Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Encyclopedia
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own is the 1974 sequel to the 1972 Australian comedy
film
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
.
Returning from the original film is Barry Crocker
in the title role, as well as Barry Humphries
in the role of Barry's aunt, Dame Edna
. Also returning in the director's chair is Bruce Beresford
. The then Prime Minister of Australia
, Gough Whitlam
, along with his wife Margaret Whitlam
, made cameo appearances as themselves.
Barry Humphries contends that Barry McKenzie was an inspiration for the later film Crocodile Dundee
.
.
During the flight two henchmen of Count Plasma (Donald Pleasence
) (a Dracula
-type Minister of Culture from the People's Republic of Transylvania
) mistake Dame Edna for the Queen of England and kidnap her during their brief stopover in Paris
, believing that she will draw tourists to their country.
It is then up to Barry, his identical twin brother the Reverend Kevin McKenzie, his Parisian expatriate
Aussie friend "Col the Frog" (Dick Bentley
) and his other expatriate mates in France and England to head a team of Australian agents to be parachuted into Transylvania and rescue Edna.
in 2009 dollars.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
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...
.
Returning from the original film is Barry Crocker
Barry Crocker
Barry Hugh Crocker OAM is a popular Australian singer, with a crooning vocal style.-Biography:...
in the title role, as well as Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries
John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE is an Australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife and "gigastar", and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to the...
in the role of Barry's aunt, Dame Edna
Dame Edna Everage
Dame Edna is a character created and played by Australian dadaist performer and comedian, Barry Humphries, famous for her lilac-coloured or "wisteria hue" hair and cat eye glasses or "face furniture," her favorite flower, the gladiola and her boisterous greeting: "Hello Possums!" As Dame Edna,...
. Also returning in the director's chair is Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 40-year career.-Early life:...
. The then Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
, Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC , known as Gough Whitlam , served as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia. Whitlam led the Australian Labor Party to power at the 1972 election and retained government at the 1974 election, before being dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr at the climax of the...
, along with his wife Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam
Margaret Whitlam AO is a prominent Australian personality and the wife of former Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam...
, made cameo appearances as themselves.
Barry Humphries contends that Barry McKenzie was an inspiration for the later film Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee
"Crocodile" Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton....
.
Plot
The film continues directly where The Adventures of Barry McKenzie ended with Barry McKenzie (Barry Crocker) and his aunt Dame Edna returning home to Australia from EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
During the flight two henchmen of Count Plasma (Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Sir Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, was a British actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades...
) (a Dracula
Dracula
Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
-type Minister of Culture from the People's Republic of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
) mistake Dame Edna for the Queen of England and kidnap her during their brief stopover in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, believing that she will draw tourists to their country.
It is then up to Barry, his identical twin brother the Reverend Kevin McKenzie, his Parisian expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
Aussie friend "Col the Frog" (Dick Bentley
Dick Bentley
Charles Walter "Dick" Bentley , born in Melbourne, Australia, was a comedian and actor. He starred with Jimmy Edwards in Take It From Here for BBC Radio....
) and his other expatriate mates in France and England to head a team of Australian agents to be parachuted into Transylvania and rescue Edna.
Box Office
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own grossed $1,407,000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $9,497,250in 2009 dollars.