You don’t come the raw prawn with this fillum!
This ocker of a film came about from the brains of Barry Humphries (inspired by UK comedian Peter Cook), whom got NZ artist Nicholas Garland to whip up a bunch of doodles and squiggles for the UK comic magazine Private Eye in 1964 – all based on a top Aussie bloke by the name of Barry McKenzie.
The comic strip was adapted to film in 1972 with Aussie singer Barry Crocker playing the leading chum, heading to the motherland with his Aunt Edna (early days of Dame Edna Everage) to develop his knowledge and culture – all while sinkin’ down a few coldies.
Upon learnin’ the posh culture, Bazza does what he does best – sinkin’ tinnies and tryin’ to score with a few sheilas, all while being unaware of the nightmares his shenanigans create. Totally innocent, of course! This is political incorrectness in its finest form, with all the Aussie lingo you can think of.
Directed by Bruce Beresford, The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie was the first fillum to score over $1 million bucks at the picture palace.
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