Outback (2012)
"The Outback" (original title)

Being teased for his color, Johnny the white koala joins a traveling carnival with Hamish, a Tasmanian devil, and Higgens, a photographer monkey as talent agents. On the way through the ... See full summary »

Director:

Kyung Ho Lee

Writers:

Scott Clevenger, Chris Denk,

Stars:

Charlie Bewley, Lielle Tova Blinkoff, Alan Cumming

Cast

Credited cast:
Charlie Bewley	...	Loki (voice)
Lielle Tova Blinkoff	...	Little Girl (voice)
Alan Cumming	...	Bog (voice)
Tim Curry	...	Blacktooth (voice)
Chris Edgerly	...	Boris (voice)
Eric Lopez	...	The Wild Bushman / Bill / Merlin (voice)
Norm MacDonald	...	Quint (voice)
Bret McKenzie	...	Hamish (voice)
Nolan North	...	Hex (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Lug (voice)
Jenni Pulos	...	Charlotte (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Monty (voice)
Rob Schneider	...	Johnny (voice)
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Miranda (voice)
Sunny	...	Korean Version: Miranda (voice)

Storyline

Being teased for his color, Johnny the white koala joins a traveling carnival with Hamish, a Tasmanian devil, and Higgens, a photographer monkey as talent agents. On the way through the Australian outback desert, the trailer they are in comes loose and crashes. Johnny must live up to the hero status Hamish presents him as while the outback locals try to rescue a kidnapped koala from Bog, a giant crocodile and his dingo lackeys.

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Taglines:

Zero to Hero

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action/peril, and some rude humor

Details

Country:

South Korea USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

12 January 2012 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Outback

Box Office

Budget:

$5,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Animation Picture Company, Digiart Productions, Lotte Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Underrated and Funny Animation

In the outback of Australia, the coward white koala Johnny is bullied by the other animals because of his color. When Johnny meets the Tasmanian devil Hamish and his friend, the mute photographer monkey Higgens, he is invited to join a traveling circus and Johnny leaves the wilderness to be an attraction in the sideshow.

While traveling to Precipice Lake, the wagon car of Johnny, Hamish and Higgens releases from the train and they crash in the desert. They walk together to the new location and stumbles with an oasis with a billabong, and they see a pack of dingoes attacking the animals. Johnny accidentally frightens the wild dogs that return to their boss, the evil crocodile Bog in Precipice Lake and Hamish introduces Johnny bragging that he is hero The Koala Kid. They are welcomed by the locals and Johnny is worshiped by the little Charlotte despite the disbelief of her sister Miranda. But when Charlotte is wrongly kidnapped by the dingoes, Johnny has to prove to himself that he can beat Bog and rescue Charlotte.

"The Outback" is an underrated and funny animation by Kyung Ho Lee with the cute story of a needy white koala that is rejected by the other animals and discovers that he can be brave to defend and save his beloved friends. The voice of Rob Schneider is another attraction in this entertaining adventure. Fortunately I did not care to the ridiculous IMDb User Rating and I saw a good animation. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Outback – Uma Galera Animal" ("Outback – An Animal Gang")