Cane Toads: An Unnatural History
- 1988
- 47m
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7.6/10
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A documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter pests.A documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter pests.A documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter pests.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
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H.W. Kerr
- Self - Director of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, 1933-1943
- (as Dr H.W. [Bill] Kerr)
Glen Ingram
- Self - Senior Curator Amphibia and Birds, Queensland Museum
- (as Dr Glen Ingram)
Rob Floyd
- Self - Animal Ecologist
- (as Dr Rob Floyd)
Max Ackland
- Self - Mulgrave Shire Council
- (as Councillor Max Ackland)
Bob Endean
- Self - Associate Professor of Zoology, Queensland University
- (as Dr Bob Endean)
Mike Archer
- Self - Associate Professor of Zoology, University of N.S.W.
- (as Dr. Michael Archer)
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- Crazy creditsMouse sequence filmed during regular feeding routine at Kurunda Wildlife Gardens.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Minus Man (1999)
- SoundtracksCane Toad Blues
by Tim Finn
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Cane Toads' Holy Grail
As the sticker on the front of the movie jacket states, this depiction of the environmental and social issues created by the onslaught of cane toads in Australia has a definite Monty Python spin. Although I am concerned about the damage to the Australia natural resources caused by the opportunistic toads, I enjoyed the movie primarily because it was so funny. A bit of tongue-in-cheek Bristish approach, but extremely effective. For one, a good part of the movie is filmed from the perspective of the over-sized toad. Literally. You're looking at people's feet, car tires, homes from the eye level and location of the toad. The music choices were also very supportive, as well as the players in the film, who are so varied and straight in their presentations that you can't help but be drawn into their lives. Flashes of the shower scene from Psycho come to mind as a tenor singing about cane toads draws hopping toads to his safe (?) haven. I was so intrigued I checked out the director, Mark Lewis, who also has a film on the natural history of chickens. Gotta' get it!
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- reilleyglass
- Sep 16, 2005
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By what name was Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988) officially released in Canada in English?
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