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This movie tied with "The Turning Point" (1977) for the record for most Academy Award nominations (11) without a single win.  -Thanks to Jonah FalconThis was Whoopi's first movie. She was given quite a chance considering she was a comic and usually they are type cast. Harpo is not only the name of a character in the movie but also Oprah Winfrey's Production Company - Harpo is also Oprah backwards! -Thanks to JessRae Dawn Chong was also seen as Schwarzenegger's sidekick in "Commando". The scene at the dinner table where Whoopie finally tells Danny Glover's Character off. Oprah Winfrey "comes back to life" and just starts rambling. This scene is totally ad-libbed starting when Oprah starts talking and thanking Cele for helping her that day in the store. I saw Oprah and Steven Speilberg talking about it on her show one day. You can tell no one expects Oprah to be talking by the shocked looks on all of their faces. -Thanks to JulieThis was Oprah's first movie and as she was virtually unknown at the time of the film, Steven Speiberg did not have her name put on the movie poster with the other stars. Akosua Busia (Nettie) starred in "ER" as Kobe Ikabo in 1999 and an episode of Knight Rider in 1983. Her film debut was in "Ashanti" in 1978 with Michael Caine. She also wrote the film "Beloved" for Oprah Winfrey which was a flop in the mid 1990's. Akosua is the daughter of Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana (in West Africa) from 1969 to 1972. Both father and daughter were educated at Oxford University in Oxforshire, England and both were members of the Royal Family of Wenchi. Akosua Busia was, in her native Ghana, a princess. -Thanks to Nat« Click here to add some Color Purple trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like The Color Purple or 80's Drama / Historic classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Outsiders ..... Elephant Man ..... Rain Man ..... Drugstore Cowboy ..... Stand By Me ..... Wall Street ..... Mask ..... Amadeus ..... Full Metal Jacket ..... Witness ..... Breakfast Club ..... Glory ..... Platoon ..... Scarface ..... Six Weeks ..... Urban Cowboy .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Filmed in Anson County and Union County, North Carolina, USA The main house used for the film is the Huntley house located close to Lilesville, NC. It is a few miles off of Highway 74. It is a large old farmhouse that had been empty for years prior to filming. After the filming I went to the house many times to look around. It is once again unused. Now, the current owner has placed a gate at the end of the drive to keep people away. I always found it interesting that the film only shows it once from the front (when Sug arrives.) I think this may be because it looks a little too grand and formal for the context of the film. I believe that the interior scenes were all done on location in the house and not on a sound stage. The house is surrounded by a lot of land and on that land the film crew built other structures used in the filming. The house where Celie lives at the end of the movie was actually just a false front. It stood for years but eventually fell down or was torn down and no longer exists. All of the town scenes were done in Marshville, NC in Union County (also on Highway 74.) The store is actually a produce store still in business today called "Apple Jack's". Dirt was put down to cover the pavement of the street and decorative items were added to many of the facades of nearby buildings. Remnants of these items still survive. The dream sequence where Celie throws the gold chocolates to her sister was done on railroad tracks near Ansonville, NC. The scene with Celie goes to an Immigration Office to arrange for her children to come home was filmed at the Anson County Courthouse in Wadesboro, NC. The church was an unused old church that the crew moved from another location in Anson County to the Huntley farm. It was set up on the back of the property down a hill from the main house. [Our deep gratitude to Wayne Maness for the wonderful locations info] Can you help? Do you know any of the filming locations used for The Color Purple? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a wonderful soundtrack, kind of Bluesy. It was originally printed on Vinyl, and was recently availible on cd (U.S. only) on a double cd set. Two of my favorite tracks are [Track 13] Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) and [Track 12] Maybe God Is Tryin' To Tell You Somethin'. This is the only Steven Spielberg movie that John Williams did not compose the soundtrack for. -Thanks to Phil« Click here to add new music trivia for Color Purple Soundtrack Available: Used On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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