A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
- Nominated for 11 Oscars
- 14 wins & 25 nominations total
Willard E. Pugh
- Harpo Johnson
- (as Willard Pugh)
Laurence Fishburne
- Swain
- (as Larry Fishburne)
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Storyline
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- TriviaSofia's speech at the dinner table was an ad-lib prompted by Steven Spielberg, in the middle of filming the scene. He asked Winfrey to express to Celie how she felt that day when she saw Celie in the store, as Sofia was shopping for Miss Millie.
- GoofsWhen she is returning from Memphis on the train, Celie is sipping wine in the dining car. An African-American person could not eat in the dining car in the late 1930s, especially on a Southern run.
- Crazy creditsThe credits are all colored purple.
- Alternate versionsThe Blu-ray remaster features the 2003 Warner Bros. Pictures logo plastering both the 1984 variant and closing Saul Bass variant.
- SoundtracksMiss Celie's Blues (Sister)
Music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton
Lyrics by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie
Vocals by Táta Vega
Featured review
Alice Walker's epic novel is put on the big-screen by director Steven Spielberg and the results are excellent. The film deals with the maturity and independence of a mistreated black woman (Whoopi Goldberg in an Oscar-nominated role) from the years 1909 to 1947. The audience gets to experience all of her triumphs and tragedies through the film's running time. A very strong cast of supporting players make the film memorable as well. Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Margaret Avery, and Oprah Winfrey (the last two Oscar-nominated) all shine with the great screenplay and Spielberg's subtle direction. Somewhat forgotten on Spielberg's list of credits, but still one of his very best films. 5 stars out of 5.
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- Also known as
- Moon Song
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $98,467,863
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,710,333
- Dec 22, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $98,468,102
- Runtime2 hours 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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