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Adaptation of
The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie
1968
selected work
short story
and
Barry McKenzie [comic strip]
1964
single work
extract
graphic novel
Issue Details:
First known date:
1972...
1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
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Film Details - Longford Productions , 1972
Producers:
Philip Adams (Producer)
Sydney Rose (Assistant Producer)
Production Companies:
Longford Productions
Finance Organisations:
Australian Film Development Corporation
Director of Photography:
Donald McAlpine
Editors:
John Scott
William Anderson
Production Designers:
John Stoddart
Composer:
Peter Best
Music:
Songs: 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie' (Best) sung by Smacka Fitzgibbon. 'One-Eyed Trouser Snake' and 'Old Pacific Sea' (Best/Humphries) and 'When His Light Shines on Me' (Best/Crocker).
Cast:
Incl. Barry Crocker (Barry McKenzie), Barry Humphries (Aunt Edna Everage/Hoot/Dr DeLamphrey), Spike Milligan (Landlord), Peter Cook (Dominic), Paul Bertram (Curly), Dennis Price (Mr Gort), Avice Landone (Mrs Gort), Mary Ann Severne (Lesley), Jenny Tomasin (Sarah Gort), Dick Bentley (Detective), Julie Covington (Blanche), Judith Furse (Claude), Christopher Malcolm (Sean), Maria O'Brien (Caroline Thighs), Margo Lloyd (Mrs McKenzie), Wilfred Grove (Customs Officer), Bernard Spear (Cabbie), Joan Bakewell (Herself), John Joyce (Maurie Miller), John Clarke (Expatriate), William Rushton (Passenger in plane), Irvin Allen, Alexander Archdale, John D. Collins (Toff at Young Conservatives' Ball), Russell Davies, Derek Ednie, Jean Fredericks, Jonathan Hardy (Groove Courtenay), Brad Hay, Julian Jebb, Ken Kitson, Subramania Ramakrishnan, Patsy Reading, Mohammad Shamsi, Elsa Smith, Brian Tapply, Jack Watling (TV Director), Gough Whitlam (q.v., himself as Prime Minister), Bruce Beresford (Man In Pub - uncredited), Clive James (Man passed out at party - uncredited).
Release Dates:
1. 12 October 1972 (Capital Cinema, Melbourne); 12 October 1972 (UK).
2. Released on videocassette format by Australian Video in 1986, and re-released ca. 1992 by Magna Pacific. 30th Anniversary DVD edition released in 2002 by Guerilla Films (UK). A 2 disc Chunderama edition was released in Australia by Umbrella Entertainment in 2007.
Location:
- Largely in England (including Earls Court and various locations in London).
Notes:
1. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie was one of the first films to receive money from the Australian Film Development Corporation. Note: The Age (30 March 2003) article celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the film incorrectly states that this was the first film to receive funding from the AFDC. The Hans Pomeranz-produced film Stockade (q.v. 1971) was, in fact, the first to be awarded a grant ($16,000). McKenzie was, however, the first film to be fully funded by the AFDC.
2. The film was distributed in Australia by Philip Adams, and, although panned by the critics, was hugely popular with Australian audiences. The $250,000 grant from the AFDC was returned to the Australian government within three months and the film went on to return a significant profit for the producers. The film was also well-received by British audiences, and established a record for any Australian film released in England to that date.
3. Further reference: Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper. Australian Film 1900-1977, A Guide to Feature Film Production (1980, q.v.), pp. 340-341).
Settings:
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
