Purple Rain, Deleted Scenes, the Work Print (1984) ​⁠​⁠​⁠

[@EFunkRock]

The scene with Apollonia telling Kid the truth should’ve been kept in.

[@mrswellington2448]

Yes! Agree

[@DSmith-e5e]

Truth or Truth?

[@marthafouseki9983]

It's amazing what a shame

[@anchorpoint3631]

Why the hell even use the nickname kid, as opposed to his real name Prince anyway?

[@kierstenmiller05]

@@anchorpoint3631because that’s what he wanted

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

Thank You so much for uploading this tape because these unedited scenes and dialogue proved exactly Purple Rain was the GREATEST Rock N Roll film of ALL TIMES.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Glad u enjoyed. A shame the estate will likely never release a Directors Cut. 🕊️☮️

[@tironmurray1998]

@@duane.PrinceDMSRcan u upload the deleted scenes

[@jat13]

By most accounts the theatrical release is indeed the Director's cut. However, a release of those deleted scenes would be very welcome.

[@froloffanton]

The estate might not be able to do it even if they wanted to milk it. The original negatives for the deleted shots and scenes might already be lost or destroyed beyond repair. A 4K scan of the theatrical cut is probably possible though!

[@stephaniemeals4983]

​@@froloffanton W don't really know that.

[@blairfranklin7320]

I sure wish WB would make an extended cut of Purple Rain with everything from the trailer plus all of this. Man, that would be so so cool!

[@stephaniemeals4983]

Thank U duane 4 sharing this. Been waitin 4 some kinda deleted scenes 4 40 years now and this here is something special. Hope 2 C the other deleted scenes from the trailer.

[@computerpurple]

Thank U 4 this wonderful upload. I know there are scenes that are in the movie trailer of Purple Rain that was never in the movie Warner Brothers must know about. I wish WB would release them for all of us purple people.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

They (WB & his Estate) would make a lot of money from his global fans if they produced a Directors Cut version with all removed scenes AND a box set of all the music/albums connected to PR. But I doubt they ever will - that would take planning and effort. Thanks 4 the comment 🕊️☮️

[@GradyBrown-i3m]

Yes

[@EUPHORIAMUSIQ]

Greatly appreciated

[@angelomelville9084]

They (Warner) did the same with Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon" . "Such a shame "-Prince.

[@cheboy]

thank u Duane 💜🐾

[@theshootinggalleryrecordin7543]

Wow never seen this !! Incredible find !

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Glad u enjoyed 🕊️☮️

[@kaylynkorir6823]

Absolutely loved the purple rain film the rated r xxxxxx Mr Alexander whatever and the revolution and Morris day and the time forever more than life itself

[@Tinawinston1123]

Wow love this, could you send me the link to all the parts they took out in movie, please and thank you!!

[@salinzauto]

theres 40 minutes of outtakes ....also 2 hr color version of UTCM...and 2 1/2 version of Grafitti Bridge.............

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Unfortunately his estate and WB will never release any of it as Directors Cuts… they seem preoccupied with reconfiguring the same 6 albums over and over and selling t-shirts and throw blankets. Thank u 4 the comment 🕊️☮️

[@callmemonkh9020]

@@duane.PrinceDMSR the Estate doesn't know how to handle things, themselves, and the list of 'outside handlers' gets longer. Didn't they THINK to talk to the Jimi Hendrix Estate?? A similar situation, after the fact.

[@callmemonkh9020]

@@duane.PrinceDMSR the Estate doesn't seem 'to know, how to respect the Prince Family of Musicians.' They WORKED with Him. THEY knew Him. You and Charles, also, obviously.

[@ImFreezerBurnCompared2Cool]

I wouldn’t waste the time nor energy of any kind of re-release of Graffiti Bridge. That movie was painfully awful. I love Prince… but that movie was a huge mistake in every way

[@joerice6525]

Top work there, thank you. Have had the workprint for a while but having spent my youth grinding through seventh generation VHS copies, I couldn't quite muster the energy for another one. Nice to hear the studio "Father's Song" in there.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Thank you for positive comment. Glad u enjoyed. Outside of these handful of minutes the work print isn’t really worth a full watch. Better to watch the official release. 🕊️☮️

[@Snax_Musician]

Thanks a lot for posing! Those audience shots are everything. Do you, or does anyone, have the scene where Prince and Jellybean get into a physical fight? I hear that’s unintentionally hilarious!

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Most welcome. I do not and I’ve never seen that scene - just heard about it. That would be funny to see - a 6 foot + man fighting little petite Prince - haha. Probably why it was removed, Prince realized it would make him look silly. Thanks 4 being a viewer. 🕊️☮️

[@blairfranklin7320]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@andrewharris7517]

Wow!!! This is Electric!!! I’m a Prince Fan and a filmmaker… I was at the Purple Rain tour and would love to see this full work print where do I find it… Inshallah, Peace and Power..

[@TheBang13]

If you find it, let me know! Insha'allah Shukraan in advance!

[@andrewharris7517]

Dig it . I might have a line to it.. no promises working on it Inshallah

[@christophercampbell4517]

Yep..I've had this on vhs since 89..Something you all may have seen but didn't notice..OR you thought something looked kinda funny..In this first clip where Apollonia is looking in the window at the "model"..Anyone notice anything? It's right before P walks up..

[@Anabee399]

Thanks for sharing. Magnificent tuff and era. 💜👍🙏

[@cherrymoon58]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

My pleasure! Glad u enjoyed! 🕊️☮️

[@blaqmarc]

I read the original script and there’s a lot more going on it would’ve gotten an X rating if unedited. The rape scene was performed but taken out, Prince tried to rape Apollonia but she turn the tables on him. Wendy and Lisa make out in the clubs hallway. Dr. Fink is a creepy perv. Prince has more sex scenes with Apollonia. Prince has road rage with a train conductor. Prince’s mom is a prostitute. And she starts flirting with Prince. The father beats up the mother when Apollonia is sleeping next to Prince. Morris and Jerome run from the cops. Prince stalks Apollonia constantly. Prince fights with one of The Time members. Brownmark has a couple of lines. Jill has more lines and scenes. It’s a really dark movie.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

If true, that’s wild and good they didn’t follow through on that script… definitely would’ve been risking an NC-17 box office stamp of death. Thanks 4 the comment 🕊️☮️

[@blaqmarc]

@@duane.PrinceDMSR google Purple Rain script.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

@@blaqmarc will do. Thank u.

[@kaylynkorir6823]

Wait for the purple rain uncut version full film

[@zillzultraboy]

When is it coming, & what news do you have about it? @@kaylynkorir6823

[@DawsonsAsmr-b]

Can you please give us the link here ? Thank you for this though 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@vashtikelly6837]

LOVE IT............MORE.....

[@GradyBrown-i3m]

Thank you

[@paradisdesang7669]

Très interressant. Merci Duane

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Glad u enjoyed. Thank u for the positive comments and being a subscriber. 🕊️☮️

[@d-mack8110]

I seen All of these parts at the movie in 1984 when it came out.

[@purplerain222]

💯I Wish U Can Put This In 4k & I Hope U Can Post Part 2🤘🏾

[@DEARD1965]

Miss your brother D...Miss him

[@MozWilde]

I remember in the trailer theres a scene where The Kid is fighting with some members of The Time. Has that scene ever surfaced?

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Never seen that scene - only heard about it. Might be out there somewhere but unfortunately I don’t have it. Thanks 4 viewing. 🕊️☮️

[@kelvendyson1508]

Hold up...I do remember watching Siskel and Ebert review this movie and saw the walk up scene at the lake rather than the cut close up to Prince's face at the movie theater. Still want to see yhe warehouse punch to the face and that barn scene!

[@Cuppy88]

The term "Director's Cut" seems to get thrown around a lot as a blanket term for any kind of extended version or re-edit of a film. Have Albert Magnoli or Prince ever expressed any dissatisfaction with the theatrical cut or mentioned that there was ever any invasive studio meddling during production? If not, then the released version of the film likely IS the Director's Cut, in which case any kind of re-insertion of deleted footage would just be an extended version that the director may or may not even have any involvement with. The term "Director's Cut" generally only applies when studio interference or other parties objecting to something results in a Director's vision being compromised. Often if a film does well enough or gains a big enough of a following, a director will be allowed by the studio to come back and re-edit the film to his liking. In many instances however, the final released cut of a film IS what the director wanted to begin with and there's no desire on their end to do anything further with it. Just because more footage exists doesn't mean the filmmaker ultimately wanted it in the final cut. That's what editing is for. Sometimes an idea seems good at the time or you just overshoot and then during editing you decide it simply doesn't work or isn't needed. It's all about pacing. If a film isn't well paced, there's the potential of losing the audience's attention. You don't want to bloat a film with unnecessary or redundant scenes if you've already gotten the point across.

[@rlstokey]

This is very true and Mr. Magnoli being an editor first knew the fundamentals when it comes to pacing and structure. While I would’ve loved to see everything that happened between Morris and Apollonia and then The Kid and Apollonia after the first love scene, had he not cut those extra sequences we would not have gotten the When Doves Cry montage. That montage helped make music history. I’ve heard over the years that Prince had a personal copy of the 2 ½ hour rough cut. Hopefully, the estate can track down that copy similar to what Criterion did with John Hughes’ “The Breakfast Club” or hopefully Mr. Magnoli retained a copy of some of the initial versions before being completely cut down. I have faith.

[@Cuppy88]

@@rlstokey Yes, I would absolutely love to see any additional footage released as some form of bonus material. Also with Prince being the perfectionist he was, I certainly wouldn’t think he would allow a project to come out with his involvement that he wasn’t satisfied with. I am completely confident that the final finished film is what Albert Magnoli and Prince wanted to be released.

[@dee1380]

want 2C Prince knockout Jellybean..

[@christophertracy2807]

That is not on this work print. I wonder why they couldnt include deleted scenes like that in the bluray?

[@beezilla87]

I want to see that too especially since Jellybean is like 6’7

[@maxxxpayne279]

Yeah you only see that a split second of that in the trailer

[@koreenbrown7331]

I also would like too see when Morris Day and Apollonia running from somewhere it shows in somebody's video

[@murphdrag2100]

7:41 that mustache 😂

[@jaydynnelson8406]

🤣🤣

[@mwc000]

a clear version of this would eat so hardddd

[@murphdrag2100]

10:08 does the theatrical version have Father's Song playing in this scene?

[@shellyjones7191]

RIP Prince

[@christophertracy2807]

THe only real noticeable difference is some dialogue and a few shots in the Lake scene. I have this work print on DVD

[@purplerain222]

Where Can I Buy One From?

[@christophertracy2807]

@@purplerain222 Wish I could remember where I got it. I must have gotten it at least 25 years ago

[@bigchieftheman-fi1zf]

What about the fight with jellybean johnson

[@niavalentino4399]

Good morning hi how are you doing today can you send me the unedited scenes 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@RobertJones-sd3ly]

Apparently they did a good job mixing the movie... This was to be 14 minutes of unseen material but what we get is about 15 seconds of a changed dialog at the lake... And some real footage of P on his motorcycle. Rest was all in the movie... Dig the new stuff you provide, but this one missed the mark by far for me.

[@duane.PrinceDMSR]

Thank u 4 commenting 🕊️☮️

[@vitalbaeken7022]

@@duane.PrinceDMSR dear robert, 15 seconds of previously unseen Purple Rain material IS legend

[@berylpeters1939]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@djinnmagik4817]

Id like to dedicate this song to my father Francis L. Wendy and Lisa came through big for Prince with their Purple Rain song. Saved Prince's ass in a desperate time of need. He couldn't open his show with an intense song like "Let's Go Crazy" after his father attempted suicide. Wendy and Lisa wrote a compassionate heartfelt masterpiece like Purple Rain just in the nick of time. Saved Prince's ass and his band Wendy and Lisa did 💯

[@DSmith-e5e]

Testing

[@kingsports1113]

I wanted vanity jam n lewis Andre cymone n dez Dickerson to have a big role

[@kingsports1113]

They should have let prince and kim upsher have a conversation his real life girlfriend before the fame the waitress

[@stephaniemeals4983]

Thank U duane 4 sharing this. Been waitin 4 some kinda deleted scenes 4 40 years now and this here is something special. Hope 2 C the other deleted scenes from the trailer.