Production companies 1 distributors 2 production companies. The brief for its first project was to make an australian decameron, and burstall chose alan hopgoods screenplay for alvin purple. Though it contains a few too many corny double entendres, alvin purple remains a mildly amusing romp. It was rated m unlike its predecessor which was rated r. Admiral mcraven leaves the audience speechless one of the best motivational speeches. Overall package the first film in this two disc package is the original alvin purple, released in 1973 and a huge financial success for the fledgling hexagon productions. Graeme blundell, frank thring, alan finney, gus mercurio, noel ferrier, abigail, jon finlayson, kris mcquade, chantal contouri, jeff ashby, david bilcock, robin copping, alvin purple rides again alvin rides again, and again. Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With abigail, shara berriman, graeme blundell, tim burstall.
Su is the best site for watching movies and tv shows. Part 1 of my collection asics only and some items for sale duration. A controversial benchmark of australian cinema and a monumental part of the 70s ozploitation movement, alvin purple is tim burstalls petersen legendary film that introduced fullfrontal nudity to a mainstream audience and blazed a trail of outrageous rompinspired cinematic mayhem. A hilarious sex romp about alvin, an ordinary guy who works in a waterbed store in australia. Brian cadd graeme blundell alvin purple, christine amor peggy, dina mann shirley. The character alvin, through the film and the ensuing television series, became an australian cultural icon and the name alvin purple. In our online cinema 123movies you can watch free films of any category and genre, news, hits and old movies, favorite tv shows and musicals, television programs and shows.
Alvin rides again is a 1974 australian sexcomedy film sequel to alvin purple. Alvin purple graeme blundell is a quiet, urban australian male who finds himself the. The young man everybody loves is back for more funloving adventure in this sequel to the audacious rompcomedy success alvin purple. Eventually, he gets tapped by a charlatan doctor to play gigolo for hundreds of erotically frustrated housewives, under the guise of sex therapy until the law catches up with him. Its rare that i feel compelled to pick up a pen and write about things deep purple these days. View the concert map statistics of deep purple in 1973. It made an unlikely star out of graeme blundell, and paved the way for a long series of australian films with sexual themes, or at least a lot of nudie exploitation flicks. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Alvin rides again 4 purple magazine 2 purple fashion diary 2 purple magazine outtakes 1 purple rain 1 purple bikini 1 purple violets 1 inside alvin purple 1 purple for giorgio armani springsummer 2012 1 only whores wear purple 1 recent nude celebrities. The title character of 1973s alvin purple is just your average unassuming man who wants to go about his simple business but has one huge problem.
Alvin purple being chased by a bevy of beauties through melbourne cbd. Alvin rides again still features a lot of full frontal nudity. Alvin purple, dvd, film, 1, 7 december 2016, inside alvin purple featurette 48 mins. The late late show with james corden recommended for you 9. Alvin purple was a spin off from the australian film of the same name which had been an immense box office hit in 1973. Australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women. Alvin purple rewatched the raunchy centre of the 70s. Unfortunately, part of the films popular success was its vulgarity. Alvin purple is a 1973 australian sex comedy film starring graeme blundell, written by alan. Alvin purple 1976 graeme blundell in alvin purple 1976. Sesame street season 5 end credits 1973 74 duration. Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. Alvin purple graeme blundell is a quiet, urban australian male who finds himself the unlikely object of female lust. Alvin purple was hugely popular, partly because it makes fun of powerful institutions like the courts, the press, marriage and psychiatry.
Alvin purple was australias most successful film at the time of its release. The film tracks him from his schooldays through early jobs waterbed salesman, sex therapist until eventually he becomes a convent gardener, but even then he inflames the nuns with a desire to fornicate with him. It was directed by david bilcock and robin copping, who were regular collaborators with tim burstall. As ozploitation films of the 1970s exploded with horror, action and violence, the movement also revelled in raunchiness. Alvin purple became the most commercially successful australian film released to that time, breaking the box office record set by michael powells. While alvin searches for true love, any woman who meets up. Despite this it was a major hit with australian audiences. Watch all 23 the alvin show episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more.
Remarkably, he is always pursued by oversexed women, which constantly gets him into hot water. A waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent. At september 1977, cinema papers noted alvin was 1 at the box office, with picnic at. Working in door to door sales, alvin unsuccessfully tries to resist legions of women who want him. Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 company credits imdb. Alvin purple was an australian television situation comedy series made by the australian broadcasting corporation in 1976. The plot is a bawdy sendup that subverts conventional male sexual fantasies. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a. Alvin purple 1973 clip 2 on aso australias audio and. In 1972, tim burstall became a partner in a new film production company, hexagon. Alvin purple 2 f, alvin purple rides again, alvin rides again, and again. Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 release info imdb. Melbourne on 20th december, 1973, and in the mayfair in sydney, opening wide in four capital cities as a way to cash in on the christmas season.