Excerpts from the Purple Rain Script (deleted scenes)
This picks up from Apollonia and The Kid’s first night together at his house, with Apollonia having woken up from the sound of his parents fighting and scared, fleeing from the house.
(Note: I’ve changed the names in the script, as the girl listed was obviously Vanity who was slated to play the role.)
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(50) EXT. PRINCE’S HOUSE AND STREET — NIGHT
Apollonia moves quickly along the side of the house, trying desperately to find her wav. Suddenly a HAND reaches out of the darkness, GRABS her by the throat. She SCREAMS, swings her bag desperately — something CRASHES, into the bushes—
VOICE: Damn, baby, hold it! Hold it!! (wails) Oh, God — God! You broke my nose!
She sees it’s Morris — she’s beside herself with fear and rage—
APOLLONIA: You shit! What the hell are you doing here?
He struggles in the bushes — DOGS start BARKING—
MORRIS: Shh! Shh! Shh! oh, Lord help me outta here. (a beat) Hee, hee — I know you wouldn’t want to spend the whole night with ol’ pencil dick.
APOLLONIA: Your nose alright?
MORRIS: My nose is fine, I’m just wondering if I fucked my shoes up… (a beat) C’mon …
They cut across the yard, head to the street. The CADDY is parked at the curb. Jerome leans against it, reading a newspaper—
APOLLONIA: Hi, Jerome. Wow! Nice hubcaps.
He grins proudly from ear to ear — the Caddy sports new chrome wire wheels—
JEROME: You like them, huh?
APOLLONIA: Beautiful.
Morris MOANS dismally—
MORRIS: Jerome…you think these can be fixed?
His shoes are badly scuffed, the leather torn across the top—
JEROME: I think they’re dead, man.
APOLLONIA: God, I’m sorry.
MORRIS: Shit — it’s so rough out here.
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The rest of this scene involved Apollonia and Morris in the caddy, with dialogue that ended up on the Time’s song “Chili Sauce” from Ice Cream Castle. After this, the infamous barn-yard scene takes place, ending with The Kid dropping Apollonia back at her hotel which remains in the final movie.
(Btw just a personal note of mine: I think I watched that second gif at least 20 times over until I realised what Morris was doing/why he’s running that way; he’s trying not to get his shoes/outfit ruined LMAO!)
(via poorlonelycomputer)
