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Alvin Purple is unable to hold down a job because of his appeal to women. He and his friend Spike help a team of women cricketers win a match by playing in drag, and decide to spend their share of the prize money in a casino. Alvin discovers he is identical in appearance to gangster Balls McGee. When
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was the recipient of some more controversy when it was released, but was only rated M. It did not perform as well as its predecessor, but still grossed $ 600,000 by the end of 1977 and ended up taking $ 1,880,000 at the box office in
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