Her feature film roles included Dr. Sort in Alvin Purple (1973), the bridal shop manager in Muriel's Wedding (1994), Mrs Pike in Paradise Road (1997), Cynthia Dodds in Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Mrs Johnson in The Tree (2010). [4]

This clip shows Alvin Purple’s psychiatrist, Liz Sort (Penne Hackforth-Jones) being questioned in court about Alvin’s purported sexual addiction. It then cuts to Alvin (Graeme Blundell) and his girlfriend travelling in a taxi, with a driver who expresses his …

Alvin Purple (1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Alvin Purple is a sex-farce which follows the misadventures of a naïve young Melbourne man Alvin Purple, whom women find irresistible. Working as a door-to-door waterbed salesman, Alvin (unsuccessfully) tries to resist legions of women who want him.

The repressed psychiatrist Dr Sort, played by Penne Hackforth-Jones, is a classic example of what was then called a 'humourless feminist’. The film’s most typical scene is a chase, usually with Benny Hill-style music – Alvin pursued by schoolgirls, or angry husbands, or women of all ages who rip his clothes off in the middle of Melbourne.

Alvin Purple is a seemingly regular guy who stirs utterly boundless lust in the loins of women – ALL women. They are powerless to resist his charms, and he can’t escape the armies of lust-crazed women who need to use him to satisfy their depraved desires.

Alvin Purple (1973) Penne Hackforth-Jones as Dr. Liz Sort. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. TV Shows.

A sex comedy about a naive young male who, although quiet and interested in just settling down, finds himself the object of every woman's desire and in situations beyond his control.

May 20, 2013 · Among her numerous film credits were Alvin Purple, Muriel’s Wedding, Paradise Road, Black and White, The Tree and Mao's Last Dancer. In 2011 she starred in ABC-TV’s Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and Foxtel’s Conspiracy 365. Her final screen role was in ABC-TV’s The Doctor Blake Mysteries.