Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Interview: Apollonia Kotero

Film Clips: Purple Rain (1984)

© 1984 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Purple Rain and all related characters, names, images, music, and motion picture footage are the property of their respective copyright owners.

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