Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to remember Purple Rain, one of the hottest movies to come out in 1984. The movie Purple Rain is a semi-autobiographical musical drama film, starring the ...

But in 1984, Prince made movies work for him with Purple Rain, the story of The Kid, an extremely Prince-like musician trying to make it in Minneapolis fronting a band called The Revolution.

Be careful if Prince bestowed a stage name on you because his estate might claim that it owns the rights — even some 40 years ...

Jon Bream’s original 1984 review of ‘Purple Rain’ It’s a cinematic valentine to Minneapolis without ever mentioning the city by name.

When it premiered on July 27, 1984, the rock drama “Purple Rain” announced the arrival of a major movie star in Prince Rogers Nelson, a flamboyant 26-year-old musician better known by the ...

Prince Ross Marino/Getty Images Prince’s iconic Purple Rain is being adapted for Broadway. The 1984 film, which marked the musician’s acting debut, grossed close to $100 million worldwide and ...

Prince’s Purple Rain movie in 1984 wasn’t exactly what he wanted it to be. That’s according to an interview with music critic, author, and journalist Alan Light. He says Prince wanted ...

When “Purple Rain” the album and then the film were released in 1984 the impact could not have been known. At the time, the album was Prince’s fifth and “When Doves Cry” was topping the ...

Prince is a deeply strange on-screen presence, but his contribution to the musical genre is frequently beautiful.

This review originally appeared in The Oregonian July 30, 1984. By Ted Mahar "Purple Rain," at the Music Box, seems to swirl in a spiral of time. It features 1984 songs, most written and performed ...

Purple Rain ‘s return to theaters comes almost a decade after Prince’s death, and 41 years after it was first released in 1984. You can buy tickets for the film here.