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Purple Rain

Purple Rain

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

Part of Purple Rain Collection

1984•1h 51m•6.7/10
DramaMusicRomance

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6.7/10(403)

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.

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Production

Water, Purple Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Prince

Prince

The Kid

Apollonia Kotero

Apollonia Kotero

Apollonia

Morris Day

Morris Day

Morris

Jerome Benton

Jerome Benton

Jerome

Olga Karlatos

Olga Karlatos

Mother

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

Father

Billy Sparks

Billy Sparks

Billy

Wendy Melvoin

Wendy Melvoin

Wendy

Lisa Coleman

Lisa Coleman

Lisa

Bobby Z

Bobby Z

Bobby

Dr. Fink

Matt

Brown Mark

Brown Mark

Mark

Jill Jones

Jill Jones

Jill

Susan Moonsie

Susan Moonsie

Susan

Brenda Bennett

Brenda Bennett

Brenda

Sandra Claire Gershman

Beautiful Babe

Alan Leeds

Alan Leeds

Stage Hand

Garry Johnson

"Jellybean" Johnson - The Time

Jesse Johnson

Jesse Johnson - The Time

Marc Cardenas

Mark Cardenas - The Time

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