Melvin, Son of Alvin is a 1984 Australian comedy film. It is a sequel to Alvin Purple,[3] but was released in the United States and the United Kingdom under the title Foreplay.
A television reporter is doing an article on the sexiest man on Earth. She tracks down Alvin Purple and discovers he has a son, Melvin, who is similarly irresistible to women. However, Melvin is scared of women, and is a virgin.
Melvin begins a relationship with a young Greek-Australian girl, Gloria, whose mother is very protective of her. The television reporter reunites Melvin with his father, who is performing as a nightclub singer and is the leader of a cult called the 'Purple People'.
Production of the film was twice delayed when major backers pulled out prior to the filming date. Before the movie's release, three cuts were ordered to enable the movie to get an M rating.[4]
Reception
Filmink magazine later said 'the success of T&A American comedies in the early 80s seems to have inspired this late sequel, which took the one joke concept (homely man is irresistible to women) and made it a no-joke concept by making it about a handsome male model type who is irresistible to women, replacing that with various Porky's-era tropes'.[5]
References
^"Production Survey", Cinema Papers, July 1984 p167
^"Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria 28 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2012
^David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p.309
^Paul Harris, "Melvin: Son of Alvin", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p148
^Vagg, Stephen (29 February 2020). "Top Ten 10BA Knock Offs". Filmink.
melvin, alvin, 1984, australian, comedy, film, sequel, alvin, purple, released, united, states, united, kingdom, under, title, foreplay, directed, byjohn, eastwaywritten, bymorris, gleitzmanproduced, byjames, mcelorystarringgerry, sontgraeme, blundellcinematog. Melvin Son of Alvin is a 1984 Australian comedy film It is a sequel to Alvin Purple 3 but was released in the United States and the United Kingdom under the title Foreplay Melvin Son of AlvinDirected byJohn EastwayWritten byMorris GleitzmanProduced byJames McEloryStarringGerry SontGraeme BlundellCinematographyEllery RyanProductioncompanyMcElroy amp McElroyDistributed byRoadshowRelease dateDecember 1984 1984 12 CountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudgetA 2 3 million 1 Box officeA 751 143 Australia 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditA television reporter is doing an article on the sexiest man on Earth She tracks down Alvin Purple and discovers he has a son Melvin who is similarly irresistible to women However Melvin is scared of women and is a virgin Melvin begins a relationship with a young Greek Australian girl Gloria whose mother is very protective of her The television reporter reunites Melvin with his father who is performing as a nightclub singer and is the leader of a cult called the Purple People Cast EditGerry Sont as Melvin Purple Graeme Blundell as Alvin Purple Tina Bursill as Dee Steve Bastoni as Bullo Irene Papas as Mrs Hasim Katy Manning as Estelle Rhonda Burchmore as Phillipa David Argue as CameramanProduction EditProduction of the film was twice delayed when major backers pulled out prior to the filming date Before the movie s release three cuts were ordered to enable the movie to get an M rating 4 Reception EditFilmink magazine later said the success of T amp A American comedies in the early 80s seems to have inspired this late sequel which took the one joke concept homely man is irresistible to women and made it a no joke concept by making it about a handsome male model type who is irresistible to women replacing that with various Porky s era tropes 5 References Edit Production Survey Cinema Papers July 1984 p167 Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Film Victoria Archived 28 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2012 David Stratton The Avocado Plantation Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry Pan MacMillan 1990 p 309 Paul Harris Melvin Son of Alvin Australian Film 1978 1992 Oxford Uni Press 1993 p148 Vagg Stephen 29 February 2020 Top Ten 10BA Knock Offs Filmink External links EditMelvin Son of Alvin at IMDb Melvin Son of Alvin at Oz Movies This article related to an Australian film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melvin Son of Alvin amp oldid 1111264919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
