Original color 25 x 32.5 promotional movie poster for the 1984 Warner Bros. film Purple Rain, which marked the acting debut of Prince and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The lower right corner features yellow vertical text: “For promotional use only. Not for sale.” Rolled and in very good to fine condition, with a puncture to the bottom left, small tape remnants to corners, and light scattered creasing.
From the collection of Marylou Badeaux, a former Warner Bros. Records executive who spent 25 years in the label's R&B and jazz departments and served as Vice President of Special Projects. During her tenure, Badaeux developed a close working relationship with Prince, with whom she closely collaborated for nearly two decades.
