About this episode
NOTE: This episode was a timed exclusive over on our producer David Rosen's Patreon. Sign up to one of the tiers for access to this bonus episode and more great content from us, Piecing It Together, All Rice No Beans and David Rosen. https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen In this special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1984, we’re talking about one final music-focused film, the Prince showcase Purple Rain . Directed and co-written by Albert Magnoli and starring Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III, Purple Rain won an Oscar for its music and helped launch one of Prince’s most successful albums. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Cynthia Kirk in Variety ( https://variety.com/1984/film/reviews/purple-rain-1200426264/ ), Gary Arnold in the Washington Post ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/07/27/princes-purple-haze/7e5d5ec1-f679-46a6-a0b2-9e4b581f2d7b/ ), and Pauline Kael in the New Yorker . Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes including our upcoming seventh season on the films of 2003.