Home Video: Purple Rain

{{video| |Current video name = Purple Rain |Video Image = HomeVideoPurpleRain.jpg |Video link = Prince And The Revolution: Live |Date = VHS
19 November 1984 (USA)
1 March 1985 (NL)

DVD
25 June 1997 (USA)

DVD x2 (20th Anniversary)
24 August 2004 (USA)

BluRay
24 July 2007 (USA) |Director = Albert Magnoli |Related = Purple Rain (film), Purple Rain (album) |Label = Warner Home Video (USA) |length = 107 -113 minutes |Previous year = |Next year = 1985 |Previous image = File:NoPreviousAlbum.png |Next image = File:Princeandtherevolutiondoublelive vhs.jpg |Previous video = Videos:_Home_Videos |Next Video = Home_Video:_Double_Live |Previous video name = All Home Videos |Next video name = Prince And The Revolution: Live |Introduction = Purple Rain was the first Prince home video to be released and his first movie released in Home Video format. It was released on 19 November 1984 in the USA with an 'R' rating. When released in the United Kingdom and Australia the film was rated unsuitable under 15. Of note, the movie was rated unsuitable under 12 in the Benelux from 1999 onward.

Depending of the country, running times varied from 113 minutes in the USA, to 111 minutes in Japan, and 107 minutes in Europe.

The home video was a commercial success in the USA, reaching position 1 in Billboard Top Videocassette Sales chart and in Billboard Top Videodisks charts, and position 2 in Billboard Top Videocassette rentals chart.

In 2004 a 20th Anniversary Collector Edition was released, featuring a bonus DVD containing footage from the MTV premiere, 8 music videos, 3 documentaries and 3 different trailers.

This latter configuration was retained when the movie was released on HD DVD and BluRay format in 2007. |format1 = VHS |Tracklisting =

• NTSC / PAL / SECAM

Content: Movie
Features: Dolby Stereo

{{SingleRef|1= US: 11398 (1984) 15195 (reissue)
<b>UK: PEV 61398 (1984) PES 61398 (1988, 1990) S011398 (1994)
NL: PCV 61398 (1985) SCV 61398 (1986)
DE: PGV 61398 (1985)
FR: PEVS 61398 (1985) 61398 SVVS (1989)
JP: WV-11398 (1990)
AU: 61398 (1984) 11398 (1997)
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Video8

• PAL

Content: Movie
Features: Digital Stereo

References:
JP: CSWF-8644 (1990)

Boxset

• PAL

Content: Movie, Album
Features: VHS, Poster, CD

• Cat #:

DE: WMV 573-3 ZY (1990)
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