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- Its Original Title Was Dreams. William Blinn, executive producer of the TV series Fame, wrote the first draft of the script. He finished on May 23, 1983 in order to get back to the set in time for Fame's third season.
- The Director Told Prince He Thought The First Script Sucked. Albert Magnoli met Prince, one of his two managers, and his bodyguard for an early morning dinner—then shocked Prince by telling him what he really thought of Blinn’s script.
- Prince's Girlfriend Vanity Was Set to Play His Love Interest. But she dropped out a month before filming to play Mary Magdalene in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ.
- Jennifer Beals Turned Down Playing Apollonia. The Flashdance actress opted to go to Yale instead (she graduated in 1987). Gina Gershon auditioned, but the role went to young actress Apollonia Kotero.
- It Pioneered A New Sales Strategy
- It Gave Him Further Grammy Glory
- It Set The Stage For A Trio of Now-Classic Releases
In 2017, more than a third of the year's Billboard 200 chart-toppers benefited from ticket bundles, a release strategy in which a chart-eligible free copy of a new album is given away — when manually redeemed — with each concert sale. This included The Killers' Wonderful, Wonderful, Shania Twain's Now, and Kenny Chesney's Live in No Shoes Nation, t...
Keen to remind everyone of his inimitable talents in time for Musicology's release, Prince graced the GRAMMYs stage just two months beforehand and, with a little help from Beyoncé, brought the house down. The two generational icons kicked off the ceremony with a spellbinding medley which included the former's "Purple Rain," "Let's Go Crazy" and "Ba...
Prince certainly didn't waste the goodwill earned from his surprising commercial renaissance. In 2006, the Purple One achieved another major milestone when 3121 became his first album ever to debut atop the Billboard 200, knocking off the soundtrack from Disney phenomenon High School Musical in the process. Named after the address of the house he w...
May 4, 2016 · Wed, May 4, 2016 (4:30 p.m.) When Jason Tenner awoke on April 21, he was shocked to learn his life and career had changed abruptly, maybe forever. That was the day Prince was found dead in an ...
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Apr 22, 2016 · On June 9, a month and a half before Purple Rain ‘s opening, Prince released “When Doves Cry,” a stark downer that addressed the film’s themes of personal and familial tumult. It became ...
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is regarded as one of the world's greatest musicians. [ 7 ] He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; [ 8 ][ 9 ] his wide vocal range ...
Jul 27, 2024 · After Prince’s death, “Purple Rain” had a return run in movie theaters. In 2019, the film was added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry alongside 24 others for its ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Following Prince's untimely death in 2016, it was "Purple Rain" — not "1999," not "Kiss," not "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" — that many fans gravitated toward first. Initially conceived as a country duet with Stevie Nicks , the epic power ballad was described by Prince as pertaining "to the end of the world and being with the one ...
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