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Tony Barry, the veteran Australian film and television actor who starred in cult Kiwi comedy Goodbye Pork Pie and had a long-running role in the television drama series The Time of Our Lives, has died. He was 81.
Barry’s friend, the New Zealand filmmaker Gaylene Preston, wrote on Facebook that the actor had died in Murwillumbah, Australia after a long illness. “He was one of a kind. A fierce fighter for the underdog, working for indigenous rights and as part of rehabilitation [programs] in the justice system and for the environment,” Preston wrote.
“Tony Barry gone – lovely man, terrific actor and hero of mine. Sad today,” tweeted Sam Neill who starred with Barry in Michael Blakemore’s Country Life.
Born on Aug. 28, 1941, in Queensland, Australia, Barry made his screen debut in 1968 in the television series Skippy: the Bush Kangaroo, which he followed with appearances...
Tony Barry, the veteran Australian film and television actor who starred in cult Kiwi comedy Goodbye Pork Pie and had a long-running role in the television drama series The Time of Our Lives, has died. He was 81.
Barry’s friend, the New Zealand filmmaker Gaylene Preston, wrote on Facebook that the actor had died in Murwillumbah, Australia after a long illness. “He was one of a kind. A fierce fighter for the underdog, working for indigenous rights and as part of rehabilitation [programs] in the justice system and for the environment,” Preston wrote.
“Tony Barry gone – lovely man, terrific actor and hero of mine. Sad today,” tweeted Sam Neill who starred with Barry in Michael Blakemore’s Country Life.
Born on Aug. 28, 1941, in Queensland, Australia, Barry made his screen debut in 1968 in the television series Skippy: the Bush Kangaroo, which he followed with appearances...
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Ozploitation-fest: It’s a Long, Long, Long Road to the Inn Of The Damned
I’ve never actually been to Australia, and I know little of their culture or history, but the one thing I do know is Ozploitation is some of the best “sploitation” around. The B-films of the Australian outback have a certain style and brutality all their own. True Ozploitation always pushes the boundaries of good taste, moving along like semi-truck through a wallaby. Inn Of The Damned possesses these wonderful attributes, unfortunately they’re all buried amongst way too much filler.
During the late 1800’s in the Australian outback, a couple travels by carriage to small secluded inn, boasting more check-ins than check-outs. That night, while they slept, something creeps into their room and kills them. After that, it’s kind of hard to tell what’s going on, as Australian director Terry Bourke does his...
I’ve never actually been to Australia, and I know little of their culture or history, but the one thing I do know is Ozploitation is some of the best “sploitation” around. The B-films of the Australian outback have a certain style and brutality all their own. True Ozploitation always pushes the boundaries of good taste, moving along like semi-truck through a wallaby. Inn Of The Damned possesses these wonderful attributes, unfortunately they’re all buried amongst way too much filler.
During the late 1800’s in the Australian outback, a couple travels by carriage to small secluded inn, boasting more check-ins than check-outs. That night, while they slept, something creeps into their room and kills them. After that, it’s kind of hard to tell what’s going on, as Australian director Terry Bourke does his...
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