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. Mar 28, 2004 returning to the color purple after almost 20 years, i can see its flaws more easily than when i named it the best film of 1985, but i can also understand why it moved me so deeply, and why the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart. The film scores a few points for a great performance from frank thring and an enjoyable car chase at the end. As ozploitation films of the 1970s exploded with horror, action and violence, the movement also revelled in raunchiness. In a promiscuous 1970s melbourne, naive schoolboy alvin purple graeme blundell finds himself the desire and sexual plaything of school girls and women alike. Returning to the color purple after almost 20 years, i can see its flaws more easily than when i named it the best film of 1985, but i can also understand why it moved me so deeply, and why the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart. Alvin purple 1973 clip 2 on aso australias audio and. Alvin rides again 1974 letterboxd social film discovery.
Alvin purple is a 1973 australian sex comedy film starring graeme blundell, written by alan hopgood and directed by tim burstall. A waterbed salesman who is irresistible to women gets a job as a gardener in a convent. Urban cinefile alvin purplealvin purple rides again. May 22, 2015 alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere.
Foreplay the prequel uk, alvin rides again, and again. Alvin purple is not a good looking man, in fact you could say that he is pretty ugly. 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. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Thought i was buying alvin purple and that alvin purple rides again was an additional feature. Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer husbands see red over purple from the feature film alvin purple as a high quality video. Shows the film s playful word games, and gives a clear idea of alvins ordinariness hes always the victim, never the aggressor, which defuses the films potential to offend. 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. Alvin purple was australias most successful film at the time of its release. Alvin purple became the most commercially successful australian film released to that time, breaking the box office record.
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 graeme blundell reprises the role of alvin in the series. Alvin purple the sex therapist tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. Belinda giblin alvin purple o death where is thy sting. 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. The color purple is a 1985 american comingofage period drama film directed by steven spielberg with a screenplay by menno meyjes, based on the pulitzer prizewinning 1982 novel of the same name by alice walker. Despite this, it was a major hit with australian audiences. This early 1970s australian film is a classic tale of sex and alienation and first real sex. Having received the single dvd alvin purple rides again. Alvin purple is an 1973 australian comedy film starring graeme blundell, written by alan hopgood and directed by tim burstall. Follow up to the alvin purple films, this time following his son who seems to have inherited his fathers problem. But there is more to alvin than meets the eye, and it is not long before he is thrust into a series of saucy adventures where women are attracted head over heels and find him sexually irresistible. 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. It was spielbergs eighth film as a director, and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had become famous. The movie may have inconsistencies, confusions and improbabilities, but there is one.
He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead. Despite this it was a major hit with australian audiences. 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. Courtney stodden courtney stodden sex tape recommended celebrities. With graeme blundell, alan finney, gus mercurio, noel ferrier. Australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women. 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. With graeme blundell, abigail, lynette curran, christine amor. The movie may have inconsistencies, confusions and improbabilities, but there is one perfect thing at its center. A hilarious sex romp about alvin, an ordinary guy who works in a waterbed store in australia.
It was also the first major feature to be bought for global distribution in the usa. 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. Alvin purple, the worlds most unlikely sex symbol stumbles from woman to woman and job to job in this zany, sexy australian comedy. The character alvin, through the film and the ensuing television series, became an australian cultural icon and the name alvin purple. As an adult, alvin finds it hard to resist the advances of women.
Alvin purple rewatched the raunchy centre of the 70s. Alvin purple the sex therapist alvin purple the sex therapist comedy australia 1973 upcoming tv show times. Alvin purple graeme blundell, dons party is a young, nave man with a great future ahead of him. Alvin purple rides again alvin rides again, and again. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
The film that created a market for australian films worldwide. Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alvin purple near you. Alvin purple has the notoriety of being the first rrated film in australia and the highest grossing film, from 1971 to 1977, according to the australian film commission. Remarkably, he is always pursued by oversexed women, which constantly gets him into hot water. 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. Alvin purple the sex therapist tv show australian tv. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Alvin purple 1973 nude scenes film sequel alvin purple rides again toneddown the sex scenes and nudity, adding more camp comedy. Watch kris mcquades breasts, butt scene on aznude for free 33 seconds.
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. With danny glover, whoopi goldberg, oprah winfrey, margaret avery. Would not have bought at that price for a single dvd. Lynette curran breasts, bush scene in alvin purple aznude. Alvin purple tv series 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
Read the alvin purple movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Alvin purple became the most commercially successful australian film released to that time. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Alvin purple 2 f, alvin purple rides again, alvin rides again, and again. Ozploitation, wild and unhinged sagas of sex and violence from australia its one of our favorite subgenres to showcase at the new beverly. Graeme blundell reprises the role of alvin in the series. Alvin purple 1973 australian waterbed salesman alvin graeme blundell sees a psychiatrist penne hackforthjones about his irresistibility to women.
This was followed by a 1976 australian broadcasting corporation situation comedy television series titled alvin purple. 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. Alvin purple was an australian television situation comedy series made by the australian broadcasting corporation in 1976. With graeme blundell, chris haywood, dawn lake, john ewart. Blundell reprised the title role in both, as well as in the 1984 movie melvin, son of alvin. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in successful sex comedy feature films alvin purple and alvin purple rides again. From the award winning creative talents of writer david williamson dons party, gallipoli and director tim burstall alvin purple, comes a riotous historical. A black southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades. Kris mcquade breasts, butt scene in alvin purple aznude. Alvin purple 2 foreplay the prequel customers who bought this item also bought. The color purple was a success at the box office, staying in u. Alvin purple became the most commercially successful australian film released to that time, breaking the box office record set by michael. Alvin purple 1973 clip 1 on aso australias audio and.
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