In the semi-autobiographical musical, released on July 27, 1984, Prince played “the Kid,” a musician who performs at a local Minneapolis club with his band while trying to escape his abusive father.

“Dearly beloved, we’re gathered here today to get through this thing called…’Purple Rain.’” The influential film that skyrocketed Prince to superstardom, and won him an Oscar, is now 40 years old. The ...

In 2014, the author of Prince biography Let’s Go Crazy, Alan Light, opened up about the singer’s iconic 1984 movie. He said the late musician, who died in 2016, never planned for the movie to end the ...

The book for the musical is being penned by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, whose play Appropriate won a 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play and is now running on Broadway. The production will be ...

The 1984 Oscar-winning Prince movie Purple Rain is getting a re-release in Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations in the U.S. and Odeon locations in the UK for one night only March 5. “Purple Rain ...

That was far from the first time the claim spread to millions over social media. In 2024, users shared TikTok (archived) videos (archived) claiming that rain sounds in movies and videos were actually ...