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Purple Rain, the first starring film for Prince, is the story of an arrogant, young black singer, born and raised in Minneapolis, who reaches the pinnacle of stardom. The dramatic complications include The Kid's (Prince) miserable home life, where he suffers the brutalities of his father (well played by Clarence Williams III) .. Read more

Starring	Prince, Morris Day, Clarence Williams, Olga Karlatos
Director	Albert Magnoli
Genres	Music/Musical

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Top of the Pops: The Best Pop Flix
- 14 Feb 2011
Is it me, or are pop stars getting younger and younger? This week 16-year-old sensation Justin Bieber releases his first concert movie – though Never Say Never is understandably pretty short on actual concert footage, and extremely long on baby snaps. A sign o’ the times, I guess. Where 80s greats Prince and Michael Jackson constructed a mythos of untouchable genius around them, an aura of old fashioned star power built on extravagance, extreme privacy, and cultivated eccentricity, Read more
Late Prince halts Black Swan screening
- 10 Dec 2010
Prince kept film fans waiting for a special screening of Natalie Portman's new thriller Black Swan earlier this week (beg06Dec10), after organisers refused to start the movie until the star showed up. The Purple Rain hitmaker was invited to a Los Angeles viewing of the acclaimed new movie, which features Portman as a ruthless young ballerina. But guests were left waiting for the credits to roll after the singer turned up 20 minutes late, according to New York Post gossip column PageSix. A... Read more
The Graduate named top soundtrack
- 17 Jan 2006
Simon and Garfunkel's music to the film The Graduate has been named the top soundtrack in movie history. The soundtrack for Mike Nichols' (Closer, Catch 22) film, which starred Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, included the songs Mrs Robinson, The Sound Of Silence and Scarborough Fair. Readers of Giant magazine gave second place to the 1984 film Purple Rain that featured Prince's musical and acting talents. Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, with tracks by Al Green and Dusty Springfield, took... Read more

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  A brilliant, talented young musician struggles for success even as a rival musician threatens to supplant him, both professionally and romantically. PURPLE RAIN features Prince, in his own inimitable style, performing many of his hits, including 'Purple Rain', 'When Doves Cry', and 'Let's Go Crazy'....

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  A brilliant, talented young musician struggles for success even as a rival musician threatens to supplant him, both professionally and romantically. PURPLE RAIN features Prince, in his own inimitable style, performing many of his hits, including 'Purple Rain', 'When Doves Cry', and 'Let's Go Crazy'....

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- Purple Rain
  
  Purple Rain, the first starring film for Prince, is the story of an arrogant, young black singer, born and raised in Minneapolis, who reaches the pinnacle of stardom. The dramatic complications include The Kid's (Prince) miserable home life, where he suffers the brutalities of his father (well ...