Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Movie Celebrates 40th Anniversary With 4K UHD Blu-Ray Release This June

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that the classic musical drama Purple Rain will be available to own for the first time on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and Digital on June 25, 2024, in honor of the film’s 40th anniversary. The film Prince in his film acting debut, alongside Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III. The film was directed by Albert Magnoli, and original songs were composed and produced by Prince.

For the 40^th Anniversary of Purple Rain, the film has been completely restored digitally from an 8K scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative (OCN). The picture was also conformed to the original theatrical release aspect ratio of 1.85:1 to provide the most authentic theatrical presentation framing ever to be released to the home. The digitally restored picture was color graded in High Dynamic Range (HDR). The film’s audio was also restored from the original Dolby Stereo (LCRS) archived 35mm magnetic film source elements containing the separate dialogue, music, and effects (DME) tracks. These restored elements along with the 20^th anniversary’s 5.1 multi-channel print master were used to complete a newly remastered 5.1 presentation for the film.

Purple Rain won the Academy Award® for Best Original Song Score (Prince), the Grammy Award® for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (Prince and the Revolution), and the NAACP Image Award® for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Prince). Get more details below!

Synopsis: Rock star Prince makes a spectacular feature film debut in this highly autobiographical blockbuster that won both an Oscar® and a Grammy®. Headstrong, vulnerable young musician The Kid (Prince) struggles with his own inner demons and with his alcoholic father who beats his mother.  But the madness infects his music, fueling a sound that transforms the struggling young rocker into a star.

The Purple Rain 4K UHD Disc includes the following previously released special features:

• Commentary by director Albert Magnoli, producer Robert Cavallo and cinematographer Donald E. Thorin
• First Avenue: The Road to Pop Royalty – featurette
• Let’s Go Crazy – music video
• Take Me with U – music video
• When Doves Cry – Music Video
• I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m a Star – music video
• Purple Rain – music video
• Jungle Love – music video
• The Bird – music video
• Sex Shooter – music video

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