Episode 675: Purple Rain (1984)

Special Guest: Alan Light
Guest Co-Hosts: Bill Ackerman, Samm Deighan

Samm Deighan and Bill Ackerman join Mike to discuss 1984's box office smash Purple Rain which launched Prince's movie career and made him a household name. The film stars Prince as "The Kid", a musician from Minneapolis who struggles to find his place in the music scene while battling personal demons.

Our episode features an interview with Alan Light, author of Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain. We also discuss the "sequel" to Purple Rain, Graffiti Bridge, and the "remake", Rain the color of Blue with a little Red in it.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Purple Rain on Buy the Purple Rain soundtrack
Buy Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 by Duane Tudahl
Listen to Alan Light's Sound Up podcast

Music:
"Erotic City" - Prince and the Revolution
"Baby I'm a Star" - Prince and the Revolution

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Special Report: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (1988)

Special Guests: Antonio Fargas, Peter McCarthy
Guest Co-Host: Chris Cummins

Keenan Ivory Wayans's I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) is at once a parody of and follow-up to Blaxploitation films of the 1970s. In it, Wayans stars as Jack Spade, the new blood trying to take down Mr. Big (John Vernon) with a team of classic heroes like John Slade (Bernie Casey), Hammer (Isaac Hayes), Slammer (Jim Brown), Kung Fu Joe (Steve James) and Fly Guy (Antonio Fargas).

Chris Cummins joins Mike to discuss the film. Special guests include actor Antonio Fargas (Putney Swope, Cleopatra Jones) and producer Peter McCarthy (Tapeheads, Roadside Prophets).

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Listen to "Special Report: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (1988)" on Spreaker.

Links:
Buy I'm Gonna Git You Sucka on Blu-Ray
Check out Brown Sugar
Visit the official Chris Cummins website
Listen to the Tapeheads episode
Listen to the Putney Swope episode
Listen to the Kolchak Tapes episode on The Zombie

Music:
"He's a Fly Guy" - Curtis Mayfield
"Jack of Spades" - Boogie Down Productions
"How to Pick Up Girls" - The Little Girls
"This Beat is Military" - K-9 Posse

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