DramaMusicRomance

Purple Rain

- Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.

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.

Release Date : 1984-07-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : WaterPurple FilmsWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : The Kid

Original Name : Prince

Gender : Male

Character Name : Apollonia

Original Name : Apollonia Kotero

Gender : Female

Character Name : Morris

Original Name : Morris Day

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerome

Original Name : Jerome Benton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Olga Karlatos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Clarence Williams III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy

Original Name : Billy Sparks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wendy

Original Name : Wendy Melvoin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Lisa Coleman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Bobby Z

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt

Original Name : Dr. Fink

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Brown Mark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jill

Original Name : Jill Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Susan Moonsie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brenda

Original Name : Brenda Bennett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beautiful Babe

Original Name : Sandra Claire Gershman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stage Hand

Original Name : Alan Leeds

Gender : Male

Character Name : "Jellybean" Johnson - The Time

Original Name : Garry Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesse Johnson - The Time

Original Name : Jesse Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark Cardenas - The Time

Original Name : Marc Cardenas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry Hubbard - The Time

Original Name : Gerald E. Hubbard Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul Peterson - The Time

Original Name : Paul Peterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taste M.C.

Original Name : Israel Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Techie (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Thingvall

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-22

If this were a piece of vinyl, then there would be one side that features a strong and charismatic concert-style performance from the star and another that depicts a second-rate brat-pack style drama that is almost cringemaking to watch at times. The latter element follows a young musician who is regularly his father's punchbag at home and who struggles to avoid travelling down the the same path, especially when he meets the wanna-be singer "Apollonia" (Apollonia Kotero). Though she's keen, she can't be doing with his temperamental behaviour and switches allegiance to the more stable "Morris" (Morris Day). That all meanders along offering little new or even interesting and way too many facial close ups. It's the musical performances - expertly staged, choreographed and produced that make this worth watching. Prince just exudes a chemistry, a sexuality and a swarthiness that makes it clear why the man was an huge international superstar. The upshot of the film, though, is really - just buy the album or watch the videos on MTV. As a drama, this is pretty hopeless.