Purple Rain: Directed by Albert Magnoli. With Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos. A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a …

The song is "Purple Rain". It thrills the crowd so much that even Billy sheds a tear. Once the song ends, The Kid goes backstage and plans to hop on his motorcycle, but he hears the enthusiastic cheering …

Purple Rain (1984) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

It's probably fair to say that as a movie, "Purple Rain" makes for a great album. The story is like a 1930's backstage musical brought up to date, the dialogue is cliché-ridden, while the acting looks as if it's …

But capturing one of the decade's defining cultural touchstones is the true purpose of PURPLE RAIN, and to this day, you can talk to people who can still remember where they were and what day and …

Playing a character rooted in his own background, and surrounded by the real-life members of his Minneapolis-based musical 'family,' rock star Prince makes an impressive feature film debut in …

Release date United States July 27, 1984 Australia August 2, 1984 United Kingdom

To Prince & The Revolution in honor of the twentieth anniversary of their legendary movie Purple Rain.

Graffiti Bridge: Directed by Prince, Craig Laurence Rice. With Prince, Morris Day, Ingrid Chavez, Jerome Benton. The unofficial sequel to 'Purple Rain' (1984). The Kid is now club owner and rival to Morris …

Apollonia had originally recorded a version of the song "Manic Monday" for the album "Apollonia 6" (1984). Written by Prince, the song would later become a worldwide hit single for the girl group, The …