Purple Rain (1984)
Prince: The Kid
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Quotes
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Apollonia : Will you help me?
The Kid : No.
Apollonia : Pardon me?
The Kid : Nope... Wanna know why?
Apollonia : Nope.
The Kid : Because you wouldn't pass the initiation.
Apollonia : What initiation?
The Kid : Well, for starters, you have to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
Apollonia : What?
The Kid : You have to purify yourself in Lake Minnetonka.
[She strips down, and runs towards the lake]
The Kid : Hey! Wait a minute! That's...
[She jumps in. She gets out shivering]
The Kid : Uh, hold it...
Apollonia : What?
The Kid : That ain't Lake Minnetonka.
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The Kid : I'd like to dedicate this to my father, Francis L. It's a song the girls in the band wrote, Lisa and Wendy.
[the Revolution performs "Purple Rain"]
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Wendy-The Revolution : [Playing ironically the melody of "Let's Go Crazy" on the guitar] You like that ? Is that better?
The Kid : [Vexed] Where is everybody?
Lisa-The Revolution : You're late. They left.
The Kid : So what are you doing here?
Lisa-The Revolution : [Parodying the Kid's speech at the beginning of "Let's Go Crazy"] "But I'm here to tell you, there's something else"... Our music.
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Billy : [irked by the Revolution's performance of "Darling Nikki"] What the fuck wrong with you, Kid?
The Kid : I don't have time for your bullshit, Billy. What do you want?
Billy : I told you before, this stage is no place for your personal shit, man!
The Kid : That's life, man.
Billy : Life, my ass, motherfucker! This is a business, and you ain't too far gone to see that yet! I told you before, you're not packin' them in like you used to. Nobody digs your music but yourself.
The Kid : FUCK OFF!
Billy : Yeah, okay. Just like your old man.
[Kid gives Billy an offended look]
Billy : Yeah, you got it! Tell me I'm wrong! You're not blind! Look around you. No one's diggin' you. Oh, buddy, what a fuckin' waste. But, like father, like son...
The Kid : [pointing at Billy] Lay off that.
Billy : Let me give you some good advice, junior: your music makes sense to no one... but yourself.
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Jerome : [also irked by the "Darling Nikki" performance] That was fucked up, what you did, man. Morris doesn't like it, and I don't like it either.
The Kid : I don't care.
Jerome : It's obvious you don't have what it takes to get to the top. But just to show we're sympathetic to your problem...
[throws tickets to Kid]
Jerome : ... here's two tickets to tonight's show. Enjoy.
[walks off, then pokes his head back in the door]
Jerome : Don't forget to bring a girlfriend.
[blow kiss]
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Father : You have no business leavin' this house, you're always sneaking around! You're a Goddamn sinner!
Mother : Shut Up, you don't care about me.
Father : Don't I, keep the heat on?
Mother : I don't like it here, you never talk to me.
The Kid : Dad, please.
Father : What's the matter, with this house?
Mother : You're Crazy.
Father : Shut up!
[smacks Mother]
The Kid : Dad!
Mother : No.
[sobs]
Mother : I'm just, trapped here.
Father : You always, have a roof over your head.
Mother : You won't let me have, any fun.
Father : I can make you, happy. If you just believe in me. Yeah, if you just believe in me.
Mother : You never.
Father : I will die for you.
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The Kid : [referring to Appolonia's anklet] Gimme that... There on your boot.
Apollonia : [removes the anklet and gives it to the Kid, who then walks away with a smile] Hey, wait!
[walks after him]
Apollonia : Give it back to me!
The Kid : You can have it back later.
Apollonia : I want it back now, okay?
The Kid : Who gave it to you?
Apollonia : A person.
The Kid : Male or female?
Apollonia : Huh?
The Kid : [stops and turns around] You're lying. I can tell just by your reaction, you're lying. So you gave it to me; it's not yours anymore.
[smiles and walks away]
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[after jumping in cold water, Apollonia is getting dressed and The Kid rides up to her]
The Kid : Come on, let's go.
Apollonia : I'm not going anywhere, that was a rotten thing to do.
The Kid : I'm sorry. I tried to stop you.
[She looks at him]
Apollonia : I must have looked pretty ridiculous.
The Kid : No, no! You looked great. That took some nerve, I wouldn't have got in that water. Come on.
[She attempts to get on the motorcycle, he drives away]
Apollonia : Hey!
The Kid : Come on.
[She attempts to get on the motorcycle again, he drives away again]
Apollonia : COME ON!
The Kid : OK, ok.
[She gets on]
The Kid : Don't get my seat all wet.
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Father : Listen to me! You come home, when I say come home. You've got no business, in the streets!
Mother : Just leave me alone.
Father : Come here!
Mother : No!
Father : I said now! Do you hear me?
The Kid : Mom! Dad!
Father : You keep this place, clean!
The Kid : Please, Dad she's heard you.
Mother : He wants to kill me, he's crazy.
The Kid : Dad please!
Mother : Look, what he's doing to me.
Father : [Slaps The Kid]
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The Kid : Thank you for a funky time, call me up whenever you want to grind. Yeeaaah!
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The Kid : [Puppet] You don't need those girls, or their stupid music, all you need is me. Man, I don't know. My life's a bitch
[pulls puppet down]