Most Rewatchable Scene
Final three-song performance; “The Beautiful Ones” and the Apollonia–Morris date
In the discussion (10)
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- Opening eleven or twelve minutes, Let’s Go Crazy into Jungle Love, electrifying. Stage and stylized audience choreography make club a character; balcony synchronized dancers a favorite. — Wesley Morris
- Take Me with You motorcycle and false Lake Minnetonka initiation memorable. Bad dialogue part of charm; purification request not explicit undressing instruction, cold-water danger reported. — Bill Simmons
- Beautiful Ones romantic-rivalry scene called Prince greatest performance in the film and one of the great performances ever. Slow push into Apollonia reaction and intense commitment praised. — Bill Simmons
- Wendy and Prince synchronized stage connection praised; Wendy iconic and an unusually good actor in this cast. — Wesley Morris
- When Doves Cry montage leads through father material into Computer Blue; song reportedly supplied overnight. Clarence Williams performance improves, with darker characterization discussed. — Wesley Morris
- Darling Nicky provokes Apollonia and Billy; Computer Blue transition follows album sequence and balances music with action. — Wesley Morris
- Discovering fathers written music and working out Purple Rain loved; Morris family insult especially cruel. — Wesley Morris
- Purple Rain dedication and song meet enormous buildup. Ending there possible, but encores and audience connection defended. — Bill Simmons
- Final three-song ending selected, despite argument it could end at Purple Rain. Band relationship matters more than romantic resolution. — Wesley Morris
- Other final choice is Apollonia/Morris date into Beautiful Ones, a personal favorite section of any eighties movie. — Wesley Morris