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Storm Boy

  • 1976
  • G
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.5K
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Storm Boy (1976)
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Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care... Read allMike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.

  • Directors
    • Henri Safran
    • Ian Goddard
  • Writers
    • Sonia Borg
    • Colin Thiele
  • Stars
    • Greg Rowe
    • Peter Cummins
    • David Gulpilil
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Henri Safran
      • Ian Goddard
    • Writers
      • Sonia Borg
      • Colin Thiele
    • Stars
      • Greg Rowe
      • Peter Cummins
      • David Gulpilil
    • 16User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Storm Boy (1976)
    David Gulpilil and Greg Rowe in Storm Boy (1976)
    Greg Rowe in Storm Boy (1976)
    Peter Cummins and Greg Rowe in Storm Boy (1976)
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    David Gulpilil in Storm Boy (1976)
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    David Gulpilil and Greg Rowe in Storm Boy (1976)
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    Greg Rowe
    • Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
    Peter Cummins
    • Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingley
    David Gulpilil
    David Gulpilil
    • Fingerbone
    • (as Gulpilil)
    Judy Dick
    • Miss Walker
    Tony Allison
    • Ranger
    Michael Moody
    • Boat Master
    Graham Dow
    Graham Dow
    • Edwards
    Eric Mack
    • Jones
    Frank Foster-Brown
    • Lynch
    Michael Caulfield
    • Hunter
    Paul Smith
    • Hunter
    Hedley Cullen
    Hedley Cullen
    • Marina Manager
    • Directors
      • Henri Safran
      • Ian Goddard(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Sonia Borg
      • Colin Thiele
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    • Trivia
      Today, the famous area where this film was mostly made, South Australia's wetlands and sand dunes district known as the Coorong, is under threat due to low water levels due to the water-ravished Murray River. The region is a habitat for migratory birds, the southern tip of it becoming highly saline which environmental experts are saying is having an effect on various pelican and bird populations.
    • Goofs
      When Tom and Mike and Fingerbone return to the Coorong as the boat, "Tern" leaves Goolwa harbour, they are not towing Mike's raft but when they arrive back at the jetty, they are.
    • Quotes

      Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingsley: [about a radio found at the tip] We don't want it.

    • Alternate versions
      A half-hour edited shortened version of the feature film exists running approximately about thirty-two minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Crew (1976)

    User reviews16

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    7/10
    Most of this classic has aged well and deserves another look
    I recall this film very fondly from my late teenage years and was keen to revisit it, partly in preparation for a stage play adaptation we will be seeing shortly. I had studied the book at school and saw this film once in 1976 or 1977 in its first release.

    I found it remarkably fresh and almost as captivating as back then. Greg Rowe as the young Mike (Storm Boy) and David Gulpilil as Fingerbone, the Aboriginal youth who befriends him is his lonely isolation were just as convincing. Somehow Peter Cummins's 'Hide away Tom Kingley still didn't quite ring true, despite the obvious challenges in such a reclusive role. I'm not sure the school scenes worked as well as they could have done either. But Tony Allison's national park ranger portrayal is wonderful, with the challenging handling of the same issues rangers face today.

    But it does shows what telling the story truly, without trying sugar coat the darker bits can be so effective and provides lasting impressions.

    The photography and locations are just brilliant, as are the pelicans. In fact, the capturing of these locations as they were in the mid 1970s is probably even more important now, given the environmental degradation the Coorong has suffered over the 40 years since then, with greatly reduced water flows into the lower Murray and probably declining water quality as well.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1977 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Aboriginal
    • Also known as
      • Le fils de l'orage
    • Filming locations
      • The Coorong, South Australia, Australia
    • Production company
      • The South Australian Film Corporation
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    • Budget
      • A$320,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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