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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

  • 1972
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
895
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
Comedy

Young Australian, Barry McKenzie, travels to England with his Aunt Edna after his father dies and a request is revealed in his will.Young Australian, Barry McKenzie, travels to England with his Aunt Edna after his father dies and a request is revealed in his will.Young Australian, Barry McKenzie, travels to England with his Aunt Edna after his father dies and a request is revealed in his will.

  • Director
    • Bruce Beresford
  • Writers
    • Bruce Beresford
    • Barry Humphries
  • Stars
    • Barry Crocker
    • Barry Humphries
    • Dick Bentley
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    895
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writers
      • Bruce Beresford
      • Barry Humphries
    • Stars
      • Barry Crocker
      • Barry Humphries
      • Dick Bentley
    • 19User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Barry Crocker
    Barry Crocker
    • Barry McKenzie
    Barry Humphries
    Barry Humphries
    • Aunt Edna Everage…
    Dick Bentley
    Dick Bentley
    • Detective
    Peter Cook
    Peter Cook
    • Dominic
    Avice Landone
    Avice Landone
    • Mrs. Gort
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • Landlord
    Dennis Price
    Dennis Price
    • Mr. Gort
    Joan Bakewell
    • Self
    Paul Bertram
    • Curly
    Margo Lloyd
    • Mrs. McKenzie
    Wilfred Grove
    • Customs Officer
    Bernard Spear
    • Cabbie
    Jonathan Hardy
    Jonathan Hardy
    • Groove Courtenay
    Maria O'Brien
    • Caroline Thighs
    Jenny Tomasin
    Jenny Tomasin
    • Sarah Gort
    Christopher Malcolm
    Christopher Malcolm
    • Sean
    Julie Covington
    • Blanche
    John Joyce
    • Maurie Miller
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writers
      • Bruce Beresford
      • Barry Humphries
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This picture was one of fifty Australian films selected for preservation as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Kodak / Atlab Cinema Collection Restoration Project.
    • Goofs
      In Caroline Thigh's flat Barry empties the curried chicken and prawn aphrodisiac down his boxers, staining his t-shirt. When he is thrown out of her flat the t-shirt is clean.
    • Quotes

      Barry McKenzie: Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. You know, strain the potatoes. Water the horses. You know, go where the big knobs hang out. Shake hands with the wife's best friend? Drain the dragon? Siphon the python? Ring the rattlesnake? You know, unbutton the mutton? Like, point Percy at the porcelain?

      Blanche: I think he wants to go to the loo.

    • Crazy credits
      'Based on the "Barry McKenzie" comic strip written by Barry Humphries with drawings by Nicholas Garland, as published in "Private "Eye" from an idea by Peter Cook.'
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Kennedy Show: Episode dated 26 September 1972 (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Waltzing Matilda
      (uncredited)

      Words by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson

      Music by Christine MacPherson

      Heard during the drinking session at Curly's flat and as a theme at the television studio

    User reviews19

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    Now available on DVD in Australia
    Fans will be delighted to learned that 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie' is now available on DVD. I bought my copy at JB HiFi at the bargain price of $11. It is a PAL Region 4 disk. However, like the VHS version, the print quality is appalling. It must have been taken from a well-worn cinema release. It is dark, horrendously scratchy at the reel changes and has frames missing. The source must have been broken and repaired. Oh for a digitally remastered version of an unreleased print. Still, it's a heck of a lot better than nothing. One delightful small part is the first appearance on film of John Clarke. He is an effete ex-patriate Australian, wearing a tight paisley shirt and in a wig (or at least a hilarious comb-over), podgily overweight, and speaking in a pseud's accent. Delightful.
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    • Bernie-56
    • Apr 30, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1972 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Приключения Барри МакКензи
    • Filming locations
      • The King's Head, 17 Hogarth Place, Kensington, London, England, UK(exterior of pub)
    • Production company
      • Longford Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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