Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors. The films starred barry crocker as mckenzie, and chronicled the characters adventures in britain and france respectively. Thats the paradox of the adventures of barry mckenzie, the. Aunt edna everage barry humphries is returning from london with her hapless loudmouthed, sex crazed nephew, barry mckenzie barry crocker, when she is mistaken for the queen of england by a. Barry crocker, barry humphries, donald pleasence language. The film consists of scene after scene of crass mayhem. Barry mckenzie holds his own bruce beresford director, writer, barry humphries donald pleasence actor format. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Barry mckenzie hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by. Barry mckenzie holds his own movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974, aus is a sexcomedy film directed by bruce beresford. His final completed roles were in a man for all seasons 1988 a madefortelevision film directed by and starring charlton heston, john gielgud and vanessa redgrave, as a patient in the bbc1 hospital drama casualty, and a voice role as mump in the princess and the goblin, which was released in 1991, three years after his sudden death in.
Returning from the original film is barry crocker in the title role, as well as barry humphries in the role of barrys aunt, edna. Barry mckenzie holds his own is the 1974 sequel to the 1972 australian comedy film the adventures of barry mckenzie returning from the original film is barry crocker in the title role, as well as barry humphries in the role of barry s aunt, edna. It was the first australian film to surpass one million dollars in australian box office receipts. The films starred australian singer barry crocker as mckenzie, and chronicled the characters adventures in the united kingdom and france respectively. Barry humphries appears in several roles, including. Surprisingly, neither it, nor the successful original barry mckenzie film, are noted in the july 1984 cinema. Behind the scenes footage from barry mckenzie holds his. The 1974 sequel to the adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 is packed with lines like our dear little stunted, slanteyed, yellow friends and have a crack at putting the ferret through the furry hoop, which might have been expected to ring. Beresfords second film, barry mckenzie holds his own, opens at the d.
The then prime minister of australia, gough whitlam, along with his wife margaret whitlam. In 1972, a barry mckenzie film, the adventures of barry mckenzie, was released, based on the book. Beresford claims he only agreed to do the 1974 sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own which he regards as a better movie, because tv mogul reg grundy had offered to finance it as well as a film of. Barry mckenzie holds his own grindhouse cinema database. The films starred barry crocker as mckenzie, and chronicled the characters adventures in. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Barry mckenzie holds his own which he regards as a better movie, because tv.
Also returning in the directors chair is bruce beresford. Sep 09, 2015 bazza sets out to rescue the dametobe in distress from the clutches of erich count plasma donald pleasence, the sinister head of the transylvanian touris. Jun 27, 2008 great intro scene to the 1974 sequel to the adventures of barry mckenzie starring barry crocker. Buy barry mckenzie holds his own import australia from amazons movies store. Beresfords second film, barry mckenzie holds his own. Barry and auntie edna head out to france on frogair. The then prime minister of australia, gough whitlam, along with his wife margaret whitlam, made cameo. Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back to. Beresford reflects on his colossal mistake movie news sbs movies. Richmond hills rating of the film the adventures of barry mckenzie richmond hill the perennial problem of adapting shortform properties into feature films here from a comic strip is illustrated here with a variable sequence of skits and sketches that remains a rag bag rather a coherent whole. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale.
Revisit probably his only feature film appearance in the classic tale of another great australian barry mckenzie holds his own. Wellmeaning but dunderheaded uberaussie barry mckenzie barry crocker is escorting his aunt. Oct 21, 2014 revisit probably his only feature film appearance in the classic tale of another great australian barry mckenzie holds his own. Watching barry mckenzie holds his own today its difficult to believe that as a kid i was allowed to show this movie at my high school. Barry mckenzie holds his own is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Barry, bazza to his mates is an innocent australian nincompoop, visiting england, here pictured as a land mostly filled with degenerates and perverts. Adams recalls beresford and humphries finished the script in sydney at the. The movie was the first australian film to earn a million dollars, and a sequel barry mckenzie holds his own. Rowdy aussie comedy sequel directed by bruce beresford, featuring donald pleasence. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 barry crocker in barry mckenzie holds his. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 barry mckenzie holds. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1975 cast and crew a beerguzzling australian boor barry crocker saves his aunt barry humphries from a vampire count donald pleasence who thinks shes the. In 1974, a sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own, was made.
Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 directed by bruce beresford genres. Comedian, actor, and author barry humphries wrote and costars in this sequel to the surprise international hit the adventures of barry mckenzie, based on the comicstrip character created by. This article examines aspects of the film music of the barry mckenzie films directed by bruce beresford the adventures of barry mckenzie, australia, 1972, and barry mckenzie holds his own australia 1974, with particular regard to the ways in which the music places the films in a set of historical contexts. Comedian, actor, and author barry humphries wrote and costars in this sequel. Beresford reflects on his colossal mistake movie news. No quotes approved yet for barry mckenzie holds his own. The film s massive success ensured that this visionary government agency actually turned a profit for the year. Griffith theater, supposedly to launch the theaters festival of australian films, though it. Barry mckenzie barry crocker is on a plane from london to gay paree with his aunt edna barry humphries. Apr 26, 2012 aunt edna everage barry humphries is returning from london with her hapless loudmouthed, sex crazed nephew, barry mckenzie barry crocker, when she is mistaken for the queen of england by a. Aunt edna everage barry humphries is returning from london with her hapless loudmouthed, sex crazed nephew, barry.
Barry mckenzie holds his own 1975 a beerguzzling australian boor barry crocker saves his aunt barry humphries from a vampire count donald pleasence who. Prime minister gough whitlam and his wife to make a cameo appearance in the film. Bruce beresford, bruce beresford, barry humphries, barry humphries donald pleasence. After the airport meeting with pm gough whitlam, and the dameing of dame edna, the film ends with a thrusting barry mckenzie song, in something of the mock heroic style of the musical outing in the original film, but with lyrics to suit a film about a man holding his own. With barry crocker, barry humphries, spike milligan, peter cook. Barry mckenzie holds his own maintains its irreverent grip, top 10 films. Barry mckenzie holds his own with a young hairyheaded clive james, and a wave of aussie ocker comedies that both celebrate and critique the australian masculine national character. Barry mckenzie holds his own cast and crew tv guide. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale.
There is a vague plot, in which dame here auntie edna is kidnapped by romanian communists who think she is the queen of england, but who cares. Those poor poms are up sht creek in a barbed wire canoe without paddles. Barry humphries, donald pleasence, ed devereaux, roy kinnear, john le mesurier, barry crocker, dick bentley, louis negin, paul humpoletz. Barry mckenzie holds his own is a film directed by bruce beresford with barry crocker, barry humphries, donald pleasence, dick bentley, year. Notable films he has directed include breaker morant 1980, tender mercies 1983, crimes of the heart 1986 and driving miss daisy 1989. Before barry mckenzie holds his own begins, there is a short interlude featuring writerstar barry humphries, mimicking an australian official who warns those watching that the film they are about to see is an insult to everything australian at first it felt like a clever satire of those australians who take their country and their film so darnn seriously. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 release info imdb. Predstavlja nastavak filma the adventures of barry mckenzie, a u njemu barry crocker ponavlja ulogu barryja mckenzieja, vulgarnog australca koji boravi u engleskoj. Oct 20, 2014 whitlam made a cameo appearance in the 1974 film barry mckenzie holds his own, playing the prime minister welcoming barry humphries, in his alter ego as edna everage, back to sydney. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1975 a beerguzzling australian boor barry crocker saves his aunt barry humphries from a vampire count donald pleasence who thinks shes the queen.
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Notable films he has directed include breaker morant 1980, tender mercies 1983, crimes of. The then prime minister of australia, gough whitlam, along with his wife margaret whitlam, made cameo appearances. May 30, 2008 rowdy aussie comedy sequel directed by bruce beresford, featuring donald pleasence. Barry mckenzie holds his own may not be a pure horror film, but it does contain. The adventures of barry mckenzie rewatched crude but. Boorish, boozy, sexy, silly, inane, vulgar, crude, and, in the end, funny sequel to the adventures of barry mckenzie. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1975 nostalgia central.
Wellmeaning but dunderheaded uberaussie barry mckenzie barry crocker is escorting his aunt, selfproclaimed housewife superstar edna everage barry humphries, on a trip to france, where theyve learned barrys twin brother, ken mckenzie, a progressive priest, will be speaking as part of a seminar on christ and the orgasm. Barry mckenzie holds his own is the 1974 sequel to the 1972 australian comedy film the adventures of barry mckenzie. Why did influential film writer pauline kael, an outspoken critic of australian. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Barry mckenzie was originally a character created by barry humphries for a cartoon strip in private eye. Barry mckenzie holds his own is a barrage of sexism, racism, drinking, shagging and xenophobia. Barry crocker was born on november 4, 1935 in geelong, victoria, australia as barry hugh crocker.
Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back to australia. The barry mckenzie films reflect a time when australians were in adolescent rebellion against a currency press the performing arts publisher au. Returning from sydney to london via paris by frogair with her nephew barry mckenzie, edna everage is mistaken for the queen, kidnapped by count plasma to boost the transylvanian tourist industry. In 1972, the film the adventures of barry mckenzie was released, based on the first published book. A sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own, was produced in 1974. Barry humphries in the film that turned australia upside down. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 plot summary imdb. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 a film chronicling a road trip across europe by a bunch of hard drinking, thickheaded australians, barry mckenzie holds his own elbows its way into this survey because of the inclusion of a vampire baddie played by brit horror stalwart donald pleasence. In 1974, a sequel barry mckenzie holds his own was produced. Jun 18, 2003 the first film represented the directorial debut of bruce beresford, and he also directed this one, which is entitled barry mckenzie holds his own. More hilarious shenanigans from barry humphries and co.
Minister gough whitlam and his wife to make a cameo appearance in the film. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Feb 26, 2014 beresford claims he only agreed to do the 1974 sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own which he regards as a better movie, because tv mogul reg grundy had offered to finance it as well as a film of. Aug 29, 2014 played by barry crocker in director bruce beresfords toilet bowl classic the adventures of barry mckenzie 1972, the film may well also have been a mockumentary if it were made today. Played by barry crocker in director bruce beresfords toilet bowl classic the adventures of barry mckenzie 1972, the film may well. Barry mckenzie holds his own pictures rotten tomatoes.
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