Purple Rain
1984
Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.
- Albert Magnoli
- 1h 51m
- July 27, 1984 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 27, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures,Water,Purple Films
- Cast
- Prince,Apollonia Kotero,Morris Day,Jerome Benton,Olga Karlatos,Clarence Williams III,Billy Sparks,Wendy Melvoin,Lisa Coleman,Bobby Zand 14 more
- Director
- Albert Magnoli
- Writer
- William Blinn,Albert Magnoli
- Cinematography
- Donald E. Thorin
- Music
- Michel Colombier
- Budget
- $7,200,000
- Revenue
- $68,392,977
- IMDb
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