''Melvin, Son of Alvin'' is a 1984 Australian

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. It is a sequel to ''

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'',David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p.309 but also was released in the United States and the United Kingdom under the title ''Foreplay''.

Plot

Dee Tanner, 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'.

Cast

* Gerry Sont as Melvin Purple * Lenita Psillakis as Gloria * Jon Finlayson as Burnbaum *

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as Dee Tanner * Colin McEwan as Mr. Simpson *

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as Mrs. Simpson *

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as Cameraman * Arianthe Galani as Mrs. Giannis * Graeme Blundell as Alvin Purple *

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as Bullo *

Katy Manning Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English- Australian actress, television presenter, voice artist and former model. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as t ...

as Estelle *

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as Phillipa *

as Cameraman

Production

Production of the film was twice delayed when major backers pulled out prior to the filming date. Before the film's release, three cuts were ordered to enable the movie to get an M rating.

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 ''

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''-era tropes".

References

External links

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