Purple Rain (1984)

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Cast: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III

Running Time: 111 min.

Genre: Drama, Musical

Rating: R

Synopsis: Purple Rain, the first starring film for Prince, is the story of an arrogant, young black singer, born and raised in Minneapolis, who reaches the pinnacle of stardom. The dramatic complications include The Kid's (Prince) miserable home life, where he suffers the brutalities of his father (well played by Clarence Williams III) and the youth's efforts to win the love of the beautiful Apollonia. Despite the misogynistic undercurrents in Purple Rain, the film's biggest fans were young women. Gorgeously photographed by Donald Thorin, Purple Rain is essentially a glorified music video, highlighted by a catalogue of Prince's hits, including I Would Die 4 U, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy; the score deservedly won an Academy Award and a Grammy.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Purple Rain (1984)

PeachSkinz: Watched Purple Rain, now Graffiti Bridge
corinnekleinman: “@Bman2436: @corinnekleinman just watched purple rain haha brought back the past #childhood” hahaha omg !
loconsoho: “@drkwingduck: seeing Purple Rain performed live? Will change yo life...i saw grown men crying...” seriously? I wanna go! Lol
drkwingduck: seeing Purple Rain performed live? Will change yo life...i saw grown men crying...
Frodochris: What was Prince smoking when he thought he saw purple rain!?