Purple Rain

Francis L: [shouting] LISTEN TO ME!! You come home when I say come home! You've got no business in the streets! Mother: Just leave me alone! Francis L: COME HERE!!! Mother: No! Francis L: I SAID NOW!! DO YOU HEAR ME?!?! The Kid: [runs in the house] Mom! Dad! Francis L: You keep this place clean! The Kid: [intervenes] Please, Dad! She's heard you! Mother: He wants to kill me! He's crazy! Look what he's doing to me! [Francis L slaps The Kid, causing The Kid to fall through the door into another room on the floor]

Purple Rain (film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Wendy: Hi. I heard through the grapevine that you got a new tune written by a couple of great girls. Did you hear it? Lisa: I knew it. He didn't listen to it. He probably dropped it under his bike and rolled over it. Wendy: All right. You think about this. I'm gonna be totally honest with you. I think you're being full of shit. Lisa: Forget it, Wendy. Let's get out of here. Wendy: Every time we give you a song, you say you're gonna use it, but you never do. You think we're doing something behind your back. You're just being paranoid as usual. Lisa: Wendy. Wendy: Shut up, Lisa, please. You should know by now that we wouldn't hurt you. You should know by now that we wouldn't put a dark cloud over your head. It's just to make you feel good. You've felt this way with us before, remember? The Kid: [reciting] "The nominees for best actress are...." Lisa: Fuck it, Wendy. Let's break. The Kid: [uses his voice through a puppet] Why should he do your music? He's been getting along just fine with

Purple Rain (film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Apollonia: I'm gonna join Morris' group. The Kid: [concerned] What? Apollonia: I'm gonna join Morris' group. [The Kid furiously back-slaps Apollonia across the face] The Kid: [feeling regretful] Baby.... Apollonia: Just leave me alone. The Kid: It's-- It's just.... I don't want you around this at all. Apollonia: I don't want you in my life this way! The Kid: Apollonia, don't I make you happy? Don't you like the way we are? Apollonia: I want to do it. You should trust me. The Kid: Do you know Morris? Do you know what he's about? He doesn't care about you! Apollonia: Are you jealous?! [leaves the house]

Purple Rain (film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Francis L.: You do what l say! Do you hear me?! You do what l say! [throws a glass] You keep this place clean! You belong here and no place else! [he and Mother enter The Kid's room] You got no business leaving this house! You're always sneaking around! You're a goddamn sinner! Mother: Shut up! You don't care about me. Francis L.: Don't l keep the heat on?! Mother: I don't like it here! You never talk to me! The Kid: Dad, please! Francis L.: [raises his voice] What's the matter with this house?! Mother: You're crazy! Francis L.: SHUT UP!!! [slaps Mother across the face] The Kid: Dad! [shoves Francis L. against the wall by force] Mother: No! [brief pause] I'm just trapped here. Francis L.: You'll always have a roof overhead. Mother: [in tears] You don't let me have any fun. Francis L.: I could make you happy if you just believed in me. Yeah. If you just believed in me. Mother: You never.... Francis L.: I would die for you. [leaves the room]

Purple Rain (film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Apollonia: What are we doing here, Morris? Morris: What do you mean? Apollonia: I don't wanna be here. I don't want to hurt anybody. Morris: It's not about hurting anybody. We open at The Taste tomorrow, don't we? This is business. We need the exposure. Anyway, you don't want to disappoint them, do you? Apollonia: Your horns are showing, Morris.

Purple Rain (film), CC BY-SA 4.0