

“Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.”
A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.
Directed by Albert Magnoli
User score
426 votes





Released
July 27, 1984
1h 51m
English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, German
Budget → Revenue
$7.2M → $68.4M

Prince
The Kid

Apollonia Kotero
Apollonia

Morris Day
Morris

Jerome Benton
Jerome

Olga Karlatos
Mother

Clarence Williams III
Father

Billy Sparks
Billy

Wendy Melvoin
Wendy

Lisa Coleman
Lisa

Bobby Z
Bobby
Dr. Fink
Matt

Brown Mark
Mark

Jill Jones
Jill

Susan Moonsie
Susan

Brenda Bennett
Brenda
Sandra Claire Gershman
Beautiful Babe

Alan Leeds
Stage Hand

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