Paper Planes (2014)

An imaginative children's film about a young Australian boy's passion for flight and his challenge to compete in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.

Director:

Robert Connolly

Writers:

Robert Connolly (screenplay by), Steve Worland (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman

6 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Worthington	...	Jack
Ed Oxenbould	...	Dylan
Deborah Mailman	...	Maureen
Ena Imai	...	Kimi
Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke	...	Jason
Julian Dennison	...	Kevin
Terry Norris	...	Grandpa
Peter Rowsthorn	...	Mr. Hickenlooper
David Wenham	...	Patrick
Alex Williams	...	Jethro
Prea Cunningham	...	Classmate
Talei Howell-Price	...	Headmistress
Daniel Holliday	...	Teacher
Caroline McKenzie	...	Grandpa's Lady Friend
Sally Sander	...	Grandpa's Lady Friend

Storyline

After an unexpected introduction to the world of competitive paper-plane throwing, the timid twelve-year-old, Dylan Weber, finally makes it to the Aussie Junior Championships in Sydney. However, with a resigned father living in the past, Dylan will have to use his resourcefulness to come up with a winning paper-plane model for the World Junior Paper Plane Championship in Tokyo, to compete against skilful and very ambitious contestants. Clearly, at the end of Dylan's great adventure, the only important thing is fighting for what matters in life--and even though winning is something--never giving up is everything.

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Plot Keywords:

resourcefulness | champ | classroom | dusty | fence | 

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Taglines:

If at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ed Oxenbould and Nicholas Bakopolous-Cooke previously starred together in the 2012 short "All God's Creatures."

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Goofs

At the athletics track in Sydney, just after Kimi sees Dylan in the stand there is a shot of 5 people running. The sign on the outside of the track says 'Go Athletics WA'

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Quotes

Dylan: Look! Look at this. There's a world out there, alright?
Jack: I don't get it?
Dylan: You don't get it, Dad! You don't get it. I'm 12 and I get it. She's dead. She's not gonna come back. Ever. We're never gonna see her again...

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Connections

References Battle of Britain (1969)

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Soundtracks

Bow River
Written by Ian Moss (as I. Moss) (Mushroom Music Publishing)
Performed by Cold Chisel
Under exclusive license to Cold Chisel Pty Limited
Courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd

User Reviews

Maybe the movie is not that strong, speaking in the matter of the plot or the script but the Story is new and i enjoyed watching it.

So the movie doesn't really have a strong plot or even that intriguing eventful story but it was really enjoyable i think the fact that it is predictable makes you concentrate of the events flowing rather than what's gonna happen next .. The idea of the movie is new, never heard of a paper planes contest and it probably doesn't exist "apart from down under" and i think that what made the movie a bit more appealing and watchable. The script is average like these type of Family genre movies doesn't really need too much complications on the screenplay.

As for the cast; Sam Worthington appearance was nice, haven't seen him in ages !! since like Avatar !!! Ed Oxenbould's performance was spot on , he's a star on the making .. and also that chubby kid Julian Dennison gosh he's really funny.

Overall, the movie is not that strong, speaking in matter of the plot or the script but the story is new and i enjoyed watching it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 2015 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Paper Planes

Filming Locations:

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,646,673

Company Credits

Production Co:

ACTF, Arenamedia, Cameraquip Australia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2:39:1