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