Directed by Albert Magnoli   Written by Albert Magnoli   William Blinn   Cast Prince ... The Kid Apollonia Kotero ... Apollonia Morris Day ... Morris Olga Karlatos ... Mother Clarence Williams III ... Father Jerome Benton ... Jerome Billy Sparks ... Billy Jill Jones ... Jill Charles Huntsberry ... Chick Dez Dickerson ... Dez Brenda Bennett ... Brenda Susan Moonsie ... Susan (as Susan) Sandra Claire Gershman ... Beautiful Babe Kim Upsher ... Kim Alan Leeds ... Stage Hand Israel Gordon ... Taste M.C. Gil Jacobson ... Cop in Basement Joseph A. Ferraro ... First Avenue M.C. Joseph E. Ferraro ... First Avenue M.C. James French ... Cabbie Wendy Melvoin ... Wendy - The Revolution (as Wendy) Lisa Coleman ... Lisa - The Revolution Bobby 'Z' Rivkin ... Bobby Z - The Revolution (as Bobby Z.) Matt Fink ... Matt Fink - The Revolution Brown Mark ... Brown Mark - The Revolution Garry Johnson ... Jellybean - The Time Mark Cardenas ... Mark - The Time Gerald E. Hubbard Jr. ... Gerry - The Time Paul Peterson ... Paul - The Time Jesse Johnson ... Jesse - The Time Uncredited Cast Stevee Ashlock ... Minor Role Tina Hillstrom   Erick Lewis ... Self Tony Mosley ... Dancer Jenni Olson ... Extra Tom Tangen ... Hiker #1 Joel Thingvall ... Club Techie Produced by Robert Cavallo   Steven Fargnoli   Joseph Ruffalo   Original Music by Michel Colombier   Prince

Additional Info Premiere: July 27, 1984 DVD Release: February 03, 2004 Blu-ray Release: July 24, 2007 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. Purple Films Water (uncredited) Distributors Warner Bros.   (1984) (United States) (theatrical) HBO Max   (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video) Home Box Office (HBO)   (United States) ((1985)) (cable) (TV) TV Land   (United States) ((1996)) (cable) (TV) VH1 Television   (1996) (United States) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1992) (United States) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1995) (United States) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1997) (United States) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2004) (United States) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,435 / 21,111 Site Ranking #3,431 The Transformers: Season 1 (1984) #3,432 Meatballs (1979) #3,433 Leviathan (1989) #3,434 The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) #3,435 Purple Rain (1984) #3,436 Wonderland (2003) #3,437 Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016) #3,438 Running With Scissors (2006) #3,439 A Haunted House 2 (2014)