Purple Rain (1984)


A young man with a talent for music meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs.

Purple Rain (1984)

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Released Year: 1984
Runtime: 111 minutes
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Directors: Albert Magnoli

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A young man with a talent for music meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs.

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Reviews


91
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman
The film is like East of Eden replayed as a hyperbolic rock fever dream. There are a few sour, juvenile moments, but this is the rare pop movie that works the way a great rock & roll song does: It tells a simple, almost elemental tale and uses the music to set it aflame.
80
Variety - Unnamed
Playing a character rooted in his own background, and surrounded by the real-life members of his Minneapolis-based musical 'family,' rock star Prince makes an impressive feature film debut in Purple Rain, a rousing contemporary addition to the classic backstage musical genre.
75
San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle
Fresh music and silly dialogue - those aspects of Purple Rain haven't changed over the years. [Review of re-release]
50
Christian Science Monitor - David Sterritt
The pop-music star Prince makes his movie debut in this bizarre drama about a rock singer with a troubled career and a miserable home life.
50
The New York Times - Vincent Canby
Like many album covers, Purple Rain, though sometimes arresting to look at, is a cardboard come-on to the record it contains.

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