Film
Purple Rain
- Director
- Albert Magnoli
- Certificate
- 15
- Running Time
- 107 mins
Prince‘s brazenly egotistical first and best foray into film is the semi-autobiographical tale of ‘The Kid’ (guess who), who experiences all the usual trials and tribulations on his way to pop stardom. The performances are pretty ropy and the film was nominated for two Razzies: Worst Original Song (Prince for Sex Shooter) and Worst New Star (Appollonia Kotero). But Prince was at the height of his powers back in 1984, so fans were happy to overlook such shortcomings.
It’s back on screen courtesy of We Are Parable as part of the BFI Musicals season.
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