Movie: Purple Rain (1984)
- Director: Albert Magnoli
- Release Date: 14 March 1985 (Hong Kong)
- Writers: William Blinn (written by) Albert Magnoli (written by)
- Run Time: 111 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Musical , Romance
Trivia: Albert Magnoli filmed a second love scene that was not included in the final cut of the film. This scene has special meaning because it contains the actual illusion of the purple rain. A snippet of this scene is included in the theatrical trailer for the film as well as the When Doves Cry montage. This scene, as well as the other deleted footage that led up to it, is also outlined in the film’s screenplay found on various websites. It is rumored that this second love scene almost earned the film an X-rating although it’s unclear as to whether this scene was actually included in early edits of the film or actually submitted to the MPAA. This legendary piece of footage has never been released commercially in its entirety.
Goofs: Continuity: The notecard application Apollonia fills out in the first club scene lists her experience as “Singer & Dancer,” yet when it is posted on the board in later scenes this section is blank.
“A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn’t all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father’s self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>”
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