# Purple Rain (film)

Purple Rain is a 1984 American romantic rock musical drama film, starring Prince in his very first motion-picture film. The film follows a young man trying to secure his spotlight in First Avenue, a nightclub where he performs with his band The Revolution.
    Directed by Albert Magnoli; Written by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn; Produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo, and Steven Fargnoli

## The Kid

* I'd like to dedicate this to my father, Francis L. It's a song the girls in the band wrote, Lisa and Wendy.
* [using his voice through a puppet] You don't need those girls, or their stupid music, all you need is me. Man, I don't know. My life's a bitch.
* [storming through the house while looking for Francis L.] Where are you?! Where are you?! Answer me, motherfucker!

## Apollonia

* I'm gonna go join Morris's group.
* [singing] I'm a sex shooter, come and play with my affections

## Dialogue

    [The Kid arrives home after a performance when he is about to enter the house peacefully]
    Francis L: [shouting] LISTEN TO ME!! You come home when I say come home! You've got no business in the streets!
    Mother: Just leave me alone!
    Francis L: COME HERE!!!
    Mother: No!
    Francis L: I SAID NOW!! DO YOU HEAR ME?!?!
    The Kid: [runs in the house] Mom! Dad!
    Francis L: You keep this place clean!
    The Kid: [intervenes] Please, Dad! She's heard you!
    Mother: He wants to kill me! He's crazy! Look what he's doing to me! [Francis L slaps The Kid, causing The Kid to fall through the door into another room on the floor]
    [The Revolution were in backstage preparing for a show]
    Wendy: Hi. I heard through the grapevine that you got a new tune written by a couple of great girls. Did you hear it?
    Lisa: I knew it. He didn't listen to it. He probably dropped it under his bike and rolled over it.
    Wendy: All right. You think about this. I'm gonna be totally honest with you. I think you're being full of shit.
    Lisa: Forget it, Wendy. Let's get out of here.
    Wendy: Every time we give you a song, you say you're gonna use it, but you never do. You think we're doing something behind your back. You're just being paranoid as usual.
    Lisa: Wendy.
    Wendy: Shut up, Lisa, please. You should know by now that we wouldn't hurt you. You should know by now that we wouldn't put a dark cloud over your head. It's just to make you feel good. You've felt this way with us before, remember?
    The Kid: [reciting] "The nominees for best actress are...."
    Lisa: Fuck it, Wendy. Let's break.
    The Kid: [uses his voice through a puppet] Why should he do your music? He's been getting along just fine without it. Next thing you know, you'll want to use his motorcycle.
    Wendy: You can really hurt people. Doesn't that mean anything to you? I mean, doesn't that make you feel like shit?
    Lisa: Come on.
    Wendy: I'm so tired of this. I'm really tired of it. [she and Lisa head to the stage]
    The Kid: You tired too?
    Matt: God got Wendy's periods reversed. About every 28 days, she starts acting nice. Lasts about a weekend.
    Bobby: What difference does it make, man? [opens the door as Matt and Mark exit the room] We're still a group, right?
    Apollonia: I'm gonna join Morris' group.
    The Kid: [concerned] What?
    Apollonia: I'm gonna join Morris' group. [The Kid furiously back-slaps Apollonia across the face]
    The Kid: [feeling regretful] Baby....
    Apollonia: Just leave me alone.
    The Kid: It's-- It's just.... I don't want you around this at all.
    Apollonia: I don't want you in my life this way!
    The Kid: Apollonia, don't I make you happy? Don't you like the way we are?
    Apollonia: I want to do it. You should trust me.
    The Kid: Do you know Morris? Do you know what he's about? He doesn't care about you!
    Apollonia: Are you jealous?! [leaves the house]
    [The Kid was listening to the music that Lisa and Wendy made on the tape when he hears noises that come from the next room]
    Francis L.: You do what l say! Do you hear me?! You do what l say! [throws a glass] You keep this place clean! You belong here and no place else! [he and Mother enter The Kid's room] You got no business leaving this house! You're always sneaking around! You're a goddamn sinner!
    Mother: Shut up! You don't care about me.
    Francis L.: Don't l keep the heat on?!
    Mother: I don't like it here! You never talk to me!
    The Kid: Dad, please!
    Francis L.: [raises his voice] What's the matter with this house?!
    Mother: You're crazy!
    Francis L.: SHUT UP!!! [slaps Mother across the face]
    The Kid: Dad! [shoves Francis L. against the wall by force]
    Mother: No! [brief pause] I'm just trapped here.
    Francis L.: You'll always have a roof overhead.
    Mother: [in tears] You don't let me have any fun.
    Francis L.: I could make you happy if you just believed in me. Yeah. If you just believed in me.
    Mother: You never....
    Francis L.: I would die for you. [leaves the room]
    [Apollonia and Morris were outside by First Avenue about to enter]
    Apollonia: What are we doing here, Morris?
    Morris: What do you mean?
    Apollonia: I don't wanna be here. I don't want to hurt anybody.
    Morris: It's not about hurting anybody. We open at The Taste tomorrow, don't we? This is business. We need the exposure. Anyway, you don't want to disappoint them, do you?
    Apollonia: Your horns are showing, Morris.

## Cast

* Prince as The Kid
* Apollonia Kotero as Apollonia
* Morris Day as Morris
* Olga Karlatos as Mother
* Clarence Williams III as Francis L.
* Jerome Benton as Jerome
* Billy Sparks as Billy
* Jill Jones as Jill
* Dez Dickerson as Dez
* Wendy Melvoin as Wendy
* Lisa Coleman as Lisa
* Matt Fink as Matt
* Bobby Z. as Bobby
* Brown Mark as Brown

## External links

* Purple Rain quotes at the Internet Movie Database