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Purple Rain

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

1984★ 6.7 · 4201h 51mDramaMusicRomance

Overview

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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Cast

Morris Day
as Morris

Prince
as The Kid

Clarence Williams III
as Father

Olga Karlatos
as Mother

Joel Thingvall
as Club Techie (uncredited)

Susan Moonsie
as Susan

Lisa Coleman
as Lisa

Jerome Benton
as Jerome

Apollonia Kotero
as Apollonia

Wendy Melvoin
as Wendy

Jill Jones
as Jill

Dr. Fink
as Matt

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Release date: 1984-07-27

Budget: $7,200,000

Revenue: $68,392,977

Runtime: 1h 51m

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DramaMusicRomance

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