Purple Rain

UPC: 085391157045

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Profanity]

Summary: Purple Rain, the first starring film for Prince, is the story of an arrogant, young black singer, born and raised in Minneapolis, who reaches the pinnacle of stardom. The dramatic complications include "The Kid's" (Prince) miserable home life, where he suffers the brutalities of his father (well played by Clarence Williams III) and the youth's efforts to win the love of the beautiful Apollonia. Despite the misogynistic undercurrents in Purple Rain, the film's biggest fans were young women. Gorgeously photographed by Donald Thorin, Purple Rain is essentially a glorified music video, highlighted by a catalogue of Prince's hits, including I Would Die 4 U, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy; the score deservedly won an Academy Award and a Grammy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Romance

Awards: Best Original Song – null Best Original Song Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
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Purple Rain

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 07/24/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 114 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Purple Rain
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Chapter 22
23. Chapter 23
24. Chapter 24
25. Chapter 25
26. Chapter 26
27. Chapter 27
38. Chapter 28

Robert Firsching

What doesn't matter about this semi-autobiographical musical drama is that it is pretentious, misogynistic, ludicrous, and dumb. What does matter is that it is very entertaining and features an absolutely terrific musical score, one of the few to cop both an Oscar and a Grammy. Prince is the star and performs most of the songs, but the film's highlight is a delightful comic performance by Morris Day (whose group, The Time, does "Jungle Love" and "The Bird") as Prince's rival. Day steals every scene in which he appears with a cackling, tongue-in-cheek hubris that is a perfect antidote to Prince's pompous self-importance. Basically a fast-moving, carefully crafted music video, Purple Rain is fun despite its flaws. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Claire Gershman  Actor 
Kim Upshur  Actor 
Susan Moonsie  Actor 
Brenda Bennett  Actor 
Wendy Melvoin  Actor 
Jesse Johnson  Actor 
Charles Huntsberry  Actor 
Lisa Coleman  Actor 
Alan Leeds  Actor 
Jill Jones  Actor 
David Graham  Actor 
Dez Dickerson  Actor 
The Time  Actor 
Israel Gordon  Actor 
Paul Peterson  Actor 
Michel Colombier  Composer (Music Score) 
Steve Fargnoli  Producer 
Albert Magnoli  Director 
Albert Magnoli  Screenwriter 
Joe Ruffalo  Producer 
Robert Cavallo  Producer 
William Blinn  Screenwriter 
Prince  Actor 
Apollonia  Actor 
Morris Day  Actor 
Olga Karlatos  Actor 
Clarence Williams III  Actor 
Jerome Benton  Actor 
Billy Sparks  Actor 

Country: USA