Continuity mistake: Right after The Kid sees an image of himself hanging in the basement, he grabs a stick and starts smashing food jars on a shelf. The camera angle changes and he's seen smashing the same jars again. (01:19:54)
MCKD
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Factual error: Right after The Kid's father shoots himself, The Kid is seen in the basement being interviewed by two police officers in uniform and one detective. One of the police officers is asking the questions while the detective is writing in his notepad. Standard procedure is for a "Lead Detective" to be assigned to the case and he conducts all interviews. (01:18:49)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: Right after The Kid rescues Apollonia from Morris in the alley, he drives her to a secluded area where the makeup on her face is now brighter and heavier than it was in the alley. (01:15:42)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid knocks Morris into the pile of boxes in the alley, you can see that the stunt double taking the fall is white, and when he lands in the pile of boxes he is seen in the next camera angle laying on a different set of boxes. (01:14:11)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: After The Kid runs off the stage while singing "Darling Nikki" he is seen in his dressing room with sweat on his back and chest. When the club owner goes in to yell at him for leaving the stage, he is now completely dry. (01:07:48)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Trivia: Most of Prince's dance moves are his own personal tribute to the "Godfather Of Soul" James Brown.
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Apollonia tells The Kid that she is going to join Morris' group, he slaps her and makes her fall into the dresser where you see what looks like a red shirt hanging from the top of the second draw down the length of the dresser. The camera angle changes and the shirt is now seen much shorter in length. (00:51:52)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid is at home he puts Wendy and Lisa's tape in his player and you see him put the tape holder on the player in front of the small lamp. The camera angle changes to a close up and the tape holder is now on the side on the lamp which has moved to allow the holder to be on the side. (00:47:39)
10th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid starts smashing the food jars in the basement with a stick, he starts with the first shelf and then he smashes the jars on the 2nd shelf and then there is a close up of him smashing more jars on yet another shelf. (The jars are different). When the camera angle changes to a wide-shot, none of the jars on the 2nd shelf are damaged, and where did the third shelf come from? He is then seen smashing the jars on the 2nd shelf again. (01:19:58)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Morris first meets Apollonia he sits at her table and if you notice the straw in her drink, it changes positions during the entire scene and she never touches it. (00:30:25)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Audio problem: When The Kid and Apollonia first arrive at the lake, you can hear them talking, but their mouths are not moving as they walk along the edge of the lake. (00:19:20)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid first takes Apollonia for a ride on his motorcycle, his white scarf is blowing in the wind. The camera angle changes and the scarf is tucked into his jacket. The camera angle changes again and the scarf is blowing in the wind again. (00:18:00)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When the woman confronts Morris and Jerome on the street about how long she waited the night before for Morris, she first appears without an over the shoulder pocketbook. The camera angle changes and you can see the strap on her shoulder. The camera angle changes again and the strap is gone. (00:15:42)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid looks at Apollonia's card on the board after Morris talks to the club owner, when he turns to walk away, you can see that the card on the board is not the same one he was just looking at. (00:13:23)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid Looks at Apollonia's card that the waitress is holding, it states that she is 5'7" and her weight is also filled out. Later when he looks at the card when it's posted on the board it now says 5'6" and her weight is not there. (00:13:22)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When The Kid goes home after playing at the club, he arrives home without his guitar that he left the house with, and the guitar is seen inside the house later on. (00:11:23)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Continuity mistake: When the waitress posts Apollonia's card on the board, the large white folded paper that was seen on the board in the previous shot of The Kid seeing her for the first time is no longer there. (00:10:42)
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