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Lake Minnetonka is calling Apollonia back

Article by: JON BREAM , Star Tribune
Updated: June 27, 2014 - 11:55 PM

For the first time since filming that famous “Purple Rain” scene, the actress returns to Minneapolis Saturday for a benefit at First Avenue.

For the record: Apollonia never did purify herself in Lake Minnetonka. In fact, she’s never been to the Twin Cities’ biggest lake. And she hasn’t been in Minnesota since filming “Purple Rain” in 1983.

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Apollonia also had no idea what she was getting into when she stepped into that exurban backwater near the Minnesota River town of Henderson, southwest of the Twin Cities.

Let’s set the scene. It was Nov. 2, 1983, the second day of the film shoot. It was freezing — the season’s first snow had fallen that day — and Apollonia was wearing a skimpy outfit. A stuntman was stationed in the water to catch her and keep her from getting stuck in the mud.

“As an actor, I was like, ‘Let’s go for it, man. I can do this.’ I did it and when I got out, I kicked [Prince]. I could feel the mud. There was dialogue, but it became improv. I couldn’t breathe when I got out. I wanted to check my body parts to see that they were still on me. They said ‘Cut’ and then we did it three more times. By the fourth time, I felt delirious. They took me to a tent, where they dried me off and there was a nurse.”

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Update: Hmm, seems Apples is fibbing. According to the PR commentary track this scene was filmed in California.

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[Edited 6/28/14 7:11am]

BartVanHemelen said:

http://www.startribune.co...=1&c=y

Lake Minnetonka is calling Apollonia back

Article by: JON BREAM , Star Tribune
Updated: June 27, 2014 - 11:55 PM

For the first time since filming that famous “Purple Rain” scene, the actress returns to Minneapolis Saturday for a benefit at First Avenue.

For the record: Apollonia never did purify herself in Lake Minnetonka. In fact, she’s never been to the Twin Cities’ biggest lake. And she hasn’t been in Minnesota since filming “Purple Rain” in 1983.

[...]

Apollonia also had no idea what she was getting into when she stepped into that exurban backwater near the Minnesota River town of Henderson, southwest of the Twin Cities.

Let’s set the scene. It was Nov. 2, 1983, the second day of the film shoot. It was freezing — the season’s first snow had fallen that day — and Apollonia was wearing a skimpy outfit. A stuntman was stationed in the water to catch her and keep her from getting stuck in the mud.

“As an actor, I was like, ‘Let’s go for it, man. I can do this.’ I did it and when I got out, I kicked [Prince]. I could feel the mud. There was dialogue, but it became improv. I couldn’t breathe when I got out. I wanted to check my body parts to see that they were still on me. They said ‘Cut’ and then we did it three more times. By the fourth time, I felt delirious. They took me to a tent, where they dried me off and there was a nurse.”

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This is merely an EXCERPT. Click the link for the full article.

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Update: Hmm, seems Apples is fibbing. According to the PR commentary track this scene was filmed in California.

Actually, the scene is mixed. The commentary indicates that Apollonia went into the water in Minnesota and came out in LA. The weather had turned so cold that they had divers in the water to help her deal with the shock. They didn't get the shot they needed of her coming out of the water (and couldn't get her to do it again because of the cold), so they shot that part in LA.