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Alvin Purple is a film of genre Comedy directed by Tim Burstall released in USA on 10 october 1974 with Graeme Blundell
Alvin Purple (1973)
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Add to a movie listAlvin Purple is an 1973 Australian comedy film starring Graeme Blundell, written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall.
It received largely negative reviews from local film critics. Despite this it was a major hit with Australian audiences. Alvin Purple became the most commercially successful Australian film released to that time, breaking the box office record set by Michael Powell's pioneering Anglo-Australian comedy feature They're a Weird Mob (1966).
The score and title theme were composed by iconic Australian singer-songwriter Brian Cadd.
A 1974 film sequel Alvin Rides Again toned-down the sex scenes and nudity, adding more camp comedy.
This was followed by a 1976 Australian Broadcasting Commission situation comedy television series titled Alvin Purple. Blundell reprised the title role in both, as well as in the 1984 movie Melvin, Son of Alvin.
Actors
Graeme Blundell
(Alvin Purple)
Lynette Curran
(First Sugar Girl)
Abigail
(Girl in See-Through)
Jacki Weaver
(Second Sugar Girl)
Christine Amor
(Peggy)
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