Alvin Purple (1972)
- Directed by
- Tim Burstall
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Australian man named Alvin finds that women are irresistibly attracted to him. This causes a series of comic and awkward situations in his everyday life.
sillylightheartedplayfulbawdyenergetictongue-in-cheekirreverentfast-paced
What happens
Alvin Purple is a 1973 Australian sex comedy film starring Graeme Blundell in the title role; the screenplay was written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall, through his production company Hexagon Productions and Village Roadshow. The film 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 previously set by Michael Powell's pioneering Anglo-Australian comedy feature They're a Weird Mob (1966), grossing $A4.7 million locally ($49 million in 2022). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Squeeze a Flower (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.