The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie | |
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Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
Written by | Bruce Beresford, Barry Humphries |
Starring | Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook |
Release date(s) | 1972 |
Running time | 114 min. |
Language | English |
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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. Barry McKenzie was originally a character created by Barry Humphries for a cartoon strip.
The film is also notable for performances by Barry Humphries in several roles, including: a hippie, Barry McKenzie's psychiatrist Doctor Delamphrey, and as Aunt Edna Everage (later Dame Edna Everage). Humphries would later achieve fame with the character of Dame Edna in the UK and USA.
The film was produced by Philip Adams, who became a prominent op-ed journalist and broadcaster, and directed by Bruce Beresford, who went on to direct Academy-award winning movies such as Driving Miss Daisy.