Alvin Purple

Alvin Purple
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Tim Burstall
Written by	Alan Hopgood
Produced by	Tim Burstall
Starring	Graeme Blundell George Whaley Penne Hackforth-Jones Abigail Jacki Weaver
Cinematography	Robin Copping
Edited by	Edward McQueen-Mason
Music by	Brian Cadd
Production company	Hexagon Productions
Distributed by	Roadshow Film Distributors
Release date	20 December 1973 (1973-12-20)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$202,000[1][2]
Box office	A$4,720,000

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).