The Naked Bunyip (1970)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

John B. Murray

Writers:

John B. Murray (screenplay)
Ray Taylor (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

The first serious study of sex in Australia (in a funny sort of way).

Plot:

A shy young man is hired by an ad agency to conduct a survey on sex in Australia. The somewhat clueless young man investigates homosexuality...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Birth | Gay Stereotype | Abortion | Transvestism

Cast

Graeme Blundell	...	Graeme
Barry Humphries	...	Edna Everage
Gordon Rumph	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James R. Ball	...	Himself (as Dr. James R. Ball)
A.A. Bartholomew	...	Himself (as Dr. Bartholomew)
J.J. Billings	...	Himself (as Dr. John J. Billings)
Terry Bloom	...	Himself
John Button	...	Himself
John Button	...	Himself
Carlotta	...	Herself
F.M. Chamberlin	...	Himself (as Very Rev F.M. Chamberlin)
Keith Dunstan	...	Himself
Kerry Dwyer	...	Herself
Arnold Earnshaw	...	Himself
Rennie Ellis	...	Himself
Beatrice Faust	...	Herself
Geoff Goldie	...	Himself
Stanley Gold	...	Himself (as Dr. Stanley Gold)
Barry Jones	...	Himself
Rosemary Kiely	...	Herself
Bill Larkins	...	Himself
Gerald Lyons	...	Himself
G.R. Marshall	...	Himself
David McIlwraith	...	Himself
Harry M. Miller	...	Himself
Tony Morphett	...	Himself
Russell Morris	...	Himself
Malcolm Muggeridge	...	Himself
Kevin Orpin	...	Himself
Arnold Paine	...	Himself
Jacqueline Passmore	...	Herself
Aggy Read	...	Himself
Fred Schepisi	...	Himself
Dawn Scott	...	Herself
Ray Taylor	...	Himself
Bertram Wainer	...	Himself (as Dr. Wainer)
Jacki Weaver	...	Herself (as Jackie Weaver)
E. Carl Wood	...	Himself (as Professor E. Carl Wood)
Greg Woods	...	Himself

Directed by
John B. Murray

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John B. Murray		screenplay
Ray Taylor		screenplay

Produced by
Phillip Adams	....	executive producer
Phillip Adams	....	producer
John B. Murray	....	producer

Cinematography by
Bruce McNaughton

Film Editing by
Brian Kavanagh

Sound Department
Jim Davies	....	sound
John Phillips	....	location recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Burstall	....	lighting grip
Andrew Clarke	....	photographer: publicity stills
Garry Wapshott	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Jill Stevenson	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Elizabeth Clarke	....	script assistant
Rhonda Finlayson	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Southern Cross Films Pty. Ltd.

Distributors

• Screensound Australia (1970) (Australia) (all media)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Kings Cross, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Southern Cross Films Pty. Ltd.

Quotes:

Carlotta: At the moment I'm working as a female impersonator and I love doing it.

Movie Connections:

References La calda vita (1963)

Soundtrack:

Let's Make Love