Purple Rain (1984)

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Wikidata Q1754021, film, IMDb tt0087957, TMDB 13763: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Prince as star (‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt!).

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Who talked about it

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Beverly Hills Cop: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Beverly Hills Cop → Purple Rain. 1984 context: Purple Rain and Prince became massive alongside this film and the Cosby Show.
    “You had Purple Rain and Prince become a massive star.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:24:43 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Home Wreckers (unmade script): 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Home Wreckers (unmade script) → Purple Rain. Morris Day, fresh from Purple Rain, was to star in their first script, thought a coming mega-star.
    “We thought he was going to be the biggest movie star of all time.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:03:03 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

Sign o' the Times: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (underrated by consistency): Purple Rain → Sign o' the Times. Prince's other films are being reassessed because Purple Rain's achievement overshadowed them.
    “Now people are reassessing sign of the times and realizing, oh, that was even better.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 0:35:53 · Patton Oswalt (0.80 sure it was them)

Weird Science: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Weird Science → Purple Rain. Purple Rain's song barely advances the plot; it is just Prince kicking ass with a song.
    “It's just basically him kicking ass with a song.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:12:33 · Kyle Brandt (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Weird Science → Purple Rain. Purple Rain's song barely advances the plot; it is just Prince kicking ass with a song.
    “It's just basically him kicking ass with a song.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:12:33 · Kyle Brandt (0.50 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Home Wreckers (unmade script) → Purple Rain. Morris Day, fresh from Purple Rain, was to star in their first script, thought a coming mega-star.
    “We thought he was going to be the biggest movie star of all time.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:03:03 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Beverly Hills Cop → Purple Rain. 1984 context: Purple Rain and Prince became massive alongside this film and the Cosby Show.
    “You had Purple Rain and Prince become a massive star.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:24:43 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (underrated by consistency): Purple Rain → Sign o' the Times. Prince's other films are being reassessed because Purple Rain's achievement overshadowed them.
    “Now people are reassessing sign of the times and realizing, oh, that was even better.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 0:35:53 · Patton Oswalt (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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