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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, Rovi
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Side #1 -- Disc 1: The Movie
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Scene Selections
Special Features
Commentary by Director Albert Magnoli, Producer Robert Cavallo and Director of Photography Donald E. Thorin
Prince: The Trailers
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Purple Rain (1984)
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Graffiti Bridge (1990)
Languages
Spoken Languages: English
Spoken Languages: Français
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Français
Subtitles: Español
Subtitles: Off
Side #2 -- Disc 2: Special Features
First Avenue: The Road to Pop Royalty
Purple Rain: Backstage Pass
Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: The Impact and Influence of Purple Rain
MTV Premiere Party
Purple Rain: The Videos
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Music Video: "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince
Music Video: "Take Me With U" by Prince
Music Video: "When Doves Cry" by Prince
Music Video: "I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm a Star" by Prince
Music Video: "Purple Rain" by Prince
The Time
Music Video: "Jungle Love" by the Time
Music Video: "The Bird" by the Time
Apollonia 6
Music Video: "Sex Shooter" by Apollonia 6
Chapters
Side #1 -- Disc 1: The Movie
1. Let's Go Crazy; Nightlife. [8:13]
2. Jungle Love. [2:46]
3. Crazy... at Home. [1:03]
4. Search for Sexy-But-Not-Dirty. [4:04]
5. Take Me With U. [2:54]
6. Wrong Lake. [4:39]
7. The Password. [1:26]
8. Modernaire; Still a Group? [3:25]
9. Morris on the Make. [3:49]
10. The Beautiful Ones. [5:20]
11. Who's the Lucky Girl? [6:27]
12. Gettin' Off It. [1:22]
13. Wanna Be a Star? [1:39]
14. The Matter With This House... [2:59]
15. ...Across the Generations. [2:40]
16. When Doves Cry. [4:17]
17. Never Get Married. [3:16]
18. Computer Blue. [4:26]
19. Darling Nikki. [2:38]
20. Like Father, Like Son. [1:22]
21. Sex Shooter. [:34]
22. Ride of Rage. [2:58]
23. Breaking Point. [4:15]
24. The Day After; The Bird. [4:16]
25. Purple Rain. [6:24]
26. I Would Die 4 U. [8:52]
27. Baby I'm a Star. [4:59]
28. End Credits. [4:21]
Features
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Digitally remastered for its 20th anniversary
First-time widescreen video release
Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo, and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
Languages: English and Français
Subtitles: English, Français, and Español
First Avenue: The Road to Pop Royalty - visit the nightclub that gave Prince his start
Purple Rain: Backstage Pass - go behind the scenes of the Purple Rain experience
Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: The Impact and Influence of Purple Rain - explore the lasting legacy that Prince and Purple Rain had on an entire generation
MTV Premiere Party - the original broadcast
8 great music videos - Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm a Star, Purple Rain, Jungle Love, The Bird and Sex Shooter
Cinematographer - Donald Thorin
Composer (Music Score) - Michel Colombier
Costume Designer - Marie France
Makeup - Richard Arrington
Musical Direction/Supervision - Robert L. Harman
Production Designer - Ward Preston
Songwriter - Dez Dickerson
Songwriter - Prince
Sound/Sound Designer - Bruce Bisenz
Stunts - Al Jones
What doesn't matter about this semi-autobiographical musical drama is that it is pretentious, misogynistic, ludicrous, and dumb. What does matter is that it is very entertaining and features an absolutely terrific musical score, one of the few to cop both an Oscar and a Grammy. Prince is the star and performs most of the songs, but the film's highlight is a delightful comic performance by Morris Day (whose group, The Time, does "Jungle Love" and "The Bird") as Prince's rival. Day steals every scene in which he appears with a cackling, tongue-in-cheek hubris that is a perfect antidote to Prince's pompous self-importance. Basically a fast-moving, carefully crafted music video, Purple Rain is fun despite its flaws. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
Prince : Best Original Song - Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 1984
Prince : Best Original Song Score - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc, 1984
