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The Bushbaby (1969)The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a ... See full summary » Director:John Trent |
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Jackie
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Tembo
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John Leeds
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Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
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Marne Maitland | ... |
The Hadj
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Geoffrey Bayldon | ... |
Tilison
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Ardsley
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Rev. Barlow
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Tommy Ansah | ... |
Policeman
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Bus Woman
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Gideon
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Willie Jonah | ... |
Police Sergeant
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Simon Lack | ... |
First Officer
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Victor Maddern | ... |
Barman
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The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet Bushbaby. Fearing what the future holds she decides to set the pet free but while doing so misses the boat back to England. After meeting up with a friendly native they try to resolve the situation together. Things take a turn for the worse when it is falsely reported that the native has kidnapped her, thus putting a price on his head. Written by Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>
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November 1970 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Menina das Selvas See more »Filming Locations:
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Jackie: [Jackie and Tembo are chasing a small galago around a baobab tree] Where is he?
Tembo: Sshh!
Jackie: [after Tembo catches the creature he hands it to Jackie] Oh! Oh, he's so tiny!
Tembo: He's a young one.
Jackie: What shall I call him?
Tembo: He has many names: bushbaby, galago... In Swahili he's called "Komba."
Jackie: Komba! That's marvelous.
[to Komba]
Jackie: Hey Komba, Komba...!
[...]
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In the original novel by William Stevenson, Jackie's pet galago is named Kamau rather than Komba. Kamau was also the name of the real-life bushbaby that inspired Stevenson's work. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jackie: [Jackie and Tembo are chasing a small galago around a baobab tree] Where is he?
Tembo: Sshh!
Jackie: [after Tembo catches the creature he hands it to Jackie] Oh! Oh, he's so tiny!
Tembo: He's a young one.
Jackie: What shall I call him?
Tembo: He has many names: bushbaby, galago... In Swahili he's called "Komba."
Jackie: Komba! That's marvelous.
[to Komba]
Jackie: Hey Komba, Komba...!
[...]
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The Bushbaby(1969) 1st watched 8/24/01 - 6 out of 10(Dir-John Trent): Sweet personable story about a young girl who stayed behind in Africa by accident tending to her pet bushbaby while her father leaves on a boat to London. Good side story with Lou Gossett as a friend who is accussed of kidnapping in the racist-filled South Africa before the local government took over. Much deeper than most kids movies w/ the cute bushbaby just kind of being a attention-getter for the young audience. Quick unsatisfying ending, but also has mesmerizing cinematography of African animal life.