Storm Boy (1976)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 28min
- Drama, Family
- 28 Jul 1977 (Australia)
- Movie
- 3 wins & 6 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Greg Rowe | ... |
Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
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Peter Cummins | ... |
Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingley
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David Gulpilil | ... |
Fingerbone
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Judy Dick | ... |
Miss Walker
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Tony Allison | ... |
Ranger
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Michael Moody | ... |
Boat Master
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Graham Dow | ... |
Edwards
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Eric Mack | ... |
Jones
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Frank Foster-Brown | ... |
Lynch
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Michael Caulfield | ... |
Hunter
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Paul Smith | ... |
Hunter
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Hedley Cullen | ... |
Marina Manager
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Directed by
Henri Safran | ||
Ian Goddard | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Sonia Borg | ... | (screenplay) |
Colin Thiele | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Matt Carroll | ... | producer |
Jane Scott | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Michael Carlos |
Cinematography by
Geoff Burton |
Editing by
Gerald Turney-Smith | ... | (as G. Turney-Smith) |
Editorial Department
Viano Jaksa | ... | assistant editor |
Kerry Regan | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
David Copping |
Art Direction by
David Copping |
Makeup Department
Helen Evans | ... | hair stylist (as Helen Dyson) / makeup artist (as Helen Dyson) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Allen | ... | third assistant director |
Ian Goddard | ... | first assistant director |
Ian Jamieson | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Neil Angwin | ... | props buyer |
Ken James | ... | stand-by props |
Herbert Pinter | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
Bob Cogger | ... | dubbing editor |
Peter Fenton | ... | sound mixer |
Ken Hammond | ... | sound recordist |
Julian McSwiney | ... | boom operator |
Kerry Regan | ... | dubbing editor |
Visual Effects by
Tom Meares | ... | restoration colorist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Erika Addis | ... | clapper loader |
David Burr | ... | focus puller |
Bill Connolly | ... | assistant grip |
Alan Dunstan | ... | electrician |
Keith Johnson | ... | electrician (as Keith Johnston) |
David Kynoch | ... | electrician |
Ross Nichols | ... | camera operator |
David Petley | ... | key grip |
Tony Tegg | ... | gaffer |
Phil Warner | ... | grip |
Michael White | ... | assistant grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Zadow | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Beverly Davidson | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Moya Iceton | ... | continuity |
Sidney L. Stebel | ... | script consultant |
Additional Crew
Bill Altmann | ... | production accountant |
Michael Caulfield | ... | dialogue coach |
Scott Hicks | ... | runner |
Gordon Noble | ... | pelican trainer |
Grant Page | ... | technical advisor |
Barbara Ring | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1977) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Australian Video (1982) (Australia) (VHS)
- Australian Video (1982) (Australia) (video)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1977) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC 2)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1994) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC 2)
- Canadian Learning Company (1991) (Canada) (educational)
- Rainbow Home Video (Australia)
- Reel Corporation (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel Corporation (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel DVD (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel DVD (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Star Video (1982) (Australia) (VHS) (Australian Video)
- Star Video (1982) (Australia) (video) (Australian Video)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (video) (online) (on demand) (streaming)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2019) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Australian Film Commission (developed with the assistance of)
- 7 Network (developed with the assistance of)
- United Sound (sound post-production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Storm Boy tells the story of a 10-year-old boy, called Mick by his father Tom, and Storm Boy by the Aboriginal loner Fingerbone he befriends. This boy is growing up in an isolated corrugated iron shed next to a wildlife sanctuary. He lives with his father, who supports them by fishing alone. He is not attending school; he is illiterate and ignorant. Mick's father resents any intrusion of their secluded life, be it a washed-up radio or a mob of idiot bird shooters who kill a number of birds before they are scared off by Fingerbone. Amongst the dead are some pelicans whose chicks are still in the nest. The boy brings them home to care for. His father isn't keen, but permits it. Three pelicans become a lot to feed when they reach maturity, so his father insists on releasing them. Two are never seen again, but one, Mr Percival, keeps coming back. Another intruder is the new primary school teacher, brought by the park ranger. She is concerned about the boy's education, and pushes hard for him to be sent to school, or at least to do schoolwork by correspondence. She means well, but she is resented by the father - he doesn't want anything to change in their reclusive life. Written by Paul Gerard Kennedy |
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Taglines | He knows no other world See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | AUD320,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | AUD2,645,000, 09 Aug 2004 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The film's famous beach dance sequence with Storm Boy and Mr Percival the pelican was unscripted and it was only by chance that the film crew filmed it. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Crew: On the Set of 'Storm Boy' (1976). See more » |
Quotes |
Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingsley:
[about a radio found at the tip]
We don't want it. See more » |