Claim: Jacki Weaver refused to work on Alvin Purple.
Evidence: Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , Alvin Purple -LRB- 1973 -RRB- and Petersen -LRB- 1974 -RRB-.