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In the summer of 1984 a small low-budget film came out of nowhere and unexpectedly debuted at the number one slot at the box office unseating reigning champion ÊGhostbustersÊ and making its star Prince a household name. By the end of the year the film was a multiple-award winner a trend setter in terms of fashion and recognized on many prominent critical top ten lists. ÊPurple Rain: Music on FilmÊ explores in detail the behind-the-scenes struggles and triumphs of the film's making from the trouble casting a female lead to star opposite Prince to concerns that the movie's urban vibe and sound wouldn't play in Peoria. Featuring extensive new interviews with the film's director producer and assistant editor ÊPurple RainÊ reveals a 1980s cult-classic as you've never seen heard or experienced it before. Let's go crazy...

Purple Rain: Music on Film Series

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Paperback / softback by John Kenneth Muir

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In the summer of 1984 a small low-budget film came out of nowhere and unexpectedly debuted at the number one... Read more

    Publisher: Limelight Editions
    Publication Date: 01/03/2012
    ISBN13: 9780879103965, 978-0879103965
    ISBN10: 0879103965

    Number of Pages: 144

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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    In the summer of 1984 a small low-budget film came out of nowhere and unexpectedly debuted at the number one slot at the box office unseating reigning champion ÊGhostbustersÊ and making its star Prince a household name. By the end of the year the film was a multiple-award winner a trend setter in terms of fashion and recognized on many prominent critical top ten lists. ÊPurple Rain: Music on FilmÊ explores in detail the behind-the-scenes struggles and triumphs of the film's making from the trouble casting a female lead to star opposite Prince to concerns that the movie's urban vibe and sound wouldn't play in Peoria. Featuring extensive new interviews with the film's director producer and assistant editor ÊPurple RainÊ reveals a 1980s cult-classic as you've never seen heard or experienced it before. Let's go crazy...

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