Barry mckenzie holds his own, a slight comic horror of a movie made in 1974, gives absolutely no indication that mr. Bazza barry crocker heads off os overseas for those who cant speak australian for further adventures in london, paris and transylvania. The barry mckenzie films reflect a time when australians were in adolescent rebellion against a currency press the performing arts publisher au. These two great films are choc a block full of great actors, everyone who is in them gives a. 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. Also returning in the directors chair is bruce beresford. Barry was a part of the majors memorial cup championship team in 1961.
Barry crocker, barry humphries, ed deveraux, dick bentley, roy kinnear, donald pleasence, tommy trinder, clive james, the rt hon e. It was the first australian film to surpass one million dollars in australian box office. Terrors house of horrors 1965 by rarelust january 26, 2016 11. If you want an escape from the restrictions of current day political correctness, then you simply cant go past the adventures of barry mckenzie.
Returning in the directors chair is bruce beresford. Barry mckenzie holds his own cult original 1974 one. These two great films are choc a block full of great actors, everyone who is in them gives a bonzer performance. John le mesurier undertakes a quiz to get into australia ive disabled comments because of violations of good taste. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 barry mckenzie holds. Jan 18, 2007 the success of the film also spawned a sequal in 1974 with, barry mckenzie holds his own. Aunt edna everage barry humphries is returning from london with her hapless, loudmouthed, sexcrazed nephew barry mckenzie barry crocker when she is mistaken for the queen of england by a couple of eastern european ratbags.
Barry and his friends track her down to an eastern european country. This dvd will play on standard dvd players in europe, africa, middle east, asia except japan, korea, philippines and taiwan, argentina, brazil, australia, new zealand. In 1974, a sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own, was made. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1975 nostalgia central. 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. 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. Brief description brand new, official studioreleased dvd of this great film, imported from australia this is a pal, region 0 dvd. Barry mckenzie holds his own online 1974 movie yidio. 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.
The film consists of scene after scene of crass mayhem. Images barry mckenzie holds his own bruce beresford director, writer, barry humphries donald pleasence actor format. Cilauro comes from an italian migrant family, arguably drawing upon their. I love barry humphries so i find it hard to be objective this film is required viewing for those on the pilgrimage it would have been nice to have a few extras on the disc. Barry humphries barry mckenzie holds his own 1st ed. Barry mckenzie holds his own cast and crew tv guide. Barry mckenzie holds his own film online gratis michael newman wikipedia. Moi aussie kenneth robinson the cars that ate paris director. A practicebased problematisation of australian comedy. Those poor poms are up sht creek in a barbed wire canoe without paddles. 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 comicstri. Barry mckenzie hill, director, 14 jan 199216 nov 2011, inactive hill group limited new zealand, 3 jul 195523 mar 2015 barry mckenzie hill, director, 14 jan 1992, inactive eastern farms supplies limited new zealand, 27 sep 19876 jul 1994. She is kidnapped and taken to transylvania in a bid to boost their struggling tourist industry. The success of the film also spawned a sequal in 1974 with, barry mckenzie holds his own.
Barry mckenzie holds his own is a barrage of sexism, racism, drinking, shagging and xenophobia. Great intro scene to the 1974 sequel to the adventures of barry mckenzie starring barry crocker. Interiors barry mackenzie interior design photography. 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. 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. Shepard crushed all the bones in his hand etonline.
Tommy trinder full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back to. Barry mckenzie holds his own new pal cult dvd ebay. Barry humphries appears in several roles, including. 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. Tommy trinder list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Watch barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 movie online.
My big fat independent movie 2005, home is where the hart is 1987, the wash 2001, love at first bite 1979, the fearless vampire killers 1967. Barry crocker, barry humphries, donald pleasence, deryck guyler, clive james, bruce beresford. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 bruce beresford giallo, pinku, wip, rape and revenge, cat. Barry mackenzie was a fine defensive defenseman out of father david bauers famous canadian national team program. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring. A third barry mckenzie film was later considered, but was never made. The adventures of barry mckenzie rewatched crude but. She is being held by a vampire who believes she is the queen of england. 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 alarm. While beresford is reputedly now a little embarrassed by this film although he also directed the 1975 sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own, it launched his career as a director. 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. 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.
It was the first australian film to surpass one million dollars in australian box office receipts. Join facebook to connect with barry mckenzie and others you may know. Barry crocker welcome to the official barry crocker website book the adventures of barry crocker. Barry mckenzie holds his own 1974 by rarelust january 5, 2017 7. Barry mckenzie was originally a character created by barry humphries for a cartoon strip in private eye.
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Filmed at huge expense in london, paris, sydney and transylvania and packed fullasaboot with aussie slang, ribald humour, good lookin hosties, great musical numbers and projectile chunder, barry mckenzie holds his own has long been hidden away, preserved in a vault of amber fluid. Download vintage exploitation horror giallo scifi cat. Barry, a native of toronto, first met father bauer when he played for the st. 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. In this 1974 comedy barry mckenzie s aunt edna is kidnapped by a vampire count, head of an isolated eastern european dictatorship who mistakes her for the queen of england and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country. Barry mckenzie holds his own is the 1974 sequel to the 1972 australian comedy film the adventures of barry mckenzie.
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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 couple of eastern european ratbags. With barry crocker, barry humphries, donald pleasence, ed devereaux. Tagged 1970s, exploitation, high definition, italian, italy dr. Beresford reflects on his colossal mistake movie news. 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. The adventures of barry mckenzie and barry mckenzie holds his own. 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. An illuminating tribute to bruce beresfords subversive and hilarious film the adventures of barry mckenzie, and its equally riotous sequel, barry mckenzie holds his own, by cultural historian and documentary filmmaker, tony moore. The adventures of barry mckenzie available now dvd barry mckenzie holds his own. It was the warm weather that kept me away from the films you ought to be told about this week.
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Barry mckenzie s aunt has been kidnapped from her home in australia. Barry humphries followers john barry humphries is an australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, best known for his onstage and television alter egos dame edna everage, a melbourne housewife and gigastar, and sir les patterson, australias foulmouthed cultural attache to the court of st. The adventures of barry mckenzie ozploitation classics. Find where to watch barry mckenzie holds his own and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. Barry mckenzie holds his own ozploitation classics.
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