Alvin Purple 1973 [DVD]

Released in 1973 | Color
Running Time: 95 min | USA:87 min
Production Co: Bi-Jay | Hexagon Productions
Distribution Co: Sands Film Company (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
Directed by Tim Burstall
Written by Alan Hopgood
Produced by Tim Burstall, Alan Finney
Original Music by Brian Cadd
Cinematography by Robin Copping
Film Editing by Edward McQueen-Mason
Also Known As
The Sex Therapist (USA)
Taglines
…the bloke who has everything except inhibitions … leader of the comedy revolution!!
He puts more than a little color in girls cheeks!
Australia’s first big (R) comedy
We did it for Alvin!
He puts more than a little color into girls’ cheeks.
Synopsis
Alvin Purple was a 1973 Australian sexploitation comedy film starring Graeme Blundell, written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall. Despite largely negative reviews from local critics, it was a major hit with Australian audiences and it became the most commercially successful Australian film ever released up to that time, breaking the previous box office record set by Michael Powell’s pioneering Anglo-Australian comedy feature They’re a Weird Mob, which had been released in 1966. The score and title theme were composed by iconic Australian singer-songwriter Brian Cadd. A 1974 film sequel Alvin Purple Rides Again toned-down the sex scenes and nudity, adding more camp comedy. This was followed by a 1976 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 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.