The films themselves are fairly terrible, but they do offer the opportunity for some earlydays edna archaeology. Touring england as a standup comic, barry runs across several odd characters, including addlepated discipline freak dennis price. Barry crocker plays the title character, a carefree aussie. Download and print the adventures of barry mckenzie sheet music for lead sheet fake book by barry humphries in the range of g3g5 from sheet music direct. Yea film australia mein bruce beresford ke direction mein bana tha.
The adventures of barry mckenzie social film discovery. Goofy aussie comedy from bruce beresford with barry humphries aka dame edna and spike milligan. The adventures of barry mckenzie has as its erstwhile hero the monstrous barry mckenzie who with his double breasted suit, airways bag which even then was a sign of mental retardation, and his braggadocio is a camp parody of an outdated australian masculinity his clothes belong in the 1940s and early 1950s not the 1960s or 1970s. The adventures of barry mckenzie was instrumental in the revival of the australian film industry in the 1970s. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 clip 3 on aso. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 clip 1 on aso. Mckenzie bazza to his friends is a lanky, loud, hatwearing australian whose two main interests in life are sex. Gday ladies and gentlemen, barry mckenzies the name. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 42 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 1 production design by 1 costume design by 2 makeup department 5 production management 1 art department 5. Watch the adventures of barry mckenzie online vimeo on. The adventures of barry mckenzie umbrella, single disc. Bazza is a young aussie fond of beer, bondi and beautiful. Barry humphries, barry cocker, spike milligan and peter cook star in this groundbreaking flick that captured bazzas celebrated yawn in glorious technicolor and put the oz fillum industry on the map. The popular australian comic strip the wonderful world of barry mckenzie was first brought to the screen in this raunchy 1972 romp.
The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 trailer youtube. Bazza is an innocent abroad, fond of beer, bondi and beautiful sheilas, but he soon settles into the australian ghetto in earls court, where his old mate curly has a flat. Barry mckenzie sets off for england with his aunt, edna everage, to advance his cultural education. It was the first australian film to surpass one million dollars in australian box office. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 cast and crew barry mckenzie is a diehard aussie who is sent to england by his family, accompanied by his eccentric aunt edna everage. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 barry mckenzie is a diehard aussie who is sent to england by his family, accompanied by his eccentric aunt edna everage. Barry mckenzie was originally a character created by barry humphries for a cartoon strip in private eye. Adventures of barry mckenzie, the dvd 1972 dvd empire. While the film was panned by critics, it was a huge hit among australian audiences, some of whom were hearing australian accents and seeing australian characters on screen for the first time. The adventures of barry mckenzie movie trailer, news. No quotes approved yet for the adventures of barry. 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.
The adventures of barry mckenzie started life as a satirical comic strip in private eye, written by barry humphries and based on an idea by peter cook. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 movie moviefone. This film produced by phillip adams and adapted for the screen by barry humphries from his popular comic strip character, bazza, which appeared in. Staring barry crocker, spike milligan, peter cook and barry humphries. Like it or not, the film played a key role in the resurrection of the australian film industry during the early seventies and helped local filmmakers to define an identity on the cinema screen. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 cast and crew. Barry mckenzie prefaces old pacific sea with the following introduction. Cook star in this groundbreaking flick that captured bazzas celebrated yawn in glorious technicolor and put the oz film industry on the map. Yea film mein barry crocker, barry humphries, spike milligan, peter cook acting kiye the. The adventures of barry mckenzie dinkydi tales of a bonza boy lonely and lost in the land of the pom wishing to hell he was where he was from from the team that bought you sir robert menzies the adventures of barry mckenzie.
The adventures of barry mckenzie is a 1972 ocker comedy about the aussie who everyone in australia knows, barry mckenzie barry crocker. It was the first film to be fully funded by the new federal agency, the australian film development corporation afdc, and its unexpected success in britain as well as in australia both demonstrated. The adventures of barry mckenzie ek 1972 mein bana english film hain. Projectspecific support provided by screen australias development programs since the agencys inception in july 2008. Midway through the adventures of barry mckenzie, at an underground gig in 1970s london, the central protagonist is invited to perform a song that is described by the mc as one of his most meaningful and urgent compositions. Adventures of barry mckenzie, the on dvd 018619227305 from music video distributors. The adventures of barry mckenzie the grindhouse cinema. Umbrella entertainment is patriotically proud to present the adventures of barry mckenzie splashing across the screen uncut, uncensored and in. But if youre a fan of antipodean bad taste or you ever lived in earls court youll love the adventures of barry mckenzie and the superior 1974 sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own 1975. Adventures of barry mckenzie, the 1972 nostalgia central. A third barry mckenzie film was later considered, but was never made. Barry mckenzie the adventures of barry mckenzie quotes. 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.
The adventures of barry mckenzie is a 1972 australian film starring barry crocker, telling the story of an australian yobbo on his travels to the united kingdom. The adventures of barry mckenzie is a 1972 australian comedy film directed by bruce beresford and starring barry crocker, telling the story of an australian yobbo on his travels to the united kingdom. The adventures of barry mckenzie movie quotes rotten. A ghastly, vulgar film george hannan, liberal senator for victoria 197074. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 the adventures. In this fanbloodytastic classic, australias favourite wild colonial boy, barry mckenzie, journeys to the old country accompanied by his aunt edna everage to. If you want an escape from the restrictions of current day political correctness, then you simply cant go. The adventures of barry mckenzie finally gets the transfer and presentation it deserves. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 bruce beresford.
The adventures of barry mckenzie, adapted from a comic strip written by barry humphries, is a landmark film in the revival of australian cinema. The adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 rotten tomatoes. Barry crocker plays the title character, a carefree aussie cowboy with an inordinate fondness for beer and sheilas. He was subsequently portrayed by australian singer barry crocker in two films in the. I first saw this movie on the tcm channel and thought it to be very funny. View all photos 4 the adventures of barry mckenzie quotes. In this fanbloodytastic classic, australias favourite wild colonial boy, barry mckenzie, journeys to the old country accompanied by his aunt edna everage to take a captain cook and further his. Adventures of barry mckenzie, the umbrella entertainment. The adventures of barry mckenzie online video sbs movies. The success of the film also spawned a sequal in 1974 with, barry mckenzie holds his own. The adventures of barry mckenzie was a hugely popular satire with australian and british audiences, partly because it conformed so well with each countrys view of the other.
Film synopsis a ghastly, vulgar film george hannan, liberal senator for victoria 197074. In this fanbloodytastic classic, australias favourite wild colonial boy, barry mckenzie, journeys to the old country accompanied by his aunt edna everage to take a captain cook and further his cultural and intellectual education. Mckenzie became so popular, in fact, that two films were made about him, the adventures of barry mckenzie 1972 and barry mckenzie holds his own 1974, in both of which the hero is accompanied by his aunt edna. Alaskan adventures film alaskan adventures 16 october 1926. Barry bazza mckenzie barry crocker travels to england with his aunt edna everage barry humphries to advance his cultural education. Barrington bradman bing mckenzie is a fictional character created in 1964 by the australian comedian barry humphries but suggested by peter cook for a comic strip, written by humphries and drawn by new zealand artist nicholas garland in the british satirical magazine private eye. With barry crocker, barry humphries, spike milligan, peter cook.