Purple Rain (1984) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Albert Magnoli.

Cast

• Prince as The Kid
• Apollonia Kotero as Apollonia
• Morris Day as Morris
• Jerome Benton as Jerome
• Olga Karlatos as Mother
• Clarence Williams III as Father
• Billy Sparks as Billy
• Wendy Melvoin as Wendy
• Lisa Coleman as Lisa
• Bobby Z as Bobby
• Dr. Fink as Matt
• Brown Mark as Mark
• Jill Jones as Jill
• Susan Moonsie as Susan
• Brenda Bennett as Brenda
• Sandra Claire Gershman as Beautiful Babe
• Alan Leeds as Stage Hand
• Garry Johnson as "Jellybean" Johnson - The Time
• Jesse Johnson as Jesse Johnson - The Time
• Marc Cardenas as Mark Cardenas - The Time
• Gerald E. Hubbard Jr. as Jerry Hubbard - The Time
• Paul Peterson as Paul Peterson - The Time
• Israel Gordon as Taste M.C.
• Joel Thingvall as Club Techie (uncredited)

Crew

• Albert Magnoli — Director
• William Blinn — Writer
• Joseph Ruffalo — Producer
• Michel Colombier — Original Music Composer
• Albert Magnoli — Writer
• Steven Fargnoli — Producer
• Donald E. Thorin — Director of Photography
• Robert Cavallo — Producer

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