The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
- Starring:
- Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The popular Australian comic strip The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie was first brought to the screen in this raunchy 1972 romp. Barry Crocker plays the title character, a carefree Aussie cowboy with an inordinate fondness for beer and "Sheilas". Touring England as a stand-up comic, Barry runs across several odd characters, including addlepated discipline freak Dennis Price. Also on hand is Barry McKenzie cocreator Barry Humphries, appearing in drag as Dame Edna Beveridge, a character who would bring Humphries worldwide fame and fortune in the 1990s. Director Bruce Beresford, who went on to such loftier efforts as Breaker Morant, Tender Mercies and Crimes of the Heart, breezes through his scatalogical material with the abandon of a schoolboy scribbling naughty words on the sidewalk. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
Complete Cast of The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
- Barry Crocker - Barry McKenzie
- Barry Humphries - Hoot
- Paul Bertram - Curly
- Avice Landone - Mrs. Gort
- Margo Lloyd - Mrs. McKenzie
- Alexander Archdale
- William Rushton
- Jack Watling
- John D. Collins
- John Joyce - Maurie Miller
- Mary Anne Severne - Lesley
- Brad Hay
- Dick Bentley - Detective
- Judith Furse - Claude
- Christopher Malcolm - Sean
- Maria O'Brien - Caroline Thighs
- Barry Humphries - Edna Everage
- Barry Humphries - Meyer De Lamphrey
- Dennis Price - Mr. Gort
- Peter Cook - Dominic
- Jenny Tomasin - Sarah Gort
- Ken Kitson
- Bernard Spear
- Irvin Allen
- Joan Bakewell
- Wilfred Grove - Customs Officer
- Julie Covington - Blanche
- Jean Fredericks
- John Clarke - Underground Filmmaker
- Jonathan Hardy - Groove Courtenay
- Spike Milligan - Landlord
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Writer(s):
- Bruce Beresford, Barry Humphries
- Producer(s):
- Phil Adams
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure, Comedy
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