Alvin Purple (1973). Written by Alan Hopgood. Directed by Tim Burstall. Starring Graeme Blundell, Elli Maclure, Alan Finney, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Roger Hattam, George Whaley and Noel Ferrier.

THE SUMMER OF ALVIN BEGINS!

There’s a good chance that if you ask Jay Public to name an Ozploitation picture, they’ll pick this sex comedy. Or they may remember scenes of Graham Blundell in his top hat, or running away from dozens of women. We were always going to come to these sooner or later, and this summer, we’re bringing you our look at the three - Yes, there were three! - films about Alvin and his antics.

• Alvin Purple at IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069698/

• Alvin Purple at OzMovies: https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/alvin-purple

• Alvin Purple available at Umbrella: https://www.umbrellaent.com.au/movies/2938-alvin-purple-ozploitation-classics.html

• The Blank Slate/Total Reboot Podcast #69: Alvin Purple: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=197735

The film © Hexagon 1973.  The podcast ℗ Moment of Mayhem 2020.

Opening theme music is ‘Creation Time’ by KieLoKaz, used with their kind permission under Creative Commons. Their work can be found and purchased at musikbrause.de .