| Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Written by | Bruce Beresford Barry Humphries |
| Produced by | Bruce Beresford |
| Starring | Barry Crocker Barry Humphries Donald Pleasence Dick Bentley |
| Cinematography | Don McAlpine |
| Edited by | William Anderson |
| Music by | Peter Best |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Roadshow (Australia) |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$450,000[1] |
| Box office | A$1,407,000 (Australia) |
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own is a 1974 Australian comedy film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries and Donald Pleasence.[2] It was written by Beresford and Humphries.
It was a sequel to the 1972 Australian comedy film The Adventures of Barry McKenzie.
The then Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam, along with his wife Margaret Whitlam, made cameo appearances as themselves.[3]
Barry Humphries contended that Barry McKenzie was an inspiration for the later film Crocodile Dundee.[4]
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p283
- ^ "Barry McKenzie Holds His Own". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Stephens, Tony (14 November 2005). "Historian laments the loss of '70s larrikins who could hold their own". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ Barry Humphries (2003). Barry Humphries Gives Us the Good Oil (included as an extra on the Barry McKenzie Holds His Own DVD) (DVD). Australia: Umbrella Entertainment.