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5.6/10   159 votes
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Director:
Karl Zwicky
Writers:
Harry Cripps (written by)
Greg Haddrick (written by)
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Release Date:
14 December 2000 (Australia) more
Genre:
Animation | Family more
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
On its own merits, a moderately enjoyable pre-teen animation. As a realisation of a unique classic, a huge disappointment. more (10 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
80 min | Spain:81 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Sam Neill appears in this movie based on a children's book by Norman Lindsay. In Sirens (1993), Sam Neill appears as Norman Lindsay. more

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On its own merits, a moderately enjoyable pre-teen animation. As a realisation of a unique classic, a huge disappointment., 31 May 2006
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Author: pwla

Accepting the hazards inherent in any attempt to realise a well-known and loved book in audio/visual form, "Disneyising" this plot is still a mistake. One of the great joys of the book, especially for (older) adults, is its distinctive Australianism, its evocation of the period of Banjo Patterson's "Saltbush Bill", and this is paid lip-service only. The watered-down accents, presumably to make the movie more "internationally acceptable", are a letdown as well. I would have expected to have recognised Jack Thompson's voice instantly. Even the potentially inspired casting of John Cleese as Albert, the Puddin', falls short. Albert and Basil Fawlty have a good deal in common, and one listens largely in vain for any sign of this. Viewed in isolation, on its own merits, a moderately enjoyable pre-teen animation. As a film realisation of a unique, and distinctively Australian, classic, a huge disappointment.

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