Below are a few screenshots from the excellent bonus feature MTV Premiere Party on the 20th Anniversary Edition of Purple Rain. It’s pretty much an unadulterated, live MTV special (operating on what I would refer to as a “raw budget”) featuring VJ Mark Goodman on the red carpet at Mann’s Chinese Theatre for the premiere and then later a black cocktail table at The Palace for the party with a bundle of massive guests (Lindsay Buckingham, Eddie Murphy, Little Richard, Lionel Richie, John Mellencamp, Pee Wee Herman, etc) in addition to Prince, The Revolution and other family members like Sheila E, Dez, Apollonia and The Time.

Minimal decorations, significant vibe.

(l-r) Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphayyyyyyyyyyyy, ?, Mark Goodman, Casio.

LIttle Richard being a scary weirdo with a Bible that he had custom-made for Prince.

Does anyone know who this is? She is the only interviewee to not have her name at the bottom of the screen when first appearing. She talks about her band having an album ready to go early “next year” [1985] and Mark Goodman congratulates her on the massive success of her recent duet.

RARE BONUS: Quick shot of Prince (black-clad blur at front right of shot) having an altercation with Jellybean Johnson from The Time during a semi-clandestine Apollonia 6 rehearshal.

RARE BONUS: Quick shot of Apollonia in the barn from the raunchy “barn love scene” which didn’t make it to the final cut and has never surfaced anywhere.

Tags: mtv, prince, purple rain, warner brothers, warner home video

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