Presumably that was on the coattails of the original film. This frothy sex comedy holds a special place in australian cinematic history. It was accompanied on release by a 48minute promotional documentary inside alvin purple directed by brian trenchardsmith. May 22, 2015 alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. Alvin purple 2 f, alvin purple rides again, alvin rides again, and again. Alvin purple 1973 actor graeme blundell made something of a name for himself, by appearing in a few australian softcore sex comedies of the seventies.
This film is included on the second disc of a twodisc set, with alvin purple on the first disc. The film scores a few points for a great performance from frank thring and an enjoyable car chase at the end. The band are known for their live performances, they have toured the uk and played a number of uk festivals. Alvin purple, abigail, old melbourne trams youtube.
He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead. Shara berriman breasts, bush scene in alvin purple aznude. Having received the single dvd alvin purple rides again. The plot is a bawdy sendup that subverts conventional male sexual fantasies. But turning it into a sitcom was really milking the cow for all it was worth. Shop oz ploitation volume 4 6dvd set alvin purple alvin rides again stork number 96 bmx bandits dark age the sex therapist tim burstalls alvin purple alvin rides again, and again. The band currently consists of carly humphries vocals, luke barnfather guitar, ralph sayers bass guitar and matthew bradley drums. Oz ploitation volume 4 6dvd set alvin purple alvin. Alvin rides again is a 1974 australian sexcomedy film sequel to alvin purple.
Along with pacific banana, alvin purple is the film hes best known for. 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. This early 1970s australian film is a classic tale of sex and alienation and first real sex. Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. The character alvin, through the film and the ensuing television series, became an australian cultural icon and the name alvin purple. Urban cinefile alvin purplealvin purple rides again. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alvin purple near you. Director tim burstall had worked extensively in film both in australia and overseas in the 1960s and in the late. A great song linked to a funny 1973 australian tv series graeme blundell alvin purple jacki weaver second sugar girl and even starred abigail. Alvin purple 1973 australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women. Alvin purple pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released alvin purple pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Alvin purple, the worlds most unlikely sex symbol stumbles from woman to woman and job to job in. 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.
Average guy antihero alvin purple graeme blundell was at the heart of it, the floppyhaired centre round which all manner of carnal pleasures and perversities orbited. It was directed by david bilcock and robin copping, who were regular collaborators with tim burstall. Australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women. The sequel was of course nothing but a carbon copy of the first. Dr mcburney george whaley calls alvin graeme blundell to say theyre in trouble. The brief for its first project was to make an australian decameron, and burstall chose alan hopgoods screenplay for alvin purple. In 1972, tim burstall became a partner in a new film production company, hexagon. Petersen legendary film that introduced fullfrontal nudity to a mainstream audience and blazed a trail of outrageous rompinspired cinematic mayhem. A controversial benchmark of australian cinema and a monumental part of the 70s ozploitation movement, alvin purple is tim burstalls legendary film that introduced fullfrontal nudity to a mainstream audience and blazed a trail of outrageous rompinspired cinematic mayhem.
In the southern united states in the 1930s, a maledominated african american woman fights her way through a troubled life. Would not have bought at that price for a single dvd. Alvin purple 1973 clip 2 on aso australias audio and visual. As he grows up, alvin is unable to find gratification in these loveless encounters, seeing his sexual prowess as a problem, and seeks help from a sex therapist who uses him to help cure women with all. Graeme blundell in the sex therapist 1973 abigail in the sex therapist 1973 graeme. Alvin purple is a 1973 australian sex comedy film starring graeme blundell, written by alan. Among the bevy of lovelies chasing after alvin are later academy award nominee jacki weaver of animal kingdom and silver linings playbook, and singlenamed aussie pinup sensation abigail, best known for starring in the racy australian sitcom number 96. Alvin purple nude scenes film production company, hexagon. 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.
This picture was one of fifty australian films selected for preservation as part of the national. A hilarious sex romp about alvin, an ordinary guy who works in a waterbed store in. This was followed by a 1976 australian broadcasting corporation situation comedy television series titled alvin purple. Alvin purple is a part series which was a spinoff of the 1973 movie of the same name. Alvin purple rides again alvin rides again, and again. Despite this it was a major hit with australian audiences.
Alvin purple is an 1973 australian comedy film starring graeme. 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. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Alvin purple was australias most successful film at the time of its release. Alvin purple is not a good looking man, in fact you could say that he is pretty ugly. Licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of galerie.
Alvin rides again 1974 letterboxd your life in film. A sex comedy about a naive young male who, although quiet and interested in just settling down, finds himself. I doubt whether many people went to see it twice, and this film killed off a potential alvin franchise according to alan hopgood. 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.
While alvin purple itself escaped unscathed from its encounter with the commonwealth film censorship board, a documentary about the making of the film inside alvin purple was pulled off hour a few hours before its scheduled screening on hsv7 in december 1973. Alvin purple 1973 clip 1 on aso australias audio and. Hong kong cop and martial artist fang sing leng travels to sydney to extradite a drug dealer, but when the hood is assassinated on his way to court, everyone suspects jack wilton, an untouchable crime lord. It starts out okay with a series of comedy bits involving lots of nudity and silliness, but about thirty minutes in the film takes a major detour, becoming a pisspoor gangster comedy.
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Alvin purple are an english indie rock band based in york and leeds, uk. For those of us australians growing up in this era, director tim burstalls sleazy little gem features a veritable whos. Watch shara berrimans breasts, bush scene on aznude for free 54 seconds. Inside alvin purple tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Alvin purple huh her editing and motion graphics by craig goode uk. Apr 14, 2008 mike hammer capitulo 03 serie tv detectives retro nostalgia 80. Thought i was buying alvin purple and that alvin purple rides again was an additional feature. Alvin purple graeme blundell, dons party is a young, nave man with a great future ahead of him. Alvin purple nudity, alvin purple sex scene, alvin purple nude scene, alvin purple actress nude, alvin purple sexy scene. Aug 26, 2004 holding it up to todays standards where the sex comedy is much more crass and explicit, the shock value pales in comparison, but even if these days its more nice than naughty, alvin purple is far from a bedroom disappointment. 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. Tim burstalls legendary film that introduced fullfrontal nudity to a mainstream audience and blazed a trail of outrageous rompinspired cinematic mayhem.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Alvin purple 1973 nude scenes film takes a major detour, becoming a pisspoor gangster comedy. 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. It was rated m unlike its predecessor which was rated r. In a lengthy softfocus flashback sequence, we see that he had this problem as a schoolboy, with girls wanting him to help them with their homework. Alvin purple is an 1973 australian comedy film starring graeme blundell, written by alan hopgood and directed by tim burstall. Le sexe fort film complet en francais 1946 comedie. Nothing like it had really been done in an australian movie before and the things alvin got up to were fairly amusing. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. 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. It was then passed for television after two minutes and two seconds of cuts, and in the process, the board provided the film with bonus publicity. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Alvin purple graeme blundell is a young, naive man who is thrust into a series of saucy adventures where women are attracted head over heels and find him sexually irresistible.
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