Smokin'

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by FV623
And the bucket of prawns. . . . . . . . . . . .

R.

In the immortal words of Bazza McKenzie:
"I'll get full as a catholic school and spew all over the lot of yers!"

No doubt a lot of Aussies my vintage will remember "The Adventures of Barry McKenzie"
Which was followed by the sequel "Bazza holds his own"

A wonderful creation of our own "Dame Edna", Barry Humphries.


From the Screensound website
"The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
A new 35mm print of this feature and trailer are now available on request.
Courtesy of Phillip Adams, Kodak (Australasia) and Atlab Australia

ScreenSound Australia National Collection
Title Number 159

Classification: R rating





Synopsis
Humphries presented a loosely connected series of comic situations deriving from the culture clash between the Australian Innocent, 'Bazza' McKenzie, and the English – from a taxi driver who takes Barry from Heathrow to Earls Court by way of Stonehenge, to the decadent upper classes with their public school fetishes, the swinging scene of pop music promoters and Jesus freaks, and eventually the hallowed halls of BBC television.



Background
Shooting began in London in January 1972. Late in February the unit returned to Australia to complete the few remaining scenes and encountered problems with unions because of the presence of British technicians in the crew. A compromise was reached, with the employment of shadow Australian technicians, and shooting was completed in March. The film was funded entirely by the Australian Film Development Corporation and made with a budget of $250,000. The film's immediate commercial success, enabled the production company to repay most of the government investment within three months of release. It also did very well commercially in London, where it established a record for any Australian film released there.




Director
Bruce Beresford

Year of Production: 1972
Duration: 114 mins
Format: 35mm, (1:1,85) Colour
Optical soundtrack: Mono, remastered to Dolby® Digital"