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Australian Cinema Classics
GREAT AUSSIE ICONS: BARRY HUMPHRIES
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About the DVD
Director: BRUCE BERESFORD; DAVID BAKERFormat: PAL
Language: ENGLISH
Region: All
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of Discs: 2
Rating: M
DVD Release Date: 04/12/2006
Run Time: 93+90=183MIN
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Special features
- THE GREAT MACARTHY
Brand new 16:9 widescreen transfer.
"On the Bench With The Great Macarthy" - an all new interview featurette with actor John Jaratt.
Audio commentary by executive producer Richard Brennan and composer Bruce Smeaton moderated by filmbuff Paul Harris.
"Squeaker's Mate" a 35 minute short film by director David Baker.
Original Trailer - BARRY MCKENZIE HOLDS HIS OWN
16 x 9 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
Audio Commentary By Actor Barry Crocker.
BARRY HUMPHRIES GIVES US THE GOOD OIL" Interview Featurette (filmed in 2003)
Barry McKenzie : Ogre Or Ocker1974 Documentary (50 mins)
Behind The Scenes Footage
TV Spots
Bazzaism Subtitles
Synopsis
Barry Humphries remains Australia’s best-known, and loved, comedian, satirist and character actor, with his alter ego Dame Edna recently celebrating her 50th year in show business. Central to his early career rise was a series of wonderful film performances, most notably in the outrageous Barry McKenzie series – based on a comic strips conceived by Humphries for Private Eye magazine - and the classic footy spoof, The Great McCarthy, included with Barry McKenzie Holds His Own in this compilation of Humphries’ finest moments on film.
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Aunt Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) is returning from London with her hapless loud-mouthed, sex crazed nephew, Barry McKenzie (Barry Crocker), when she is mistaken for the Queen of England by a couple of Eastern European ratbags. She is kidnapped and taken to Transylvanian in a bid to boost their struggling tourist industry. Excitement brews and Fosters flows as Bazza sets out to rescue the Dame-to-be in distress from the clutches of Erich Count Plasma (Donald Pleasance).
The Great McCarthy (1975)
The adventurous and amorous exploits of ‘Footy’s Most Forward Full Forward’! Barry Humphries and John Jarratt headline a top-notch cast of well-loved Aussie actors (including Max Gillies, Chris Haywood and Kate Fitzpatrick) and legendary football personalities (Lou Richards, Jack Dyer) in this hilarious tale of a young man’s life and love of our great Australian game.
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Aunt Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) is returning from London with her hapless loud-mouthed, sex crazed nephew, Barry McKenzie (Barry Crocker), when she is mistaken for the Queen of England by a couple of Eastern European ratbags. She is kidnapped and taken to Transylvanian in a bid to boost their struggling tourist industry. Excitement brews and Fosters flows as Bazza sets out to rescue the Dame-to-be in distress from the clutches of Erich Count Plasma (Donald Pleasance).
The Great McCarthy (1975)
The adventurous and amorous exploits of ‘Footy’s Most Forward Full Forward’! Barry Humphries and John Jarratt headline a top-notch cast of well-loved Aussie actors (including Max Gillies, Chris Haywood and Kate Fitzpatrick) and legendary football personalities (Lou Richards, Jack Dyer) in this hilarious tale of a young man’s life and love of our great Australian game.
