A young man (Prince) with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.
Music star Prince stars as "The Kid" in this semi-autobiographical film, which follows the escapades of a tortured young musician trying to survive in a dysfunctional environment. He finds solace in the affections of a lovely young singer, but his first love is making his funky, unique brand of music, which he performs at an ultra-hip Minneapolis nightclub. The Kid must also contend with Morris, his nemesis both in music and romance
The popular soundtrack of this highly successful film contains many of Prince's most popular tunes, such as "Let's Go Crazy", "When Doves Cry", and the title song.
A brilliant, talented young musician struggles for success even as a rival musician threatens to supplant him, both professionally and romantically. "Purple Rain" features Prince, in his own inimitable style, performing many of his latest hits, including "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry," and "Let's Go Crazy." Academy Awards: Best Original Song Score.
Film debut for rock performer Prince.
Purple Rain Reviews:
"...When performing on-stage...[Prince] can be a riveting spectacle..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times
"...An impressive feature film....[The concerts] are splendidly realized musicvid-type affairs, awash in purple-hued smoky lighting atmosphere and right-on camera work..."
-- Kirk., Variety
"Showcasing the performer at the height of his creative and commercial success....[T]he performances are nothing short of magical."
-- Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly
"[T]his 1994 movie brought the liquid-hipped one to middle America, mutating his funk into warped guitar rock."
-- Chris Roberts, Uncut
Rock's Epiphany This IS the movie that changed my life. Prince broke all the rules and set about reinventing music and the movies. He told us it was okay to be different. (There is Beauty in Strangeness) Nothing would ever be the same.. truly a revolution. 20 years on and it still holds up pretty well, although we have all changed with the times (and grown a lot older). I wonder how Prince would feel watching it now...? Submitted by Ramesh Kula (Singapore) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
Better than first issue This is a big improvement over the first DVD issue primarily because of the widescreen aspect.
The sound is pretty close to the first, a little bit better.
I'm still disappointed by the same letdowns that are present on both.
They both do not show the closed caption during songs.
Now that this deluxe DVD has the trailers for Purple Rain, we see the obvious deleted scenes that we should have had.
the bonus materials are great, the videos and such. Submitted by Scapp70 (New York City, NY) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
The coolest man with a perm and high heels I saw this movie when in 1984, and am still watching it over 20 years later. I always see something I missed the time before. My son also digs this masterpiece. Submitted by Darryl (Va. Beach, VA.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Goebbel's 'Big Lie' Philosophy In Action Keep repeating something often enough, and eventually the gullible will believe it to be truth. Prince Rogers Nelson has never been much more than a prefab image "star" marketed like any other commodity from Chips Ahoy to Bobby Sherman to New Kids OTB. I still have yet to see convincing, concrete evidence of his alleged musical virtuosity on legions of different instruments. He IS a cynically calculated amalgam of poseur's mimicry from predecessors such as James Brown, Little Richard, and Jimi Hendrix - with precious little of their originality or raw talent. Writing smutty juvenile funk/dance tunes with occasional snippets of clumsily inserted ersatz emotion/grandiose overtures, combined with strutting around like Little Caesar on stage with the smug self-assertion of one backed by mass market advertising and pre-bought critical approbation does NOT make one a "talent," nor a "star." The Has-Been Formerly Known as Prince, like the storied Emperor of literature, has no clothes. Submitted by Veritas (Harvard Square, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 5 found this helpful.
The Soundtrack was released on my B'Day, June 25, 1984 The fact that this soundtrack was released on my birthdate, June 25, and at a milestone age 17, is wonderful and miraculous in itself. God Bless Submitted by anointedalan (da Bronx) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
Region 1 Keep Case Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English Additional Release Material: Featurette: 3 Featurettes Music Video: 8 Prince Music Videos Audio Commentary: Arists and Director Bonus Footage: MTV Premier Party
Rock's Epiphany
Better than first issue
Goebbel's 'Big Lie' Philosophy In Action
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