Let's Go Crazy and Buy Prince's "Purple Rain" House
This for-sale house at 3420 Snelling Ave in Minneapolis, Minnesota played a key role in ‘Purple Rain.’ (Zillow)
Dig if you will the picture of a quaint historic house in Minnesota. Look familiar? This is the house that “The Kid,” Prince’s character in the 1984 rock musical Purple Rain, called home. And now it could be yours! (Purple motorcycle not included.)
Prince stands in the doorway of the Minneapolis house in a screenshot from 'Purple Rain.’
Built in 1913, the three-bedroom home in South Minneapolis has just gone on the market for the bargain price of $110,000. It does require renovations; a look at the listing reveals that the floors, walls, kitchen, and bathrooms could definitely use some TLC. On the plus side, the house has some pretty woodwork, and it’s less than an hour from Lake Minnetonka — you know, in case you need to purify yourself in the waters.
Interior of the 'Purple Rain’ house today. It could use some work. (Zillow)
Purple Rain tells the story of a self-destructive musician trying to put his demons to rest and make it as a rock star. The semi-autobiographical film marked Prince’s big-screen debut, and was shot on location in his hometown of Minneapolis. While Purple Rain did well at the box office, its soundtrack was a phenomenon, spending a remarkable 24 weeks on top of the Billboard charts and spawning five Top 40 hits (including “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” and “Purple Rain”).
Prince in the hit 1984 musical film 'Purple Rain’ (Everett)
Other recent movie homes to go on the market include the California mountain lodge from The Bodyguard, the Long Island mansion from The Money Pit, and the Hamptons beach house from Something’s Gotta Give. Unlike those multi-million-dollar luxury retreats, the Purple Rain house is a pretty basic suburban dwelling — but given its rock-and-roll pedigree, you can’t beat the price.
