Key Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Willard Pugh, Akosua Busia, Desreta Jackson, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong
Rating: PG-13
Genre(s): Drama
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Movie Summary
"The Color Purple" is based on the Pulitizer Prize Winning novel by Alice Walker.
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey star in this movie about a young African-American woman
who ultimately manages to overcome racial and sexual abuse.
Whoopi Goldberg stars as Celie, an uneducated women living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls “Mr.” (Danny Glover), Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God.
But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, Sofia (Oprah Winfrey) and Shug (Margaret Avery).
Through this, Celie is able to overcome her dire situation into a woman full of self-worth and forgiveness.
Trivia
• "The Color Purple" is one of the most controversial movies to be nominated for an Academy Award because the movie was famously nominated for eleven Academy Awards and surprisingly didn’t win any of them. This led to much controversy and anger by people who believe that the movie was judged unfairly by the Motion Picture Academy Association members.
• Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg made their film debuts in this film.
• Acclaimed film director Steven Spielberg directed this top Black Classic Movie and another top African-American classic, directed Amistad.
Awards
• Won two 1988 NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture (Whoopi Goldberg)
• Nominated for eleven 1985 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), Best Supporting Actress ( Oprah Winfrey), Best Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Song (“Miss Celle’s Blues”) and Best Makeup.
• Won 1985 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress-Drama (Whoopi Goldberg)
The Color Purple Movie DVD
"The Color Purple" stars Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey,
Danny Glover and Margaret Avery.
Based on the bestselling book by Alice Walker,
this film received numerous award nominations and
accolades.
The Color Purple Movie Soundtrack
The Color Purple movie soundtrack contains original music that was composed and written by Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones also was the producer of this award-winning movie.
