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The Color Purple (1985) More at IMDbPro »

Version of
The Color Purple: The Color of Success (2007) (TV)
The Color Purple (2010)
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (#11.18)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned during intro toThe People's Second Choice Awards
"The Critic: The Pilot (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  Sherman is wearing a "The Color Purple" bathrobe.
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V)
 -  Someone mentions this film.
"Dawson's Creek: Pilot (#1.1)" (1998)
 -  Dawson: I have Schindler's List and The Color Purple. Oh, and for humility purposes I also keep his others.
All the Rage (1999)
 -  The VHS of this film can be seen in a videostore
Timecode (2000)
Rescued from the Closet (2001) (V)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 -  Someone mentions this film.
Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV)
Madea's Class Reunion (2003) (V)
 -  Madea tells Stephanie if Horace dials 911, to run like Shug did to Miss Celie
A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V)
Conversations with the Ancestors: 'The Color Purple' from Book to Screen (2003) (V)
Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V)
The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (2003) (V)
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
 -  Actors turn down roles: Tina Turner - "The Color Purple"
Ladies in Lavender. (2004)
 -  one character teaching another character by attaching name-tags on things and furniture
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
 -  Dialogue Reference
Shadow: Dead Riot (2006)
 -  "like Danny Glover in 'Purple' " (song lyrics)
"Jeopardy!: (#22.85)" (2006)
 -  correct response in "African-American Actresses" Final Jeopardy! category
"Jeopardy!: (#22.88)" (2006)
 -  incorrect response in "The Color Purple" category
"The Wire: Misgivings (#4.10)" (2006)
 -  Namond mentions that his mother has gone to New York to see the musical of the film.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates My Man (#4.5)" (2008)
 -  Julius says the store was out of "The Color Purple" play sets
Major Movie Star (2008)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough (2008) (VG)
 -  Strong Bad complains about taking a The Color Purple personality quiz when answering an email
"Saturday Night Live: Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift (#34.12)" (2009)
 -  The musical is referred to in the Broadway meeting segment.
"Muchachada nui: (#3.6)" (2009)
 -  Title mentioned by character in segment "Tú eres el protagonista: Steven Spielberg"
Featured in
The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V)
Conversations with the Ancestors: 'The Color Purple' from Book to Screen (2003) (V)
Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V)
The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (2003) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #51 on the list.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV)
 -  clips shown
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V)
 -  clips
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  Clips shown during Steven Spielberg tribute.
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
 -  Clips featured during montage.
"Loose Women: (#13.148)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.

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