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Thread started 12/29/11 2:25pm

darlingomo

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Anyone else notice...

...the use of a font used on the Purple Rain LP in the titles for the Ryan Gosling movie Drive?

[Edited 1/6/12 10:46am]

[Edited 1/6/12 10:49am]

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Reply #1 posted 12/29/11 2:32pm

rdhull

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The soundtrack is PURE 80's synth driven as well. So is the cinematography (neon galore). The director stated that he was going for an 80's Michael Mann feel. He succeeded.

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Reply #2 posted 12/29/11 2:49pm

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I see that font used quite a lot. I don't think Prince has any trademark claim on it, so it's just part of the public domain of fonts, just like Arial, Times New Roman, and Comic Sans.

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Reply #3 posted 12/29/11 3:03pm

darlingomo

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Never said he did, just thought it was a lovely subtle touch from a movie with its heart in the 80's

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Reply #4 posted 12/29/11 5:09pm

comegetwild

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I do remember them using that font, I also remember that noticing it was the one and only time during the entire movie that I felt slightly impressed. It was just endless shots of Ryan Gosling being the strong, silent and broody type, (Snore) interspersed with sketchy moments of very weak plot. The font was nice though. smile

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Reply #5 posted 12/29/11 5:33pm

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Those two stupid lfamo 2whatevr, they used the font for that party rock thing to
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Reply #6 posted 12/29/11 5:34pm

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Haha, no I didn't notice. Pretty cool

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Reply #7 posted 12/29/11 6:33pm

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That's NOT the same font.

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Reply #8 posted 12/30/11 1:29pm

Efan

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According to the director, it's the Risky Business font.

http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/film/1950483/drives-nicolas-winding-refn

“My editor suggested the film’s font…he stole it from Risky Business. It also reminded me of a film that made a very big impression on me when I was young: Pretty in Pink. John Hughes’s movies were very much my coming-of-age films, and I think Drive has a lot of him in it. It’s like a John Hughes movie where heads get smashed."

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Reply #9 posted 12/30/11 3:12pm

nursev

PositivityForever said:

That's NOT the same font.



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Reply #10 posted 12/30/11 3:36pm

tobydavies

PositivityForever said:

That's NOT the same font.

This!

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Reply #11 posted 12/30/11 4:59pm

awesomeav

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darlingomo said:

...the use of the Purple Rain font in the titles for the Ryan Gosling movie Drive?

watch lmfao party rock anthem thats the same font on there t shirts.

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Reply #12 posted 12/31/11 6:57am

comegetwild

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PositivityForever said:

That's NOT the same font.

[img:$uid]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4185/69582535.gif[/img:$uid]

I just made this using a font called "Nikki" which is one I got with a pack of Prince fonts and as I understand it, it was used 4 the liner notes on the Purple Rain album.

Not saying U're wrong, just that's what it is. smile

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Reply #13 posted 12/31/11 9:56am

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innit...watched Drive t'other day and said to the old wifey that it was the Purple Rain writing - just got 'the look' (alas, not 'that look') - as it was, and she dislikes me finding things Prince related as it just encourages me!!

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Reply #14 posted 12/31/11 10:31am

Shango

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Purple Rain font is much pointier/sharper and a different design overall

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Reply #15 posted 12/31/11 10:36am

Shango

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It's closer to the Mistral font. Most letters in "Drive" match, except for the "r".

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Reply #16 posted 12/31/11 10:42am

Shango

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Efan said:

According to the director, it's the Risky Business font.

http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/film/1950483/drives-nicolas-winding-refn

“My editor suggested the film’s font…he stole it from Risky Business. It also reminded me of a film that made a very big impression on me when I was young: Pretty in Pink. John Hughes’s movies were very much my coming-of-age films, and I think Drive has a lot of him in it. It’s like a John Hughes movie where heads get smashed."

Strange, the letters "e" and "i" in "Risky Business" don't match the ones in "Drive". Magnify the fonts of both posters and you'll see that "Drive" matches the Mistral font.

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Reply #17 posted 01/05/12 12:29pm

darlingomo

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Such a pedantic bunch on Prince.org I forgot...

Yes its the font used on the album cover just not the front cover sheesh

So yes it is one of the fonts used on Purple Rain

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Reply #18 posted 01/05/12 1:04pm

Shango

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Okay, i stand corrected. I wasn't aware in the first post that it was about the font on the back cover. No need to snark though. Misunderstandings can happen.


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Reply #19 posted 01/06/12 10:48am

darlingomo

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I've edited the OP to avoid more of the same. lol

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Reply #20 posted 01/10/12 10:46am

Shango

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cool

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