Storm Boy (film)
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| Directed by | Henry Hopwood |
| Written by | Sonia Borg, Sidney L. Stebel, Colin Theile (novel) |
| Starring | Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil |
| Release date(s) | 1976 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Storm Boy is a 1976 Australian film based on a children's book, by Colin Thiele, about a boy and his pelican.
Storm Boy (Greg Rowe) likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast of South Australia's Coorong. He and his father live a reclusive life among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues three chicks; he names them Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival, and nurses them back to health. His father, known to some as 'Hideaway Tom,' forces Storm Boy to release the birds, but Mr Percival returns. The boy and the pelican form a special bond. Mr Percival is shot by hunters and dies. The story also looks at the conflict between Storm Boy's lifestyle and the externally imposed requirement for him to attend school.
Storm Boy's real name in the film is Mike—the moniker "Storm Boy" was given to him by Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), an aboriginal man who becomes his friend.
In 2009 the pelican Mr Percival died at Royal Adelaide Zoo. He was 33 years old.
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[edit] Awards
- It was a popular children's film both in Australia and Britain and won a medal at the Moscow Film Festival in 1977 for best children's film.
- It won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1977.
[edit] Cast
- Greg Rowe
- Peter Cummins
- David Gulpilil
- Judy Dick
- Tony Allison
- Michael Moody
- Graham Dow
- Eric Mack
- Frank Foster-Brown
- Michael Caulfield
- Paul Smith
- Hedley Cullen
- Jim Harding
[edit] Box Office
Storm Boy grossed $2,645,000 at the box office in Australia,[1] which is equivalent to $13,674,650 in 2009 dollars.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Storm Boy at the Internet Movie Database
- Storm Boy at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Murdoch University reading Room
- Australian Film Commission
- Oz Reading School Activities for Senior
- Australian Screen
- Box Office Prophets
- film.org.au: the best of Australian Films
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