Footage of Melbourne in 1973 from the Alvin Purple movie.

[@piglos]

I reckon it's the Oakleigh Drive-In on Old Dandenong Road. The trees look familiar, and there are quarries less than a km down the road near Heatherton Road. In this clip the red Charger at the start is a new VJ, and later on it's the older VH.

[@michaelrose5614]

It also looks like Frankston drive in...the supposed Alvin Court which is actually Alvina....is only a few miles/kilometres away.

[@anthonystrickland9870]

Well Spotted. I grew up in a Hot Mustard VH XL Charger which was purchased by Dad from Keenen's in Dandenong in Sept 1971. Reg was (Vic) LAN-331

[@o8thman812]

Nice burnout by the Pug. Has it really been 50yrs since Chargers were all the rage. I'm suddenly feeling a bit old. You know your getting older when you put ya trakkie daks on backwards & takes ya 2 hours to notice.

[@jashugg]

I had a white 1971 Pug 504 just like this one back in the day and loved driving it hard like this!

[@o8thman812]

@@jashugg growing up dad had 5 seater 403 panel van. Love to have it now...

[@russellking9762]

when it’s actually life threatening to stand on one leg when you pull on your underpants…..THAT is when you know..!

[@michaelrose5614]

Alvina Crt.Frankston..Orwill Street into Tower Avenue.

[@lordsod69]

I was wondering about that; posted the question above. So 'Alvin Crt' does not exist?

[@michaelrose5614]

@@lordsod69 l am positive when the film was released l was 16,and watching it back then in the cinema all the information I have said is spot on, because I lived in the street at the other end of Tower Avenue. Absolutely sure it is named Alvina Court look it up on a map of the streets l named, might do so myself.

[@michaelrose5614]

@@lordsod69It is Alvina court

[@lordsod69]

@@michaelrose5614 Thanks mate; just checking it out Google Maps now and I see that; the house being built in '73 etc; I'm always fascinated at how places change over years. Some gone; some still here. The place where I grew up in Adelaide in the 70s & 80s is now gone. All things must pass I suppose.

[@lordsod69]

@@michaelrose5614 Ps: they must have changed the name of the Crt for the movie; Alvina>Alvin.

[@retrothingz]

More power to you for uploading Alvin.....was certainly part of the era. But, have to be honest, as some who was around at the time and was trying to support local movies.... they were amongst THE worst, absolute ( dare I say it ?) bottom end Australian films of the "New Wave" era.....Australia's answer to the English "Carry on" movies. Utterly silly, juvenile stuff. Along with Barry McKenzie , Alvin was just SO bad ( cue attack commenters).

[@AdamFordGhostships]

You're 100% correct. This movie and the Bazza Mckenzie films have aged VERY badly, and trhat's because there was absolutely zero substance to them, and you really can't say that about most of Barry Humphries' stuff. It always amazed me that a man of his obvious intellect would ever have stooped that low. But, $$$$$$ ....

[@retrothingz]

@@AdamFordGhostships Agreed Adam. The alleged humour was so heavy handed.... As you say ...so unlike Barry's very clever, intellectual wit. We did a number of very good films in the '70s but our attempts at cinematic comedy fell flat. Not taking anything away from the star of "Alvin". He could only do the best with what he had.....namely a totally unfunny script.

[@michaelearthling]

i didn't know Mr Squiggle could run(always thought his legs were fake) or drive a charger. hey CHARGER ✌👌

[@gold3084]

0.44 what headlights 🤣

[@stevemitchell9520]

Aaaaah the braless 70's, great time to be a young teenage boy.

[@gold3084]

0.55 is 30 Dalvey St, Heidelberg VIC 3084

[@micksmith61]

Was Frankston drive in used to be on skye rd Frankston, it’s a housing estate now

[@Prieze868]

Yeah look familiar Territory my obviously Frankston on Sky Road but I thought it might have been the one on Frankston Dandenong Road to start with

[@michaelrose5614]

Frankston...Alvina Court is in the film ..it's off Orwill Street

[@romandybala]

The last scene with the nuns is Sacre Coeur in Bourke Rd Glen Iris.

[@letsnotargue]

Dromana drive in maybe.

[@jamesgovett3225]

The Ford Falcon is a bit of a hybrid, the cars an early XK or XL with a 64 Falcon XM front guards and grille, yep that’s the Oakleigh South drive in down Clayton way as some of the chase is around the Clayton area with that International Lodestar agitator coming out of the cement plant there, just an aside the 770 Charger would blow the doors off that Peugeot, Wolseley and Falcon with ease ! No match for a Hemi six or maybe a 318 butI suppose it’s only a movie!

[@RobFiles]

Clayton drive-in (now Synchrotron) and sand pits & quarry on Westall Road??? Dam Gezza, all I remember from the Alvin movies was 'Melvin, Son of Alvin' & that guy flashing his arse out the window of the car, then someone chucks a eggplant & I lodges in his crack! 🤣

[@Gort58]

Thanks for this. Gotta love Melbourne in the 70s! 05:47 - Looks like the entrance to the old Roma Cinema on Bourke Street. A pity you missed the waterbed sales-pitch scene at the old Forest Hill shopping centre. Not to mention Jackie Weaver in a bean-bag!

[@vinorob]

OMG Abigail....Remember No 96? I love that red Charger.

[@andrewgoldbergs4474]

Drive in could be either Dromana or Dandenong South..sand pits probably around Cranbourne..great catch of the rebellious '70s!

[@brandonlee1330]

Think ya on right track I thought querrie down stud Rd up to quarries Wellington Rd that Dane melle Melba house is ausally up that way good read other comments great stuff geez ,what about bit DONS PARTY ONLY THE STRICT 21 SEC RESIO 🤔🤣😂🤭🙄🤫🤑😩😝😵🤯

[@catk9685]

Village Frankston Drive-in.

[@trevordunen1]

I love Melbourne, it's my home town and I was about 12 when they filmed this. Brings back many fond memories when it was a better time than the fucked up woke world we live in now.

[@hanajinks1044]

Not wrong....totally fucked.

[@stephanieb8095]

What exactly is "fucked-up" about living in Melbourne in 2021? Well, apart from a global pathogen that the entire world has been dealing with? 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️

[@AdamFordGhostships]

getting really sick of fake boomer nostalgia for a world that never existed all over anything to do with heritage on social media. You can live in your dreamland, fine, but there's no need to spew nastiness at other people. You're probably a deeply unhappy person from the sounds of things. I hope that changes for you soon.

[@dreqqa3235]

@@AdamFordGhostships You're the only one here "spewing nastiness". Gosh, what a comment.

[@AdamFordGhostships]

@@dreqqa3235 no, I think you should re-read the above exchange. I wished a better future for him. The original poster introduced the f- word. "Fake boomer nostalgia" you'd note is an objective statement of truth if you re-read the original post also ...

[@a7128]

Chargers

[@daznic]

that was brilliant Gez...Grouse.....

[@argentinastawski3446]

Is this one with naked wrestling

[@ThompsonSteamtrain]

0:44 look at those 👀

[@philipthomson7460]

Love the Valiant Chargers!

[@danrobinson572]

Good video and good movie just watched it.

[@brandonlee1330]

Good night dan hit that song right on head ,come said boy ,ross Wilson ,not think there ausie that it don't bring memerory of the innocent years ,state heart by Ross willing his a ledged ,,have go at , James rynee , hammerhead great song ,so glad took time at least give it go ,cheers Dan all luck in world to ya

[@danrobinson572]

@@brandonlee1330 I joined your group on KZbin hahaha 🤣.

[@letsseeif]

1.The 'jump' plane was a Cessna 185. 2. Alvin Purple was about as rude as it got in 1973. Max Censorship Rating ADULTS ONLY. 3.Corner of Eliz & Burke, a new model Toyota Corolla turning.

[@brandonlee1330]

Accally made him bloke every SHEALER wanted to bonk Dandenong one south gippe hwy ,otherwise that's quarries out towards cardina part ,,that charger bed red momar red IV seen Australia anyway ,probally same one in cop shop chase ,that's not govener house ,not is it Dane ts Mella belba house ,up Futher up towards dande mountins think you'll find that house simaler one

[@debtape84]

Preston Drive Inn.

[@rrrpbsjjj]

Pretty sure this Koala Motor Inn is in Melbourne (Queens road and Union St) and not Nth Melbourne

[@Gezza1967]

Cheers you could be right👍, initially thought it was this one..kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqecaaZqisd7bMk

[@rrrpbsjjj]

It looks a lot like our apartments at 81 Queens Road and the 4 storey building in the distance is the one currently on the cnr of Union St and St Kilda road. (but I could be wrong) Our building was built at the end of the 60's and there's an urban myth that the Stones stayed here during one of their tours :D

[@mattpayne3349]

The overhead sign at 5:28 saying TAVERN is, as sure as I can be, for the Eureka Tavern which had recently opened and from memory was below street level.

[@mattpayne3349]

Correcting myself it was the Eureka Stockade Tavern.

[@AdamFordGhostships]

@@mattpayne3349 pretty sure you are right, and how could they possibly have mde a 1970s Melbourne movie without using that interior???

[@mattpayne3349]

@@AdamFordGhostships Can't remember the interior but I'm guessing it was gold mining themed. The first time I went there I was a few months past my 19th birthday and was with a group of about five workmates who were a year younger than me. I was the only one the bouncers wouldn't let in because they thought I was underage. I'd been drinking in pubs since I was 16 and to make it worse beside actually being the oldest I still reckon I looked the oldest.

[@AdamFordGhostships]

@@mattpayne3349 Ha. fun times! it was an absurd dayglo 1970s version of Victoriana. Done by Ermin Smrekar who did the equally kitsch "Victorian" Motor Inn on Flemington Rd near the big roundabout.

[@mattpayne3349]

@@AdamFordGhostships Thanks for that. Fun times at times. When I started living in Melbourne in 1972, as you would probably remember, pubs as such didn't open on Sundays (or much else). I tried to research when Sunday opening started but can't find anything. Was it in the mid seventies or later? Coincidentally I've been to a few functions at a couple of other Ermin creations - Fisherman's Pier Geelong and Melrose Reception Centre Tullamarine (I live in the area and when Melrose was being built the locals called it the Grass Castle as rumour had it that it was financed by the Griffith mafia). They've aged very well and are not at all out of place.

[@aaronm8694]

Holy shit the front office doors! Too many times got sent there!

[@danrobinson572]

Abigail is beautiful . Can’t believe he didn’t do her.

[@retrothingz]

Might have had something to do with the fact that the whole movie was utterly an idiotic, fantasy.

[@danrobinson572]

@@retrothingz reminds me of pulp fiction

[@roydidlock1867]

I think he did in "Alvin Rides Again".

[@danrobinson572]

@@roydidlock1867 hahaha

[@cavok76]

Made my week!

[@BadarseBreakout]

The body roll love it

[@mattpayne3349]

And I always thought Chargers were fitted with sway bars

[@araneus1]

The Koala Motor Inn has a special significance in my household.

[@michaelearthling]

if you don't offer up any more information, then i'll just assume you are a family of koalas who enjoy having a motor inn named after you.

[@araneus1]

@@michaelearthling laughed out loud!

[@magnusbrockman9623]

Where was it exactly in North Melbourne?

[@araneus1]

@@magnusbrockman9623 just up from the Children's Hospital

[@paulcooper5748]

Why were the springs rocking.

[@sharnacollier91]

What is this movie?

[@michaelearthling]

Mr Squiggle: The Movie

[@paulcooper5748]

@@michaelearthling Lol

[@pisstinpete4700]

I wanna red charger