| Uniform Title |
Barry McKenzie holds his own (Motion picture : 1974) |
| Title |
Barry McKenzie holds his own. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2003. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (93 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment: DAVID0161, DAVID3661. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. |
| Special features include: scene selection ; optional audio commentary by actor Barry Crocker ; "Barry Humphries gives us the good oil" interview featurette filmed in 2003 ; behind the scenes footage ; "Barry McKenzie : ogre or ocker" 1974 documentary ; teaser trailers ; TV spots ; Bazzaism subtitles. |
| Credits |
Writers, Barry Humphries and Bruce Beresford ; director of photography, Don McAlpine ; Composition, Peter Best ; Producer, Bruce Beresford ; Director, Bruce Beresford. |
| Performers |
Barry Crocker (Barry McKenzie / Rev. Kevin McKenzie), Barry Humphries (Aunt Edna Everage / Dr. Meyer Delamphrey / Offensive Buck-toothed Englishman / Senator Douglas Manton), Donald Pleasence (Erich, Count von Plasma), Dick Bentley (Colin 'The Frog' Lucas), Louis Negin (Hugo Cretin), Paul Humpoletz (Modeste Imbecile), Chantal Contouri (Zizi), Ed Devereaux (Sir Alec Ferguson), Clive James (Paddy), Meiji Suzuki (Kung Fu Champion), Gough Whitlam (Himself / Prime Minister), Margaret Whitlam (Herself / Prime Minister's Lady Wife). |
| Summary |
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire 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 and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back home to Australia. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, PAL, Region All, widescreen 16:9, 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
McKenzie, Barry (Fictitious character) Drama |
| Kidnapping -- Drama |
| Aunts -- Drama |
| Mistaken identity -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Humphries, Barry, 1934- actor. |
| Beresford, Bruce director, producer. |
| Crocker, Barry, 1935- actor. |
| Pleasence, Donald actor. |
| Bentley, Dick, 1907-1995 actor. |
| Series |
Ozploitation classics |
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