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The Barry McKenzie Movies

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The Barry McKenzie Movies

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When "The Adventures of Barry McKenzie" burst onto the Australian screen in 1972 it created a furore. With 'Bazza' (Barry Crocker), the chundering, Fosters-sucking innocent abroad, Barry Humphries and Bruce Beresford created a foil for the poms and an Australian hero despised by film snobs but loved by audiences. The movie triggered a riotous sequel, "Barry McKenzie Holds His Own", and a wave of comedies that celebrate and critique the Australian national character. With irrepressible humour and sharp-witted insight Tony Moore explores the subversive satire of the films, their influence on his generation, and what they have to say about who we are today. Included is a glossary of Bazza-isms written by Barry Humphries.

Author Biography:

TONY MOORE is a cultural historian, commentator and documentary filmmaker with a special interest in Australian pop culture, artistic bohemia and Labor politics. He is Commissioning Editor of Pluto Press Australia, prior to which he was a program maker at ABC TV, where his last documentary was Bohemian Rhapsody: Rebels of Australian Culture, which now forms the subject of a PhD he is completing at the University of Sydney.
Release date NZ
November 11th, 2005
Author
Collection
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
96
Dimensions
135x190x6
ISBN-13
9780868197487
Product ID
1860330

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