Strictly Ballroom Barry Fife (Bill Hunter) costume

Australia, 1992

Lent by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney. Gift of M&A Film Corporation Pty Ltd, 1993.

Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI.

In Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom (1992), sparkles are a must. Despite Barry Fife’s (Bill Hunter) limited time on the dance floor, his sequined tuxedo shimmers and shines and helps bring the film to life.

One of the most iconic scenes from Strictly Ballroom

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

10 February 2022

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

costume designer

Angus Strathie

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1992

Appears in

Group of items

Larger than life

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN180827

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-05. Heroes and anti-heroes → MA-05-C01

Object Types

3D Object

Costume/costume element

Materials

polyester, silk, wool

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