Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

"Hard on the heels of evil...soft on the lips of sheilahs!"

1974

1h 33m

5.4(15 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Barry Crocker

Barry McKenzie / Rev. Kevin McKenzie

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Aunt Edna Everage / Dr. Meyer Delamphrey / Offensive Buck-toothed Englishman / Senator Douglas Manton

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Erich Count von Plasma

Fiona Richmond

Fiona Richmond

French Stripper

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Sir Alec Ferguson

Dick Bentley

Dick Bentley

Colin 'The Frog' Lucas

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Hugo Cretin

Clive James

Clive James

Paddy

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Bishop of Paris

Nell Campbell

Nell Campbell

Nerida Brealey

Creative team

Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Written by: Bruce Beresford
Barry Humphries
Produced by: Bruce Beresford
Drummond Challis

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