History Film / PurpleRain

The soundtrack went on to become a massive pop hit.

* {{Camp}}

* JukeboxMusical

* NonActorVehicle

* ThrowItIn: Legend has it that Morris Day was so drunk or drugged during filming that his wild on-screen persona wasn't even acted, and often had to be dragged on set.
* UsefulNotes/TwinCities

!!This film provides examples of:

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''Purple Rain'' is a 1984 movie starring {{Prince}}. He plays The Kid, lead singer for Minneapolis rock band The Revolution, and we see him navigate his relationship with the singer Apollonia, [[CallingTheOldManOut deal with family trouble]], and compete against [[OpposingSportsTeam rival band]] The Time.

* TheDanza: [[invoked]] Everyone except The Kid and his mother and father.

''Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life...''
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* AutobiographicalRole: At any rate, Prince is playing an AuthorAvatar in a film InspiredBy his own life story to that point.

* [[invoked]]CreatorBreakdown: The Kid goes through a lot of this.

* [[invoked]]TheDanza: Everyone except The Kid and his mother and father.

* EasilyForgiven: The Kid is a jackass to his band and to his love interest throughout the movie. One awesome ballad later[[note]]It wasn't even his song: It was his father's lyrics with Wendy and Lisa's melody[[/note]], all is forgiven!
* TheEighties

* {{Expy}}: In 2014 Christopher Kirkley took the ''Purple Rain'' story and migrated it to the West African world. ''Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai'', [[note]]literally, "Rain The Color Of Blue With A Little Red In It" since there's no specific word for "purple" in the Tuareg language[[/note]] originating in Niger, is pretty much [[RecycledInSpace Purple Rain in the desert.]]

* FanService: Apollonia sure spends a lot of time underdressed, or in skin-tight leather, or tiny dresses....

* JerkAss: The Kid. Let's see: he treats his band like crap, acts like an asshole to his love interest and generally prances around being an InsufferableGenius. Small wonder people prefer the soundtrack CD...

* KickTheDog: Morris's "How's the family?" after [[spoiler: The Kid's father tries to kill himself]].
** Even Morris felt remorseful moments after saying that.

* TelevisionGeography: A cab ride from the Greyhound Station to the First Avenue nightclub comes to $37.75, when in reality they're across the street from each other. Particularly weird considering Prince, his band members and the director were Minneapolitans.
** Probably an inside joke.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Director Albert Magnoli told Rolling Stone that when the concept was first brought to WarnerBros, they suggested JohnTravolta should play Prince.

* CreatorBreakdown: The Kid goes through a lot of this.

* TheDanza: Everyone except The Kid and his mother and father.

* EasilyForgiven: The Kid is a jackass to his band and to his love interest thrughout the movie. One awesome ballad later[[note]]It wasn't even his song: It was his father's lyrics with Wendy and Lisa's melody[[/note]], all is forgiven!

* {{Expy}}: In 2014 Christopher Kirkley took the ''Purple Rain'' story and migrated it to the West African world. ''Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai'' [[note:literally, "Rain The Color Of Blue With A Little Red In It" since there's no specific word for "purple" in the Tuareg language]], originating in Niger, is pretty much [[RecycledInSpace Purple Rain in the desert.]]

* {{Expy}}: In 2014 Christopher Kirkley took the ''Purple Rain'' story and migrated it to the West African world. ''Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai'' [[hottip:literally, "Rain The Color Of Blue With A Little Red In It" since there's no specific word for "purple" in the Tuareg language]], originating in Niger, is pretty much [[RecycledInSpace ''Purple Rain'' in the desert.]]

* GratRainOfDepression: The song "Purple Rain".

!!This work contains examples of:

* SoBadItsGood

* ShallowLoveInterest: Apollonia.

A sequel, ''Graffiti Bridge'', was released in 1990. [[{{Discontinuity}} Most fans like to pretend it never happened]].

** With plenty of 80sHair on display.

* TwinCities

"''TAKE ME AWAY!''"

* {{Creator Breakdown}}: The Kid goes through a lot of this.

* {{The Danza}}: Everyone except The Kid and his mother and father.
* {{The Eighties}}

* {{Jukebox Musical}}

* {{Only Known By Their Nickname}}: Prince's character is known as The Kid.
* {{Shallow Love Interest}}: Apollonia.
* [=~So Bad It's Good~=]

* {{Television Geography}}: A cab ride from the Greyhound Station to the First Avenue nightclub comes to $37.75, when in reality they're across the street from each other. Particularly weird considering Prince, his band members and the director were Minneapolitans.

* {{Twin Cities}}
* [=~Who's On First?~=]: "The password is what?"