The Magic Pudding (2000)

Director:

Karl Zwicky

Writers:

Harry Cripps, Greg Haddrick,

Stars:

Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, John Cleese

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Neill	...	Sam Sawnoff (voice)
Hugo Weaving	...	Bill Barnacle (voice)
John Cleese	...	Albert, The Magic Pudding (voice)
Geoffrey Rush	...	Bunyip Bluegum (voice)
Dave Gibson	...	Uncle Wattleberry / Possum (voice)
John Laws	...	Rumpus Bumpus (voice)
Greg Carroll	...	Watkin Wombat (voice)
Peter Gwynne	...	Benjamin Brandysnap (voice)
Michael Veitch	...	Bandicoot (voice)
Robyn Moore	...	Henrietta Hedgehog (voice)
Jack Thompson	...	Buncle (voice)
Mary Coustas	...	Ginger (voice)
Sandy Gore	...	Frog on the Log (voice)
Toni Collette	...	Meg Bluegum (voice)
Roy Billing	...	Tom Bluegum (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film | based on book

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Genres:

Animation | Family

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2000 (Australia)

Also Known As:

El pudding mágico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Energee Entertainment, Icon Entertainment International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam Neill appears in this movie based on a children's book by Norman Lindsay. In Sirens, Sam Neill appears as Norman Lindsay.

User Reviews

What was that silly cartoon about??

As a French viewer with no knowledge about the original story, I would say this cartoon is like a UFO for a French audience. Both kids and parents were yawning after half an hour. As the movie was dubbed in French, the Australian accents were totally missed. The story upon which the movie is based is unknown to French viewers, so the movie just does not click. The baddie scared my nearly 4-year old, and I did not like the graphics very much. The various sequences in the movie just don't flow, you go from one character to another in what seemed totally random to me. I don't get the psychology of the cake either, but then I guess this won't prevent me from sleeping... I would be curious to read the original book, though. Anyway, I would not be paid to go see it again.