Cinematic background from Purple Rain 1984 - A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.

Purple Rain

1984

Drama, Music, Romance

Directors:
Albert Magnoli
Writers:
Albert Magnoli, William Blinn
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Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with blonde curly hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with blonde curly hair holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with long red curly hair posing for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man with sunglasses and a microphone in front of a microphone stand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A car parked on the side of the road in front of a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the street; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman in a red hat is standing next to another woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A group of people on a stage in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two men in suits and ties are laughing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman in a white dress holding a white dog; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man in a white shirt is holding a guitar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman sitting at a table with a glass in front of her; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A young man with curly black hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A young man is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two men in suits are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two men in suits are talking in front of a neon sign; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person riding a motorcycle down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with long black curly hair wearing a red and black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two women in black and red outfits and a black hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two people walking down the street wearing red and white; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman are holding a drink in their hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man is singing into a microphone on stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A group of women sitting at a table looking at a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with long red curly hair wearing a red hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A beautiful woman with blonde curly hair and pink lighting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person with long curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with long curly brown hair standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a checkerboard wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person on a stage playing a guitar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person with long red hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A couple of men standing next to each other in suits; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A group of young people sitting in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two young men sitting next to each other at a party; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man sitting in the back seat of a car smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A group of people on a stage with lights in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man standing in front of a bookshelf with smoke coming out of his mouth; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman are looking into each others eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A group of people in a room with lights on; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a red wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man with long curly hair is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man in a jacket and tie standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman smoking a cigarette while wearing a red jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person holding a microphone on a stage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman in red gloves standing in front of a store window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man in a white shirt is on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man standing on a stage in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person sitting in front of a computer; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – Two women are looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man with glasses is sitting at a bar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman laying on the ground in a purple room; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person with pink hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman with curly hair and a bare face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A woman sitting at a table with a purse; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man and a woman face to face in front of lights; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man wearing sunglasses and a hat is smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A man wearing a hat and sunglasses in front of purple lights; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A person wearing a purple shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A group of people standing around each other at a party; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Purple Rain” (1984), directed by Albert Magnoli – A beautiful woman with long curly brown hair wearing red earrings; Close Up shot, Low angle