The Color Purple (1985)

Movie: The Color Purple (1985)

  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Release Date: 26 July 1986 (Hong Kong)
  • Writers: Alice Walker (novel) Menno Meyjes (screenplay)
  • Run Time: 154 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Drama  

Tagline: Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize Winning Story.  

Trivia: Patti LaBelle auditioned for the role of Shug Avery.
 

Goofs: Continuity: In the confrontation between Squeak and Sofia, Shug Avery can be clearly seen behind Squeak (wearing a red sequin dress), but changes position, and even disappears in one shot, then reappears.
 

“This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900′s. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 – and pregnant – by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life… Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>”

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