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11 October 1974 (USA) moreTagline:
... the bloke who has everything except inhibitions ... leader of the comedy revolution!! morePlot:
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A classic tale of sex and alienation moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Graeme Blundell | ... | Alvin Purple |
| Abigail | ... | Girl in See-Through |
| Lynette Curran | ... | First Sugar Girl |
| Christine Amor | ... | Peggy |
| Dina Mann | ... | Shirley |
| Dennis Miller | ... | Mr. Horwood |
| Jill Forster | ... | Mrs. Horwood |
| Frederick Parslow | ... | Alvin's Father |
| Valerie Blake | ... | Alvin's Mother |
| Alan Finney | ... | Spike Dooley |
| Gary Down | ... | Roger Hattam |
 | Christine McClure | ... | Tina (as Elli Maclure) |
| Peter Aanensen | ... | Ed Cameron |
| Jenny Hagen | ... | Agnes Jackson |
| Kris McQuade | ... | Samantha |
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95 min | USA:87 minCountry:
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Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMOVIEmeter: 
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Australia's most successful film release between 1971 and 1977. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) moreFAQ
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A tremendous film that is an excellent example of the Ocker films that characterized Australian cinema in the early 70s. Alvin Purple is not a good looking man, in fact you could say that he is pretty ugly. Nor is he funny or a man of great character in any sense. But somehow, for reasons unknown, he is irresistible to women. He attracts women wherever he goes: on the bus, in the park, even just walking down the street.
The film contains a significant amount of sex and could be classified as a soft porn movie, but the sex is not for erotic purposes, but for comedic purpose as the audience cannot stop laughing as this awkward man who seems to know nothing about women has sex more times in a week than most people do in a lifetime.
But there is more to the movie than just comedic sex, the film is also a character piece as it shows the alienation that Alvin feels as he struggles to make his way through life. The multitude of sex that Alvin engages in contrasts his life of total isolation, as he tries to find someone that he can truly connect with.
This film is truly an original and a must for students of film. Australian Cinema has an amazing history and the Ocker Films and Alvin Purple are an instrumental part of it.