Een jong muzikaal talent, The Kid, begint een succesvolle carrière. Hij ontmoet de mooie zangeres Apollonia, maar beseft dat talent alleen niet voldoet. Hij kan niet overweg met zijn vader, hij verliest Apollonia aan zijn grote concurrent en binnen zijn eigen band verlopen de zaken ook niet soepel.
Nee, helaas is Purple Rain nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Albert Magnoli | Director |
| Writing | William Blinn | Writer |
| Directing | Don Wilkerson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Douglas J. Schulman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Anthony Brand | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Richard C. Franklin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Britt Lomond | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Craig Denault | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Richard C. Franklin | Sound Designer |
| Sound | James Beshears | Sound Editor |
| Production | Anthony DiMarco | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Sound | Jim Cook | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Edward R. Nedin | Electrician |
| Camera | Bill Fleming | Best Boy Grip |
| Sound | Neil Brody | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Donald Schmitz | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | David Kern | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Romanoff | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jim Harrison | Music Editor |
| Crew | Al Jones | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Kerry Lyn McKissick | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Arrington | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Daniel R. Jordan | Key Grip |
| Art | Howard McCormick | Leadman |
| Sound | Noah Blough | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Brad Orrison | Stunt Double |
| Lighting | Jeffrey W. Petersen | Electrician |
| Lighting | Peter Davidian | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Jonathan Wolf | Production Accountant |
| Production | Kirk Hokanson | Location Manager |
| Editing | Aubrey Head | Color Timer |
| Production | Joseph Ruffalo | Producer |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Albert Magnoli | Editor |
| Art | Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Albert Magnoli | Writer |
| Art | Ward Preston | Production Design |
| Production | Steven Fargnoli | Producer |
| Sound | Prince | Songs |
| Production | David Graham | Casting |
| Camera | Donald E. Thorin | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mike Frankovich Jr. | Production Manager |
| Production | Robert Cavallo | Producer |
| Editing | Ken Robinson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie France | Costume Design |
| Crew | Kathleen O'Haco | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Oliney | Stunts |
| Art | Keane Bonath | Props |
| Lighting | John Huddleston | Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jimmell Mardome | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonja Berlovitz | Costumer |
| Camera | Jack Lee Gary | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Mitchell Sinoway | Additional Editor |
| Lighting | Robert W. Peterson | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Maxine Davis | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Allan Schultz | Additional Editor |
| Production | Barbara Sobocinski | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jayson Jeffreys | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Caldwell | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Sonny Baskin | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Warren Chadwick | Additional Editor |
| Production | Jennifer Walton | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Craig Kinchel | Grip |
| Production | Geri Rosenberg | Production Secretary |
| Lighting | Dave Hetschiesch | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Bonnie Metzger | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Peter Golden | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Wenzel | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Dennis A. Frank | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Jones | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Steve van Osdale | Grip |
| Lighting | Bob Guthier | Electrician |
| Production | Dona Lien | Production Secretary |
| Art | Robert Scaife | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Chris Squires | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Jim Johnson | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Todd Prost | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Neal Dalen | Grip |
| Camera | Joe Rice | Grip |
| Lighting | Dean Hassen | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Matt Rice | Electrician |
| Art | Clare M.S. Fishman | Props |
| Camera | Gerald Hoy | Grip |
| Camera | Robert Reiff | Still Photographer |
| Production | Lee Daniels | Casting Assistant |
| Lighting | LeRoy Bennett | Lighting Artist |
