The 80's Movies Gateway Short review. http://www.fast-rewind.com/colorpurple.htm

TV Guide Online: The Color Purple A short review and synopsis. http://www.tvguide.com/movies/database/ShowMovie.asp?MI=12822

Crazy for Cinema Review. http://crazy4cinema.com/Review/FilmsC/f_color_purple.html

Color Purple, The (1985) IMDb - Credits. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0088939/

IMDb: Cookie's Fortune Cast/credits plus other information about the film http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0126250/