FILM

The Color Purple

The life and trials of a young African American woman.

The Color Purple
Cast:

Danny Glover
Whoopi Goldberg
Margeret Avery
Oprah Winfrey

Director:
Steven Spielberg

Producer:
Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones

Written by:
Alice Walker (novel), Menno Meyjes (screenplay)

Distributor:
Warner Bros

Budget:
$15,000,000

Box Office:
$94,175,854

Awards:

Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture (Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Quincy Jones) Best Actress in a Leading Role (Whoopi Goldberg), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Margaret Avery), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Oprah Winfrey), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Menno Meyjes), Best Cinematography (Allen Daviau), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (J. Michael Riva, Bo Welch, Linda DeScenna), Best Costume Design (Aggie Guerard Rodgers), Best Music, Original Song (Quincy Jones (music/lyrics), Rod Temperton (music/lyrics), Lionel Richie (lyrics), For the song “Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)”) Best Music, Original Score (Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, AndraĆ© Crouch, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber), Best Makeup (Ken Chase)
Won Goldben Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Whoopi Goldberg)



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
88%