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Release Date: 1984

Cast: Dez Dickerson, Brenda Bennett, Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Kim Upsher, Charles Huntsberry, Alan Leeds, Jerome Benton, Susan Moonsie, Clarence Williams III, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos ...MORE

Cast: Dez Dickerson, Brenda Bennett, Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Kim Upsher, Charles Huntsberry, Alan Leeds, Jerome Benton, Susan Moonsie, Clarence Williams III, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Billy Sparks, Jill Jones, Sandra Claire Gershman ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Romance Film, Musical

Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents, hence, the film contains several extended concert sequences. The film grossed more than US$80 million at the box office and became a cult classic. This film was the only feature film starring Prince that he did not direct. A sequel, Graffiti Bridge, was released in 1990. "The Kid" (Prince) is an aspiring and talented, but troubled Minneapolis musician with a difficult... MORE

Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents, hence, the film contains several extended concert sequences. The film grossed more than US$80 million at the box office and became a cult classic. This film was the only feature film starring Prince that he did not direct. A sequel, Graffiti Bridge, was released in 1990. "The Kid" (Prince) is an aspiring and talented, but troubled Minneapolis musician with a difficult home life. He meets a singer named Apollonia (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, played by Clarence Williams III, and keep his band, The Revolution, and his relationship with Apollonia, together. His main antagonist is fellow musician Morris Day and his group The Time. The movie idea was apparently developed by Prince during his 1999 Triple Threat Tour. Initially the script was to be darker and more coherent. Prince intended to cast Vanity, leader of the girl group Vanity 6, but she left LESS