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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
“Hard on the heels of evil...soft on the lips of sheilahs!”
5.4 / 10• 1974• 1h 33m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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 to Australia.
Cast & Crew
BC
Barry Crocker
Barry McKenzie / Rev. Kevin McKenzie
Lead
Barry Humphries
Aunt Edna Everage / Dr. Meyer Delamphrey / Offensive Buck-toothed Englishman / Senator Douglas Manton
Donald Pleasence
Erich Count von Plasma
Fiona Richmond
French Stripper
Ed Devereaux
Sir Alec Ferguson
Dick Bentley
Colin 'The Frog' Lucas
Louis Negin
Hugo Cretin
Clive James
Paddy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bruce Beresford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Barry McKenzie Holds His Own is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
