Continuity mistake: When The Time are first introduced, they start walking onto the stage and the camera cuts to Apollonia who is standing at the bar. The guys behind her are moving their heads and bodies to the sound of music, but The Time hasn't started playing yet. (00:08:38)
MCKD
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: When Morris turns to face the mirror to see what the suit that he is holding will look like pressed against him, as soon as he turns and faces the mirror, look at the right side of the mirror where the edge of the open door is, you can see a crew member with the white baseball cap ducking behind the door trying to stay out of the shot. (00:02:27)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Audio problem: During the opening song, none of the instruments are plugged in but sound is coming out of them. (00:01:25)
9th Sep 2003
Purple Rain (1984)
Other mistake: When Morris is talking to the club owner about getting rid of The Kid, the club owner says that The Kid is not even "Pulling them in like he used to" but the subtitles say "Pooling them in". (00:12:29)
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