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The Resource Purple rain, directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli present ; a Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli production ; Purple Films Company & Warner Bros. Inc

Purple rain, directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli present ; a Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli production ; Purple Films Company & Warner Bros. Inc

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Summary
A young man 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, and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
  • Two-disc special edition.
  • 20th anniversary.
  • Widescreen version.
Extent
2 videodiscs (111 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Tracklist: Let's Go Crazy / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- Jungle Love / words and music by Morris Day & Jesse Johnson ; performed by Morris Day and The Time -- Take Me With U / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and Apollonia Kotero (as Apollonia) - Modernaire / words and music by Dez Dickerson ; performed by Dez Dickerson - Possessed / written by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- The Beautiful Ones / words and Music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) / music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- When Doves Cry / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- Father's Song / written by John L. Nelson ; performed by Prince -- Computer Blue / words and music by Wendy Melvoin (as Wendy), Lisa Coleman (as Lisa) and Prince ; performed by Prince -- Darling Nikki / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- Sex Shooter / words and music by Apollonia 6 and Prince (as The Starr Company) ; performed by Apollonia Kotero, Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie as (Apollonia 6) -- The Bird / words and music by Morris Day & Jesse Johnson ; performed by Morris Day and The Time -- Purple Rain / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- I Would Die 4 U / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- Baby I'm A Star / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution
Contents
  • Special features: Disc 1. Widescreen version presented in a "matted" format; Purple rain digitally remastered for its 20th anniversary ; Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin. Disc 2: First Avenue: the road to pop royalty (visit the nightclub that gave Prince his start); Purple rain: backstage pass; Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: the Impact and Influence of Purple Rain (10 min.); MTV premiere party (28 min.); 8 music videos (Let's go crazy; Take me with U; When doves cry; I would die 4 U; Baby I'm a star; Purple rain; Jungle love; The bird; Sex shooter)
Isbn
9780790792255
Instance
Label
Purple rain
Title
Purple rain
Statement of responsibility
directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli present ; a Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli production ; Purple Films Company & Warner Bros. Inc
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Costume designer
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Film director
Film distributor
Performer
Producer
Production company
Production designer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A young man 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, and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues
Awards note
  • Academy Award for Best Original Score, 1984.
  • National Film Registry, 2019.
Cataloging source
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Characteristic
videorecording
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Credits note
Director of photography, Donald E. Thorin ; production designer, Ward Preston ; film editor, Albert Magnoli ; original songs composed and produced by Prince ; clothes by Louis and Vaughn, Marie-France ; music score, Michel Colombier
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
English or French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1995.9.M86
LC item number
P877 1984
PerformerNote
Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III, Jerome Benton, Billy Sparks, Jill Jones, Charles Huntsberry, Dez Dickerson, Brenda Bennett, Susan Moonsie (as Susan), Sandra Claire Gershman, Kim Upsher, Wendy Melvoin (as Wendy), Bobby 'Z' Rivkin (as Bobby Z.), Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Brown Mark ; The Time (Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, Mark Cardenas, Gerald E. Hubbard Jr., Paul Peterson, Jesse Johnson)
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  • Magnoli, Albert
  • Blinn, William
  • Cavallo, Robert
  • Ruffalo, Joseph
  • Fargnoli, Steven
  • Prince
  • Apollonia
  • Day, Morris
  • Karlatos, Olga
  • Williams, Clarence
  • Benton, Jerome
  • Sparks, Bill
  • Jones, Jill Marie
  • Huntsberry, Charles
  • Dickerson, Dez
  • Bennett , Brenda
  • Moonsie, Susan
  • Melvoin, Wendy
  • Coleman, Lisa
  • Fink, Matt
  • Gershman, Sandra Claire
  • Upsher, Kim
  • Z, Bobby
  • BrownMark
  • Johnson, Jesse P.
  • Johnson, Jellybean
  • Cardenas, Mark
  • Hubbard, Gerald Edward
  • Peterson, Paul
  • Colombier, Michel
  • Thorin, Donald E.
  • Preston, Ward
  • France, Marie
  • Wells, Louis Edward
  • Jelks, Vaughn Terry
  • Apollonia 6
  • Modernaires (Musical group)
  • Revolution (Musical group)
  • Time (Musical group)
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
  • Purple Films Company
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
111
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  • Musicians
  • Bands (Music)
  • Rock music
  • Dysfunctional families
  • Family problems
  • Families
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Popular music
  • Musicians
  • Bands (Music)
  • Rock music
  • Dysfunctional families
  • Families
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Popular music
  • Minnesota
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Purple rain, directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli present ; a Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli production ; Purple Films Company & Warner Bros. Inc
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Tracklist: Let's Go Crazy / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- Jungle Love / words and music by Morris Day & Jesse Johnson ; performed by Morris Day and The Time -- Take Me With U / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and Apollonia Kotero (as Apollonia) - Modernaire / words and music by Dez Dickerson ; performed by Dez Dickerson - Possessed / written by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- The Beautiful Ones / words and Music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) / music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- When Doves Cry / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- Father's Song / written by John L. Nelson ; performed by Prince -- Computer Blue / words and music by Wendy Melvoin (as Wendy), Lisa Coleman (as Lisa) and Prince ; performed by Prince -- Darling Nikki / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- Sex Shooter / words and music by Apollonia 6 and Prince (as The Starr Company) ; performed by Apollonia Kotero, Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie as (Apollonia 6) -- The Bird / words and music by Morris Day & Jesse Johnson ; performed by Morris Day and The Time -- Purple Rain / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- I Would Die 4 U / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- Baby I'm A Star / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Special features: Disc 1. Widescreen version presented in a "matted" format; Purple rain digitally remastered for its 20th anniversary ; Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin. Disc 2: First Avenue: the road to pop royalty (visit the nightclub that gave Prince his start); Purple rain: backstage pass; Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: the Impact and Influence of Purple Rain (10 min.); MTV premiere party (28 min.); 8 music videos (Let's go crazy; Take me with U; When doves cry; I would die 4 U; Baby I'm a star; Purple rain; Jungle love; The bird; Sex shooter)
Control code
ocm56200812
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
  • Two-disc special edition.
  • 20th anniversary.
  • Widescreen version.
Extent
2 videodiscs (111 min.)
Isbn
9780790792255
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085393353322
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
33533
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen version ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer format
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Purple rain, directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli present ; a Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli production ; Purple Films Company & Warner Bros. Inc
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Tracklist: Let's Go Crazy / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- Jungle Love / words and music by Morris Day & Jesse Johnson ; performed by Morris Day and The Time -- Take Me With U / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and Apollonia Kotero (as Apollonia) - Modernaire / words and music by Dez Dickerson ; performed by Dez Dickerson - Possessed / written by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- The Beautiful Ones / words and Music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) / music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- When Doves Cry / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- Father's Song / written by John L. Nelson ; performed by Prince -- Computer Blue / words and music by Wendy Melvoin (as Wendy), Lisa Coleman (as Lisa) and Prince ; performed by Prince -- Darling Nikki / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince -- Sex Shooter / words and music by Apollonia 6 and Prince (as The Starr Company) ; performed by Apollonia Kotero, Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie as (Apollonia 6) -- The Bird / words and music by Morris Day & Jesse Johnson ; performed by Morris Day and The Time -- Purple Rain / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- I Would Die 4 U / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution -- Baby I'm A Star / words and music by Prince ; performed by Prince and the Revolution
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Special features: Disc 1. Widescreen version presented in a "matted" format; Purple rain digitally remastered for its 20th anniversary ; Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin. Disc 2: First Avenue: the road to pop royalty (visit the nightclub that gave Prince his start); Purple rain: backstage pass; Riffs, Ruffles and a Revolution: the Impact and Influence of Purple Rain (10 min.); MTV premiere party (28 min.); 8 music videos (Let's go crazy; Take me with U; When doves cry; I would die 4 U; Baby I'm a star; Purple rain; Jungle love; The bird; Sex shooter)
Control code
ocm56200812
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
  • Two-disc special edition.
  • 20th anniversary.
  • Widescreen version.
Extent
2 videodiscs (111 min.)
Isbn
9780790792255
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085393353322
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
33533
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen version ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer format
Video recording format
DVD

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