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Thread started 03/01/21 1:42am

TrivialPursuit

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Purple Rain Filming Locations - Then and Now

We know some bits of Purple Rain was filmed in Los Angeles, but beyond Morris's apartment, the Huntington hotel, and a couple of other things, it's pretty amazing what this guy found.

Even the alley where the album cover and movie poster were shot, where Prince's mom was sitting outside on the stoop, the tunnels under the 101 during "When Doves Cry," and ...well, just watch!

[Edited 3/1/21 1:47am]

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Reply #1 posted 03/01/21 2:41am

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Very cewl.

Thank you very much.

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Reply #2 posted 03/01/21 5:12am

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There needs to be an Art of/Making of Purple Rain book

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Reply #3 posted 03/01/21 5:18am

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TrivialPursuit said:


Even the alley where the album cover and movie poster were shot


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Ah yes, that mysterious location which appears in a dozen movies at least.

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https://prince.org/msg/7/463398

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Reply #4 posted 03/01/21 6:16am

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Fun stuff! Thanks for sharing!

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Reply #5 posted 03/01/21 8:03am

SoulAlive
That is so interesting!
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Reply #6 posted 03/01/21 10:17am

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We have Paisley Park you goofballs. lol

People know that the actual First Avenue is small as shit.

We should have a Prince picnic around that area in Cali with the park.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #7 posted 03/01/21 12:43pm

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BartVanHemelen said:

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Ah yes, that mysterious location which appears in a dozen movies at least.

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https://prince.org/msg/7/463398

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I never said it was mysterious, you did.

But good for you, Bert. Good for you. You're so talented, the way you pick one little thing and blow it up like "WE KNEW THAT ALREADY." GOD, what a gift you have!





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Reply #8 posted 03/01/21 1:20pm

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I read this at 3:19 on 3/1/21. lol

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Reply #9 posted 03/01/21 1:43pm

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Genesia said:

I read this at 3:19 on 3/1/21. lol


You sit down and be quiet over there. LOL

Oddly, the time on the Org is off. It says I posted at 1:42am, when in fact it was this afternoon, an hour or so ago, at most.

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Reply #10 posted 03/01/21 2:40pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

Genesia said:

I read this at 3:19 on 3/1/21. lol


You sit down and be quiet over there. LOL

Oddly, the time on the Org is off. It says I posted at 1:42am, when in fact it was this afternoon, an hour or so ago, at most.


Well, I was looking at the clock on my stove, which is synched to my iPhone, so … shrug lol

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Reply #11 posted 03/01/21 3:53pm

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That was really cool!

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Reply #12 posted 03/02/21 8:12am

dsimp8
That was pretty cool. I didn’t know that Prince owned the “purple rain house “in Minneapolis. I went by there in 2019 and took pictures but didn’t get out because I didn’t know if anyone live there and didn’t wanna violate their privacy. Ownership might’ve changed hands by then. I don’t know who owns it now or if the estate does.
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Reply #13 posted 03/02/21 12:50pm

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That was great to watch. Thankyou. Apollonia was so sweet. So many location mixes in a scene, who would have known!
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Reply #14 posted 03/02/21 1:55pm

SoulAlive
This guy really did his homework! Very interesting to see.
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Reply #15 posted 03/03/21 6:31am

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Great footage. I never knew some of the scenes were filmed in L.A.

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Reply #16 posted 03/03/21 7:44am

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SPYZFAN1 said:

Great footage. I never knew some of the scenes were filmed in L.A.


They had to move a lot of the production after an extreme, early-season cold snap in Minnesota.

In the commentary track on one of the anniversary edition DVDs of Purple Rain, Albert Magnoli and Robert Cavallo talk about it pretty extensively.

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Reply #17 posted 03/03/21 10:34am

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TrivialPursuit said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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Ah yes, that mysterious location which appears in a dozen movies at least.

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https://prince.org/msg/7/463398

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I never said it was mysterious, you did.

But good for you, Bert. Good for you. You're so talented, the way you pick one little thing and blow it up like "WE KNEW THAT ALREADY." GOD, what a gift you have!





i like the Bert N Earnie Show, but Purple Rain was much better!

Thanks for the link! biggrin

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we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #18 posted 03/03/21 11:00am

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That was a fun watch, thanks for posting! cool

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #19 posted 03/03/21 11:02am

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Wow love this thank you for sharing
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