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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 in Private Eye. It was the first Australian film to surpass one million dollars in Australian box office receipts. A sequel, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, was produced in 1974.
Barry Humphries appears in several roles, including: a hippie, Barry McKenzie's psychiatrist Doctor de Lamphrey, 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 Phillip Adams, who became a prominent op-ed journalist and broadcaster, and directed by Bruce Beresford.
Original Release
01/01/1972
US Release
01/01/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barry Crocker | Barry McKenzie |
Barry Humphries | Aunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr DeLamphrey |
Dick Bentley | Detective |
Peter Cook | Dominic |
Avice Landone | Mrs. Gort |
Spike Milligan | Landlord |
Dennis Price | Mr. Gort |
Joan Bakewell | Herself / Self |
Paul Bertram | Curly |
Margo Lloyd | Mrs. McKenzie |
Directors
Writers
Bruce Beresford, Barry Humphries
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barry Crocker | Barry McKenzie |
Barry Humphries | Aunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr DeLamphrey |
Dick Bentley | Detective |
Peter Cook | Dominic |
Avice Landone | Mrs. Gort |
Spike Milligan | Landlord |
Dennis Price | Mr. Gort |
Joan Bakewell | Herself / Self |
Paul Bertram | Curly |
Margo Lloyd | Mrs. McKenzie |
Wilfred Grove | Customs Officer |
Bernard Spear | Cabbie |
Jonathan Hardy | Groove Courtenay |
Maria O'Brien | Caroline Thighs |
Jenny Tomasin | Sarah Gort |
Christopher Malcolm | Sean |
Julie Covington | Blanche |
John Joyce | Maurie Miller |
Mary Ann Severne | Lesley |
Judith Furse | Claude |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Phillip Adams | Producer |
Sydney Rose | Producer |