Purple Rain

Director: Albert Magnoli Albert Magnoli

Overview

"The film that helped establish Prince's public persona comes to DVD with this lackluster release from Warner Bros. The transfer is a standard, full-frame 1.33:1 image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack is recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes and theatrical trailers. The best aspect of this disc is the sound, which was also the best aspect of the movie. Considering Prince's stature as one of the superstars of the last 20 years, one wonders if a special edition release of this film on DVD might be in the works."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/1997
UPC:	0085391139829
Original Release:	1984
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	3,169

Special Features

Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Production notes; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Subtitles: English, Français, Español

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Prince	The Kid
Apollonia Kotero	Apollonia
Morris Day	Morris
Olga Karlatos	Mother
Clarence Williams III	Father
Jerome Benton	Jerome
Billy Sparks	Billy
Jill Jones	Jill
Charles Huntsberry	Chick
Dez Dickerson	Dez
Brenda Bennett	Brenda
Susan Moonsie	Susan
Sandra Claire Gershman	Actor
Alan Leeds	Stage Hand
Israel Gordon	Taste MC
Gil Jacobson	Actor
James French	Actor
Wendy Melvoin	Wendy
Claire Gershman	Beautiful Babe
David Graham	Actor
The Time	Actor
Kim Upshur	Kim
Lisa Coleman	Lisa
Jesse Johnson	Jesse
Paul Peterson	Paul
Clarence Williams	Actor
Michel Colombier	Composer

Technical Credits

Albert Magnoli

William Blinn

Albert Magnoli	Director,Screenwriter
Robert Cavallo	Producer
Steven Fargnoli	Producer
Joe Ruffalo	Producer
William Blinn	Screenwriter
Al Jones	Stunts
Steve Fargnoli	Producer
Bruce Bisenz	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

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.