Purple Rain
Purple Rain movie poster
Directed by	Albert Magnoli
Produced by	Robert Calvallo, Steven Fargnoli, Joseph Ruffalo
Written by	Albert Magnoli, William Blinn
Starring	Prince, Morris Day, Apollonia Kotero Clarence Williams III
Music by	Prince, Michel Colombier, John L. Nelson
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Editing by	Albert Magnoli Ken Robinson
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	July 27, 1984
Running time	111 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
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Purple Rain is a 1984 feature film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince stars in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents. The film was very successful earning nearly US$70 million at the box office. Image File history File links Purple Rain 1984 poster File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... Born Patricia Kotero, Apollonia Kotero is a swimsuit model from California. ... Clarence Williams III (born August 21, 1939) is an American actor. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ... Michel Colombier (May 23, 1939 — November 14, 2004), was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor. ... The following individuals are named Ken Robinson: Ken Robinson (Canadian politician) (1927-1991) Ken Robinson (politician) (born 1942) Sir Ken Robinson (British author) (born 1950) Kenneth Robinson (1911-1996) British politician Kenny Robinson (1969-1999) American baseball player Kenny Robinson (comedian) Canadian actor and stand-up comic Category: ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ...

The film is tied into the album of the same name, which spawned three chart-topping singles: the opening number "Let's Go Crazy", "Purple Rain", and "When Doves Cry." The movie won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Much of the movie's cinematography, by Donald Thorin, is closer to that of 1980s music videos than a conventional film. Singles from Purple Rain Released: May 1984 Released: July 1984 Released: September 1984 Released: November 1984 Released: January 1985 Music from the Motion Picture Purple Rain (also called just Purple Rain) is a soundtrack album by Prince and The Revolution. ... Prince (UK) singles chronology I Would Die 4 U (1984) Lets Go Crazy/Take Me with U (1985) Paisley Park (1985) Purple Rain track listing Lets Go Crazy (1) Take Me With U (2) Lets Go Crazy is a 1984 song by Prince and the Revolution. ... This is a trivia section. ... Prince (UK) chronology Purple Rain track listing Darling Nikki (4) When Doves Cry (5) I Would Die 4 U (6) When Doves Cry is a song by Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Prince plays "The Kid", an aspiring Minneapolis musician with a difficult home life. He meets singer Apollonia Kotero, and they become involved in an untidy romance. The plot centers on Prince trying not to repeat the pattern of his abusive father (Clarence Williams III) and keep his band, The Revolution, and his relationship with his girlfriend, together. His main antagonist is fellow musician Morris Day and his group The Time. Excluding Prince and his on-screen parents, almost every actor in the movie uses his/her actual name for his/her character. This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Born Patricia Kotero, Apollonia Kotero is a swimsuit model from California. ... Clarence Williams III (born August 21, 1939) is an American actor. ... The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ...

The movie idea was apparently developed by Prince during his "Triple Threat" tour. Initially the script was to be darker and more coherent. One early idea he had was for his character to be a musician with a drug addiction.^{[citation needed]} Prince intended to play opposite his girlfriend Vanity until their relationship ended. Her role was initially offered to Jennifer Beals (who turned it down because she wanted to concentrate on college) before going to Apollonia. Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... Vanity is the most popular stage name used by singer/actress/model Denise Katrina Matthews (born January 4, 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada). ... Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former teen model and American film actress who is best known for her role as Alexandra Alex Owens in the 1983 movie Flashdance and as Bette on the lesbian themed drama series The L Word Beals was born to...

A sequel of sorts to Purple Rain, titled Graffiti Bridge, was released in 1990. Some claim this to be a true horror classic exceeding that of Psycho (1960 film). Graffiti Bridge is a film written, directed by and starring Prince; the soundtrack to the film shares the same name. ... Psycho is a 1960 suspense/horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock from the screenplay by Joseph Stefano about a psychotic killer. ...

In popular culture

• An episode of Martin had Martin trying to get back in his girlfriend Gina's good side after a long absence, where he shows up at her apartment with a clean haircut and a copy of Purple Rain, which he says he remembers is her favorite film. Gina corrects him by saying "Purple Rain is not my favorite movie; The Color Purple is!" Martin then says "At least I got the purple part right!" Martin is further annoyed by the appearance of his nemesis Pam who barges into their date and says "Hey, Purple Rain! This is my favorite movie!"

• In the film The Goonies, the character Mouth is seen wearing a Purple Rain T-shirt.

• In the 1987 film Maid to Order, Ally Sheedy's character, Jessie Montgomery, sports a Purple Rain t-shirt as she works as a maid for the Starkey family.

• On the episode of American Dad where Stan uses illegal immigrants to make holiday themed teddy bears, one of the illegal immigrants is wearing a white T-shirt depicting Prince on a purple motorcycle, just like the one he rode in the movie.

• Mad Magazine did a parody of the film titled Purple Acid Rain, which lampooned Prince's androgyny, feminine clothing style, and sexually suggestive music more than the actual film.

• In the movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the characters Jay and Silent Bob are presented as being fans of The Time, who appeared in Purple Rain.

• In the PC game Jazz Jackrabbit, Jazz, the main character, appeared as Prince in the Purple Rain picture.

• In an episode of The Golden Girls, Sophia listens to Purple Rain on a Walkman, playing air drums and singing along unknown that she is making herself look foolish.

• In an episode of Friends, Chandler makes fun of Ross for wanting to have dinner at the Hard Rock Café because of the Purple Rain display further boosting his status as a flaming queen.

• In the popular arcade game Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Rain is a playable character. He is a purple ninja and this was originally a joke by the creators of the game.

• In the X-Files, Agent Mulder said that Purple Rain was a great album, but deeply flawed movie.

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