Purple Rain (20th Anniversary Edition) (1984)

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Starring: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, See more

Director: Albert Magnoli

Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)

Language: Original Language in English and French, Subtitled in French and English and Spanish, Dubbed in English and French

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen

Rated: Not for sale to persons under age 18.
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 24, 2004
DVD Features:
Commentary by director alber Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin

Digitally remastered widescreen presentation

All-new documentary on the Minneapolis music scene

All-new documentary on the making of the movie and the music

All-new documentary on the impact of the movie and music on Pop Culture

8 Music Videos: Let's go Crazy, take me with u, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm a Star, Purple Rain, Jungle Love, The Bird, Sex Shooter

The 1984 MTV Premiere Party

Widescreen anamorphic format

Number of discs: 2

ASIN: B0002CTSUY
Other Formats: VHS, DVD

Average Customer Review: Based on 64 reviews. Write a review.
[This message was edited Wed Aug 11 18:36:19 2004 by nakedpianoplayer]

No baleted scenes...why god? WHYYYY?

MaquisVixen said:

yeah that sucks, especialy for an anniversary edition because in the theatrical trailer they show soo many scenes i didn think existed...
the barn scene...need i say more?
the fight scene between p and some dude im assuming that took place during apollonia's rehearsal with morris' group

SammiJ said:

I am praying that the deleted scenes are included in this set. A lot of people don't realize that the deleted barn love scene is one of the true meanings of "Purple Rain". When I buy the DVD, I am going straight to the special features and then I am going to watch the movie with commentary. I am very interested in hearing the director's and producer's take on this film. I just saw the work print version of this film. It's very interesting watching the movie in it's first stages. One down side. If you thought Prince and Appolonia's acting was bad in the official version, try watching the acting without the voice-over's. Crazy man, CRAZY.

oooh elaborate please
have you actually seen this part? do tell!!!

SammiJ said:[quote] oooh elaborate please
have you actually seen this part? do tell!!![/quote

I have not been blessed to see this scene in it's entirety. The script states that when Prince and Appolonia made love in the barn, it started to rain. The combination of the rain and fog made the rain look purple. I'm sure everyone knows that a glimpse of the scene can be viewed in the When Doves Cry portion of the film. Take a very close look at the rain falling against the windows. It also made sense to me why Appolonia was so emotional after he performed Purple Rain.

Check this. There was also a scene where Prince almost kills himself racing a train. You can read this in the script. Again, take a look at the When Doves Cry portion of the film. You will see Prince sitting on his bike as a train approaches from behind. Then he pulls off, leaving a cloud of dirt. It's like Albert and Fargnoli put together a collage in tribute of the deleted scenes in the When Doves Cry portion of the film.

rstokey2 said:

they really shoulda kept that scene in, instead of the love scene @ his house!
yeah i remember that train scene, i was like wtf is he doin? and then i got the idea that he was suicidal, but not as much until after his daddy shot himself.

11 days

SammiJ said:

Purple Rain is a good film. Very entertaining. I may be off base by saying this but there is one thing that is missing. An actual story. There is not much character development. They seem emotionless like they were cardboard cut-outs. From what I understand, the scenes that were cut from the film would have added to the character base. They may not have added to a great extent but it could have helped. I remember reading a portion of the script where Prince and his mom were having a conversation (after the big fight with Clarence Williams). She told him he could have been a girl and she called him Skipper. That scene is reminscent of the very emotional scene between Prince and his father. One of my favorite scenes I might add!

But then again, maybe Albert and Fargnoli's intention was to make the movie less dramatic and more entertaining. As I stated before, the actual acting by Prince and Appolonia was less than great. Thank GOD for voice-overs. Nevertheless, this is one of my favorite films of all time and I still look forward to watching the widescreen presentation in a couple of weeks.

I'm praying they'll carry it in like the wal-mart or something over here, they should right? Cause i know they don't have the regular PR

Goldilocks88 said:

even better
i went to HMV a few days ago and asked about all 3 dvds that are coming outon the 24th... they wont be in-store but you can surely ask them to look it up in their pc and they can order it for you (25.99 each one) and they can call u when it gets in
thats what i plan on doing

so get to hmv, especially that big one up in your city in the downtown area, they're bound to have it

oh and i just remembered reading the last part of what u said, HMV carries the original PR, i bought it a few weeks ago