| Israel Gordon | ... | Taste M.C. |
| Gil Jacobson | ... | Cop in Basement |
| Joseph A. Ferraro | ... | First Avenue M.C. |
| Joseph E. Ferraro | ... | First Avenue M.C. |
| James French | ... | Cabbie |
| Wendy Melvoin | ... | Wendy-The Revolution (as Wendy) |
| Lisa Coleman | ... | Lisa-The Revolution |
| Bobby 'Z' Rivkin | ... | Bobby Z.-The Revolution (as Bobby Z.) |
| Matt Fink | ... | Matt Fink-The Revolution |
| Brown Mark | ... | Brown Mark-The Revolution |
| Garry Johnson | ... | Jellybean-The Time |
| Mark Cardenas | ... | Mark-The Time |
| Gerald E. Hubbard Jr. | ... | Gerry-The Time |
| Paul Peterson | ... | Paul-The Time |
| Jesse Johnson | ... | Jesse - The Time |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Jenni Olson | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Tom Tangen | ... | Hiker #1 (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Albert Magnoli | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| William Blinn | written by | |
| Albert Magnoli | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Cavallo | .... | producer | |
| Steven Fargnoli | .... | producer | |
| Joseph Ruffalo | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michel Colombier | |||
| John L. Nelson | |||
| Prince | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Donald E. Thorin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Albert Magnoli | |||
| Ken Robinson | |||
Casting by | |||
| David Graham | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ward Preston | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Anne D. McCulley | (as Anne McCulley) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Marie France | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Richard Arrington | .... | supervising makeup artist | |
| Susan Caldwell | .... | hair stylist | |
| Jayson Jeffreys | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Earl Jones | .... | hair stylist | |
| Todd Prost | .... | hair stylist | |
| Lee Romanoff | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Susan Wenzel | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Mike Frankovich Jr. | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Anthony Brand | .... | first assistant director | |
| Britt Lomond | .... | first assistant director | |
| Don Wilkerson | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Thomas Anderson | .... | shop foreman | |
| Keen Bonath | .... | assistant props | |
| Clare M.S. Fishman | .... | assistant props (as Claire Fishman) | |
| Jim Johnson | .... | property master | |
| Howard McCormick II | .... | lead man | |
| Robert Scaife | .... | construction coordinator (as Bob Scaife) | |
| Wayne Smith | .... | painter | |
| Gregory Tetrault | .... | swing gang | |
| Dane Pizzuti Krogman | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| James Beshears | .... | sound editor | |
| Bruce Bisenz | .... | sound mixer | |
| Noah Blough | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Neil Brody | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jim Cook | .... | sound re-recording mixer: dialogue | |
| Mike Dobie | .... | sound editor (as Michael Dobie) | |
| Richard C. Franklin | .... | sound designer | |
| Richard C. Franklin | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Robert L. Harman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| David Kern | .... | sound editor | |
| Dan O'Connell | .... | foley artist | |
| Susan Rogers | .... | sound technician | |
| Douglas J. Schulman | .... | boom operator (as Doug Schulman) | |
| Marshall Winn | .... | sound editor | |
| John Asman | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Donald C. Rogers | .... | technical director of sound (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Al Jones | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Kathleen O'Haco | .... | stunts | |
| Ron Oliney | .... | stunts | |
| Brad Orrison | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Peter Golden | .... | casting: New York | |
| David Graham | .... | casting: Los Angeles | |
| Riki Wuolle | .... | casting: Minneapolis | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sonja Berlovitz | .... | costumer: men | |
| Jimmell Mardome | .... | costumer: men | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sonny Baskin | .... | additional film editor | |
| Warren Chadwick | .... | additional film editor | |
| George Davis | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Anthony DiMarco | .... | executive in charge of post-production | |
| Aubrey Head | .... | color timer | |
| George Richardson | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Allan Schultz | .... | additional film editor | |
| Mitchell Sinoway | .... | additional film editor | |
| David Taylor | .... | post-production assistant | |
Music Department | |||
| Leroy Bennett | .... | special lighting for musical numbers | |
| Jim Harrison | .... | supervising music editor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1984) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1985) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Bon Bon payroll services
- Complex, The music recorded at
- Glen Glenn Sound re-recording facilities
- Hugues/Moss Casting casting: New York
- Louis and Vaughn clothes
- Moultrie Accountancy Corp. production accounting
- Plaza 3 Minneapolis casting
- Ray Mercer & Company titles and opticals
- Sunset Sound Studios music recorded at
- Warner Bros. Records soundtrack
Additional Details
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-14 |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 |
Singapore:NC-16
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Trivia:
'Purple Rain' was shopped around to numerous production companies including Indigo Films; which was owned by _Jim Brown (I)_ and Richard Pryor. Brown himself expressed his disappointment about not acquiring the project in the Spike Lee documentary Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV).
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While performing Purple Rain towards the end of the movie, The Kid is playing his electric guitar without it being plugged into an amplifier. As he continues singing he is waving his hand, not playing the guitar, but his guitar can still be heard in the song as his other hand is pressing the frets.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The X Files: El Mundo Gira (#4.11)" (1997)
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Soundtrack:
I Would Die 4 U
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So there I am at the Landmark Uptown Theater in Minneapolis about a mile away from the legendary First Avenue nightclub. It is midnight and they are showing Purple Rain on the big screen. I sit patiently in my usual seat (fifth row, center, one seat to the right) waiting for this movie from my youth to come on. The lights dim and the Paramount mountain and stars appear and then it starts. `Dearly beloved; we are gathered here today…' Then it cuts to Prince up on stage. The title `Purple Rain' appears across the front with Prince behind it. You can almost smell the smoke in First Avenue because the song inspires me to remember back to my MTV days. When Prince says `Go Crazy!' a couple of girls run to the front of the theater and start dancing. I almost felt like getting up there with them but I was much too shy.
This is a badly acted film with a decent story but it's true strength is the energy it conveys through it's music. That opening number is makes you feel so many things and that's what we go to the movies for. To feel. My favorite song in the film is probably `Take Me With You'. Whenever I hear it, I always think of Prince and Apallonia facing each other and singing together. We all have those songs that take us somewhere special. `Take Me With You' is mine.