Movie
Purple Rain
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
- Release date
- 1984-07-27
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Water, Purple Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Prince as The Kid
- Apollonia Kotero as Apollonia
- Morris Day as Morris
- Jerome Benton as Jerome
- Olga Karlatos as Mother
- Clarence Williams III as Father
- Billy Sparks as Billy
- Wendy Melvoin as Wendy
- Lisa Coleman as Lisa
- Bobby Z as Bobby
- Dr. Fink as Matt
- Brown Mark as Mark
Crew
- Albert Magnoli - Director
- William Blinn - Writer
- Albert Magnoli - Writer
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