The Adventures of Barry McKenzie is a 1972 Australian comedy film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Barry Crocker, telling the story of an Australian 'yobbo' on his travels to the United Kingdom. Barry McKenzie was originally a character created by Barry Humphries for a cartoon strip in Private Eye. It was the first Australian film to surpass one million dollars in Australian box office receipts. A sequel, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, was produced in 1974. Barry Humphries appears in several roles, including: a hippie, Barry McKenzie's psychiatrist Doctor de Lamphrey, and as Aunt Edna Everage (later Dame Edna Everage). Humphries would later achieve fame with the character of Dame Edna in the UK and US. The film was produced by Phillip Adams. Plot summary Barry 'Bazza' McKenzie (Barry Crocker) travels to England with his aunt Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) to advance his cultural education. Bazza is a young Aussie fond of beer, Bondi and beautiful 'sheilas'. He settles in Earls Court, where his old friend Curly (Paul Bertram) has a flat. He gets drunk, is ripped off, insulted by pretentious Englishmen and exploited by record producers, religious charlatans and a BBC television producer (Peter Cook). He reluctantly leaves England under the orders of his aunt, after exposing himself on television. His final words on the plane home are, "I was just starting to like the Poms!" Cast Barry Crocker as Barry McKenzie Barry Humphries as Aunt Edna/Hoot/Meyer de Lamphrey Peter Cook as Dominic Spike Milligan as landlord Dick Bentley as detective Dennis Price as Mr Gort Julie Covington as Blanche Avice Landone as Mrs Gort Joan Bakewell as herself Paul Bertram as Curly Mary Anne Severne as Lesley Jonathan Hardy as Groove Courtney Jenny Tomasin as Sarah Gort Chris Malcolm as Sean Judith Furse as Claude Maria O'Brien as Caroline Thighs John Joyce as Maurie Miller Margo Lloyd as Mrs McKenzie Brian Tapply as avant-garde composer John Clarke as an underground filmmaker Wilfred Grove as customs officer William Rushton as man on plane Bernard Spear as taxi driver Jack Watling as TV director Alexander Archdale Clive James as man passed out at party (uncredited) Production Bruce Beresford was living in London and knew Barry Humphries socially when he heard about government funding being given to Australian films. I said to Barry Humphries that we should do a script from the comic strip because they had money available to