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Enlarge cover image for Purple rain / Warner Bros. Pictures directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; producered by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; director, Albert Magnoli. DVD

Purple rain / Warner Bros. Pictures directed by Albert Magnoli ; written by Albert Magnoli & William Blinn ; producered by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, Steven Fargnoli ; director, Albert Magnoli.

Summary:

Prince stars as "The Kid," a Minneapolis club musician, who struggles with both a tumultuous homelife and his own smoldering anger while taking refuge in his music and his steamy love for sultry Apollonia Kotero. Semi-autobiographical.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790731533
  • ISBN: 9780790731537
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard version.
  • Publisher: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, 1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: Production notes; Fillimited credits; production notes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Original songs composed and produced by Prince; additional music by Michel Colombier and John L. Nelson; cinematography by Donald E. Thorin; film editing by Albert Magnoli and Ken Robinson; production design by Ward Preston; set decoration by Anne McCulley; costume design by Marie France ; director of photography, Donald E. Thorin ; film editor, Albert Magnoli ; clothes by Louis and Vaughn Marie-France ; music score by Michel Colombier.
Participant or Performer Note:
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 (beautiful babe); Kim Upsher (Kim) ; Wendy, Bobby Z., Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Brown Mark.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Award winner (1984) Best Music, Original Song Score (Prince)
Source of Description Note:
Title from title frames.
Subject:
Musicians > Minnesota > Minneapolis > Drama.
Rock music > Drama.
Bands (Music) > Drama.
Dysfunctional families > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Músicos > Minnesota > Minneapolis > Teatro.
Bands (Music)
Dysfunctional families.
Man-woman relationships.
Musicians.
Rock music.
Minnesota > Minneapolis.
Genre:
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Rock films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Rock films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at North Carolina Community Colleges Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Stanly Community College. (Show preferred library)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stanly Community College Library PN 1995.9 .M86 P87 1997 DVD (Text) 39891000639523 General Collection Available -
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Don C. Locke Library DVD.PN 1995.9 .M86 P87 1997 FFR (Text) 33312001458520 Audiovisuals Available -
Brunswick Community College Library PN 1995.9 .M86 P87 1997 (Text) 34016000457305 Audiovisuals Available -
Nash Community College Library 791.43 Pur (Text) 33007000697546 Audiovisuals Available -
Wilkes Community College Pardue Library DVD 791.4372 Pur (Text) 39062000934484 Audiovisuals Available -