Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. View the concert map statistics of deep purple in 1973. Alvin purple was hugely popular, partly because it makes fun of powerful institutions like the courts, the press, marriage and psychiatry. 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. Alvin purple was an australian television situation comedy series made by the australian broadcasting corporation in 1976. Su is the best site for watching movies and tv shows. Admiral mcraven leaves the audience speechless one of the best motivational speeches. Alvin purple rewatched the raunchy centre of the 70s. It was rated m unlike its predecessor which was rated r. Sesame street season 5 end credits 1973 74 duration. A waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent. Alvin purple became the most commercially successful australian film released to that time, breaking the box office record set by michael powells.
The character alvin, through the film and the ensuing television series, became an australian cultural icon and the name alvin purple. Alvin purple is a 1973 australian sex comedy film starring graeme blundell, written by alan. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films alvin purple 1973 and alvin purple rides again 1974. In 1972, tim burstall became a partner in a new film production company, hexagon. 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. Alvin purple was australias most successful film at the time of its release.
The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films alvin purple 1973 and alvin. Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 release info imdb. Alvin purple is a part series which was a spinoff of the 1973 movie of the same name. At september 1977, cinema papers noted alvin was 1 at the box office, with picnic at. Alvin purple graeme blundell is a quiet, urban australian male who finds himself the unlikely object of female lust. Alvin rides again is a 1974 australian sexcomedy film sequel to alvin purple. Brian cadd graeme blundell alvin purple, christine amor peggy, dina mann shirley. 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. 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. Alvin purple was a spin off from the australian film of the same name which had been an immense box office hit in 1973. Remarkably, he is always pursued by oversexed women, which constantly gets him into hot water. The plot is a bawdy sendup that subverts conventional male sexual fantasies.
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. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Alvin rides again still features a lot of full frontal nudity. Belinda giblin alvin purple o death where is thy sting 1976. Alvin purple graeme blundell is a quiet, urban australian male who finds himself the. Though it contains a few too many corny double entendres, alvin purple remains a mildly amusing romp. Alvin purple 1973 clip 1 on aso australias audio and.
Despite this it was a major hit with australian audiences. With abigail, shara berriman, graeme blundell, tim burstall. Alvin purple is a nebbish waterbed salesman who stirs up an irrepressible sexual urge in women to such a degree that he gets mobbed by skirts wherever he goes. Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 company credits imdb. Unfortunately, part of the films popular success was its vulgarity. Production companies 1 distributors 2 production companies. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. 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. As ozploitation films of the 1970s exploded with horror, action and violence, the movement also revelled in raunchiness. Its rare that i feel compelled to pick up a pen and write about things deep purple these days. A hilarious sex romp about alvin, an ordinary guy who works in a waterbed store in australia. Alvin purple being chased by a bevy of beauties through melbourne cbd.
Alvin purple 1973 clip 2 on aso australias audio and. 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. Watch all 23 the alvin show episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. While alvin searches for true love, any woman who meets up. 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. Alvin purple, dvd, film, 1, 7 december 2016, inside alvin purple featurette 48 mins. 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. Sent from and sold by moovman most new items sealed, all sent from uk. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a. The young man everybody loves is back for more funloving adventure in this sequel to the audacious rompcomedy success alvin purple.
Alvin purple 1973 australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women. Australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women. Part 1 of my collection asics only and some items for sale duration. The brief for its first project was to make an australian decameron, and burstall chose alan hopgoods screenplay for alvin purple. Alvin purple 1976 graeme blundell in alvin purple 1976. Working in door to door sales, alvin unsuccessfully tries to resist legions of women who want him.
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