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Purple Rain

1984 - Rated R (MPAA)
Release Date: 08/22/1997
Features: DVD Features: Region 1 Snap Case Single Side - Single Layer Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes
Time:  111  mins.
J&R Item # 1016922_7
UPC # 085391139829
Label: Warner Home Video
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1984 - Rated R (MPAA)
Release Date: 08/24/2004
Features: DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo - English Additional Release Material: Featurette: 3 Featurettes Music Video: 8 Prince Music Videos Audio Commentary: Arists and Director Bonus Footage: MTV Premier Party
Time:  111  mins.
J&R Item # 1016922_8
UPC # 085393353322
Label: Warner Home Video
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1984 - Rated R (MPAA)
Release Date: 07/24/2007
Features: Blu-ray Disc Features: Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.78 Audio: 5.1 MLP English Dolby Surround 2.0 Latin Spanish Dolby Surround 5.1 English Stereo 2S
Time:  114  mins.
J&R Item # 1016922_9
UPC # 085391157045
Label: Warner Home Video
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A brilliant, talented young musician struggles for success even as a rival musician threatens to supplant him, both professionally and romantically. "Purple Rain" features Prince, in his own inimitable style, performing many of his latest hits, including "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry," and "Let's Go Crazy." Academy Awards: Best Original Song Score.

Year - Presenter Award Category Result Name
1984 - Academy Awards Best Original Song Score and Adaptation Winner Prince
"...When performing on-stage...[Prince] can be a riveting spectacle..." -- Vincent Canby , (New York Times)

"...An impressive feature film....[The concerts] are splendidly realized musicvid-type affairs, awash in purple-hued smoky lighting atmosphere and right-on camera work..." -- Kirk. , (Variety)

"Showcasing the performer at the height of his creative and commercial success....[T]he performances are nothing short of magical." -- Dalton Ross , (Entertainment Weekly)

"[T]his 1994 movie brought the liquid-hipped one to middle America, mutating his funk into warped guitar rock." -- Chris Roberts , (Uncut)

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