Title:
Purple rain Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli.
ISBN:
9780790792255
Uniform Title:
Purple rain (Motion picture)
Edition:
Two disc special edition Widescreen version.
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004]
©1984
Physical Description:
1 or 2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Language options may vary by copy.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
Special features: Disc 1: digitally remastered for its 20th anniversary; optional audio commentary by director, producer and cinematographer; disc 2: First avenue: the road to pop royalty (13 min.); Purple Rain: backstage pass (30 min.); Riffs, ruffles and a revolution: the impact and influence of Purpe Rain (10 min.); MTV premiere party (28 min.); eight music videos: Let's go crazy, Take me with you, When doves cry, I would die 4 u, Baby I'm a star, Purple Rain, Jungle love, The bird, and Sex shooter.
DVD; region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound (English), Dolby 1.0 mono sound (French), dual layer, NTSC.
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 -- Languages: English Dolby surround 5.1 ; French mono -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish. 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 -- MTV premiere party -- 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).
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." -- Container.
Added Author:
Electronic Access:
imdb listing : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087957/
Language Note:
In English or French dialogue; with optional French or Spanish subtitles. English subtitles (SDH) and closed-captions (CC) available for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Performer:
Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III, The Time.
Production Credits:
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.
Accessibility Note:
English subtitles (SDH) and closed-captions (CC) available for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
OCLC Number:
ocm56200812
Availability:
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