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| Movie poster = FilmPurpleRain-movieposter.jpg | | Movie poster = FilmPurpleRain-movieposter.jpg | ||
| Premiere = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_26|26 July 1984]]: Mann’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, CA | | Premiere = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_26|26 July 1984]]: Mann’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, CA | ||
| Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_27|27 July 1984]] (USA)<br> | | Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_27|27 July 1984]] (USA)<br>2 August 1984 (Australia)<br>31 August 1984 (UK, Ireland) <br>6 September 1984 (The Netherlands)<br>21 September 1984 (Norway)<br>21 September 1984 (Sweden)<br>2 November 1984 (Finland)<br>19 January 1985 (Italy)<br>9 February 1985 (Japan)<br>13 February 1985 (France)<br>14 February 1985 (Argentina)<br>22 February 1985 (West Germany)<br>14 March 1985 (Hong Kong)<br>30 March 1985 (Philippines) <br>2 May 1985 (Portugal) | ||
| Director = [[Albert Magnoli]] | | Director = [[Albert Magnoli]] | ||
| Writers = William Blinn<br> | | Writers = William Blinn<br> | ||
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* John Dolan - location projectionist | * John Dolan - location projectionist | ||
<b>Make-Up Department</b> | <b>Make-Up Department</b> | ||
* Richard Arrington - Supervising | * Richard Arrington - Supervising make-up artist | ||
* Susan Caldwell - hair stylist | * Susan Caldwell - hair stylist | ||
* Jayson Jeffreys - key | * Jayson Jeffreys - key make-up artist | ||
* Susan V. Kalinowski - hair stylist | * Susan V. Kalinowski - hair stylist | ||
* Alberto Machuca - assistant | * Alberto Machuca - assistant make-up artist | ||
* Todd Prost - hair stylist | * Todd Prost - hair stylist | ||
* Lee Romanoff - key | * Lee Romanoff - key make-up artist | ||
* Susan Wenzel - | * Susan Wenzel - make-up artist | ||
<b>Art Department</b> | <b>Art Department</b> | ||
*Thomas Anderson - shop foreman | *Thomas Anderson - shop foreman | ||
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|day = Day #2 | |day = Day #2 | ||
|location = Henderson, MN, USA<br><small>Minnesota River; State 19 - Scott County #51</small> | |location = Henderson, MN, USA<br><small>Minnesota River; State 19 - Scott County #51</small> | ||
|shooting = EXT. Road, Riverside (Lakeside) & Log (Day/Dusk)<br><small>Ride along dirt road; Turn down path to river (lake); Return: Apollonia picket-up by man in truck after jump into water; Prince cons Apollonia into jumping into water; He rides away (later partly re-shot in Los Angeles); She’s furious (later partly re-shot in Los Angeles); Apollonia jumps into water./small> | |shooting = EXT. Road, Riverside (Lakeside) & Log (Day/Dusk)<br><small>Ride along dirt road; Turn down path to river (lake); Return: Apollonia picket-up by man in truck after jump into water; Prince cons Apollonia into jumping into water; He rides away (later partly re-shot in Los Angeles); She’s furious (later partly re-shot in Los Angeles); Apollonia jumps into water.</small> | ||
|scenes = Scenes 28, 29 | |scenes = Scenes 28, 29 | ||
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|date = January 1984. | |date = January 1984. | ||
|day = T.B.C. | |day = T.B.C. | ||
|location = Beverly Hills, CA, USA <br><small> Franklin Canyon Reservoir </small> | |location = Beverly Hills, CA, USA <br><small> Franklin Canyon Reservoir @ Franklin Canyon Dr. and Blinderman Trail </small> | ||
|shooting = EXT. ‘Not Lake Minnetonka’ <br><small>Apollonia coming out the water of ‘not Lake Minnetonka’; Prince teasing Apollonia not to get on bike; Prince riding off</small> | |shooting = EXT. ‘Not Lake Minnetonka’ <br><small>Apollonia coming out the water of ‘not Lake Minnetonka’; Prince teasing Apollonia not to get on bike; Prince riding off</small> | ||
|scenes = T.B.C. | |scenes = T.B.C. | ||
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"The Kid" (Prince) is a troubled Minneapolis musician. He and his band, The Revolution are one of three acts playing at a local nightclub, the First Avenue. The other acts are The Time, a funk band, lead by Morris Day and The Modernaires, a new wave band, lead by Dez Dickerson. Aspiring singer Apollonia, comes to town to try her luck hoping to get hired as singer at the First Avenue. Both "The Kid" and Morris Day are attracted to her and vie for her attention. While a romance starts to develop between "The Kid" and Apollonia, she accepts a position in Morris Day’s new all female group, Apollonia 6, to the obvious dismay of "The Kid". Having recruited Apollonia, Morris Day convinces nightclub owner Billy Sparks, to give a slot to his new protege band. They make a deal to evict The Revolution from the nightly program if the girl group is commercial and appealing enough. Meanwhile, tensions appear in The Revolution due to growing frustration of guitarist Wendy and keyboardist Lisa about "The Kid" rejecting their compositions. The dispute revolves around an instrumental demo, dubbed "Slow Groove", which they pass on to Jill, a waitress at First Avenue who has a crush on "The Kid", in hope that he will listen if that comes through her. One night when "The Kid" comes home, he finds out his mother had been beaten again and confronts his father. After his father warns him to never get married "The Kid" gets back to the club to face more internal band strife and pressure. Following an edgy performance of "Computer Blue", Billy Sparks warns him that his slot at the club is in jeopardy, and that he might lose it if he follows the same unsuccessful path that ruined his father’s career as a musician. The night after, Apollonia 6 successfully opens at The Taste, another nightclub in town. While Morris Day and Apollonia, celebrate their success in a side street, "The Kid" hits Morris with his motorcycle and takes away Apollonia. Subsequently she breaks up with him when he fails to refrain from being violent. When "The Kid" returns home, the situation has escalated to a dramatic level. His father shoots himself in the head. After a night of torment and despair, "The Kid" wakes up in a new spirit and decides to give the instrumental "Slow Groove" by the girls in his band another try. The following night at the club "The Kid" announces the band will play a new song by Wendy & Lisa and performs Purple Rain while the audience almost religiously listen. As the Kid exits the stage, convinced that he blew the gig, he realizes the crowd is cheering and calling him back for an encore. On his way back to the stage, Apollonia waits for him in tears. The film ends with a series of scenes interspersed with the concert performance showing how the story happily ends. Now at peace, "The Kid" sorts out the destroyed home basement, helped by Apollonia and visits his father at the hospital. | |||||||||
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Shooting started on 1 November 1983 with a week (from 1 to 5 Nov.) of exterior scenes shots in and around Minneapolis, Henderson, Eagan, Cedar Lake and Coon Rapids. Amongst other was shot the infamous scene (#29) with Apollonia jumping in the water on 2 November 1983 near Henderson. Of note the initial script had Apollonia picked up by a trucker, instead of "The Kid" coming back to pick her up after he had rode away. Second week (from 7 to 12 Nov.) was dedicated to a few motorcycle takes with Prince and a stunt double, as well as scenes in Minneapolis and around the 1st Avenue club, including the infamous scene (#25) when Jerome puts 'Beautiful Babe' in a dumpster. The scene at Mall of America when "The Kid" and Apollonia meet and engage conversation (#27) was also shot. Third week (from 14 to 19 Nov.) mostly focused on exterior scenes with Morris, Jerome, Prince & Apollonia, except for the two days dedicated to the rehearsal warehouse where The Time and the Girls group rehearse, including a deleted scene of "The Kid" riding to the warehouse, entering and fighting with The Time members. 2 days were allocated to exteriors outside of "The Kid"’s house, on Snelling Avenue, while the last day of the week (day #17) was dedicated to the fight between "The Kid" and Apollonia near the embankment (#97 & 98). '’section under construction | |||||||||
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