I think there is a back story in there somewhere--Why is Billy so pissed off at the Kid? He says "He ain't even pulling em in like he used to." The opening with Let's Go Crazy was packed! I think there is a back story worth examining where the Kid's dad Francis L. stole Billy's woman when he was still playing at the club and they both turned into crack heads (hence the shaking hands when Francis plays "Father's Song" on the piano). Now they are both cleaned up but broke and careerless. Billy has harbored that resentment ever since and has been looking for a reason to sabotage the Kid's career from the begining...
Hmm...
THAT's WHY THE MODERNAIRE's GO UNSCATHED!!!
[This message was edited Tue Aug 24 14:06:17 2004 by Spanky]

also when the Kid and Apolonia are leaving the "lake minetonka" scene, Apolonia's hair becomes dry instantly. It is wet when she says "I must have looked pretty rediculous" and then when she is on the back of his bike twenty seconds later her hair is soft dry and bouncy.

What other films has the director of purple rain done since????? I bet alot of low productions.

neontelephone said:

He did some movie starring Mitch Gaylord (Olympic gymnist from the 80's).

AsianBomb777 said:

heh heh heh, huh-huh...you said "mitch". huh-huh, heh heh heh...

Um..Kids..It's just a movie. It's not real life. How can Ewoks defeat the Imperial Forces?...its just a movie

What other films has the director of purple rain done since????? I bet alot of low productions.

Billy also complains The Kid after the performance of "The Beautiful Ones" ("What's this one song shit?") demanding a longer set, yet at the beginning of the movie he performs only "Let's Go Crazy". Essentially just a one song set too.

Um..Kids..It's just a movie. It's not real life. How can Ewoks defeat the Imperial Forces?...its just a movie

Novabreaker said:

You might want to hit rewind -- Purple Rain doesn't start with "Let's Go Crazy" -- it starts off with the band fiddling around deciding what they want to play while the crowd is starting to come into the club, buying drinks, and some coming up to the stage to see The Revolution. The Kid goes to the microphone, looks back to his band and says, "Let's play that song we rehearsed earlier today." The music begins, and The Kid makes eye contact with his girlfriend sitting at a table chewing on a roast beef and cheddar sandwich. The Kid licks his lips and says, "This is for you, Vanity." Then he starts singing "Electric Intercourse." But while he's singing the song, he's actually checking out all the other fine ladies in the house. Vanity notices this and is visibly upset. A larger gentleman walks over to her and says, "I noticed you just lost your appetite. I guess you wouldn't mind if I finished up your sandwich for you, would ya?" She looks up at him like, "what the... ??" but she obliges and says, "Umm, yeah, sure, whatever... go ahead." During the rest of the song, we see The Kid flirting with the ladies, and every now and then we see Vanity talking with the man at her table gobbling up the rest of her roast beef and cheddar. As it turns out, he's a Motown Rec exec. By the end of the song, Vanity gets up and leaves with the man (she eventually goes on to make an album without The Kid called Wild Animal -- even does a movie of her own, The Last Dragon). The Kid sees her walking out, but he ain't too upset -- he was looking for something better anyway. He sure ain't gonna let this elevator bring him down, so he leads the band into playing the joyful "Let's Go Crazy." The Kid finishes the song with a blistering guitar finale, a la Jimi Hendrix, and then leaves the stage. Before the night is through, The Kid happens to bump into Apollonia and takes her home with him. Well... you know the rest.
[This message was edited Wed Aug 25 2:57:39 2004 by Snap]

No, I don't. Please elaborate more. What about the rest of the storyline I missed?

Novabreaker said:

Well, you'll have to get the DVD to find out, but don't forget to watch what happens after the credits. A lot of people seemed to have missed this since they walk out while the credits are rolling. Well anyway... After such a great night, The Kid is totally on a high... so he motors over to his best friend's house, Larry Graham. Larry's like, "Where you been, Kid? Hadn't seen ya in awhile. I've been wondering what's up. Been praying for ya, lil' brother." The Kid talks about how he lost Vanity. "Damn, she was fine, Kid. It was stupid to let her go." The Kid says, "But then I found Apollonia." Larry's like, "Arachnophobia? What's that gotta do with anything?" The Kid can barely hold his laughter, "No, Larry... Apollonia... she's my new bracelet now." Larry says, "Bracelet? Now that ain't no way to be talkin' 'bout your woman." Larry goes into a whole lecture about how a man should treat his woman proper. The Kid says, "Yeah, I know... I treated her real bad, but I think I won her back tonight." He goes on to tell Larry about his dad. "Yeah, shot himself in the head. The doctor says it looks like he's gonna make it, tho -- no brain damage or anything, can you believe it?" Larry says, "That's the grace of God, lil' brother. Let me tell you this..." Then Larry gets out his New World Translation and starts waxing spiritual with The Kid. The Kid wipes a tear from his eye, stands up and tells Larry, "Man, that really inspires me..." He points to the piano in Larry's living room and says, "Do you mind?" Larry says, "No, Kid -- not at all, go right ahead and let your feelings play." The movie fades to black, and then little by little we see some light begin to appear -- it lightens up just enough that we can see The Kid sitting at a white piano in the dark, and that's when The Kid starts singing "God" exactly as it appears on the B-side to "Purple Rain." At the end of the song, the screen goes black and we see purple letters coming together to form the sentence: "May u live 2 see The Dawn." Really cool. Ya gotta see it! Remember, you have to wait until the credits are over.
[This message was edited Wed Aug 25 3:39:29 2004 by Snap]

Rumor has it they are going to release a Christmas special where he sings "Lonely Christmas", starring guest star "Venessa Williams"

AsianBomb777 said:

Oh yeah, the all-star Christmas tribute! Andre Cymone appears right at the end of "God" and does a duet with Prince called "The Dance Electric" -- and during the song, all the cast members walk on stage with them, holding hands and hugging each other while they sing along to the chorus: Dance the Dance Electric / The rhythm is love and love is blind / Love your enemies / There isn't much time, there isn't much time It is so funky, especially with James Brown popping in every now and then and saying, "Good Gawd!" followed up by Larry Graham singing, "Yes, He is!" and then Prince finishes it by having the audience repeat after him, "Good God, Great God, Jehovah God!" The house lights come on and Watchtower tracts fall from the ceiling. It looks like Jellybean gets hit in the face with one and has a papercut on his nose. Anyway, a good time was had by all.
[This message was edited Wed Aug 25 4:02:20 2004 by Snap]

Also, why does Billy have a detroit hat on at the end if the movie takes place in Minneapolis. He may be from Detroit but why the fuck would he own a fucking bar in Minn if it ain't his home town?

OK... sorry. Have to ask. The Kid's father was still alive when the ambulance took him away. Why the chalk outline????
[Edited 9/6/04 19:12pm]