Film

Purple Rain

1984 · 1h 51m · Drama · Music · Romance

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

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

74%

Metacritic

55

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.

Prince

The Kid

Apollonia Kotero

Apollonia

Morris Day

Morris

Jerome Benton

Jerome

Olga Karlatos

Mother

Clarence Williams III

Father

Billy Sparks

Billy

Wendy Melvoin

Wendy

Lisa Coleman

Lisa

Bobby Z

Bobby

Dr. Fink

Matt

Brown Mark

Mark

Jill Jones

Jill

Susan Moonsie

Susan

Brenda Bennett

Brenda

Sandra Claire Gershman

Beautiful Babe

• Albert MagnoliDirector · Writer · Editor
• William BlinnWriter
• Steven FargnoliProducer
• Robert CavalloProducer
• Joseph RuffaloProducer
• Donald E. ThorinDirector of Photography
• Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
• Ken RobinsonEditor
• David GrahamCasting
• Peter GoldenCasting

Theatrical Trailer

Release date

July 27, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Budget

$7,200,000

Revenue

$68,392,977

Genres

Drama, Music, Romance

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