The Outback (2012 film)
| The Outback | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Kyung Ho Lee |
| Produced by |
Daniel Chuba Mark A.Z. Dippé Ash R. Shah Joshua Sohn Alex J. Yoo |
| Written by |
Scott Clevenger Chris Denk Timothy Wayne Peternel |
| Starring |
Rob Schneider Bret McKenzie Frank Welker Yvonne Strahovski Alan Cumming Tim Curry Chris Edgerly |
| Music by | Michael Yezerski |
| Edited by | Tom Sanders |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Blue Sky Media (Europe) Zon Audiovisuais (Portugal) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 min |
| Country |
South Korea United States |
| Language |
English Korean |
| Budget | $5,300,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $4.6 million (China) |
The Outback (also known as "Outback" or "Koala Kid") is a 2012 Korean American computer-animated action comedy film directed by Kyung Ho Lee. It was released in South Korea on January 12, 2012.
Plot
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. They fail to convince Lug, the carnival manager (and large lizard), to let Johnny join the main act performed by the human "The Wild Bushman". 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 and win the respect and love of Miranda, the boomarang expert koala. Bog, a large crocodile, wants to take control of the billabong oasis that the locals live in so sends a pack of dingos (and a thylacine named Hex) to take the billabong by force but Johnny unintentionally stops them. Boris the vulture confirms the report that Blacktooth, the leader of the dingo pack told Bog of the white koala who defeated them. Bog orders the dingos to capture the white koala but they accidentally capture Miranda's sister Charlotte instead because she was covered in white powder. The locals, guided by Quint the peg-legged wombat and Mac the kangaroo try to rescue Charlotte while Bill the wombat and his wombat troop try to capture Bog. On the way, Johnny befriends a lizard as a mount and names him Bull. Johnny also tricks two large snakes named Merlin and Marty who intended to eat Miranda. In an attempt to defeat Bog who was chasing them, Johnny and Miranda ride Bull to the carnival in hopes that The Wild Bushman can defeat Bog. The final showdown proves Johnny is center ring material and the defeated Bog and his dingos (and thylacine) are sold as pets. The koalas who bullied Johnny at the beginning seek to replace Johnny after Johnny and Miranda leave on Bull.
Cast
- Rob Schneider as Johnny the koala / Mac the kangaroo
- Bret McKenzie as Hamish the Tasmanian devil
- Frank Welker as Higgens the monkey / Bull the lizard
- Alan Cumming as Bog the crocodile
- Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda the koala
- Tim Curry as Blacktooth the dingo
- Chris Edgerly as Boris the vulture
- Jenni Pulos as Charlotte the koala
- Charlie Bewley as Loki the dingo
- Norm MacDonald as Quint the peg-leg wombat
- Eric Lopez as The Wild Bushman / Bill the wombat / Merlin the snake
- Nolan North as Hex the thylacine
- Phil Proctor as Lug the lizard
- Neil Ross as Monty the snake
- Fred Tatasciore as Cutter the dingo
Reception
The film has grossed $4.6 million at the Chinese box office.[1]
References
- ↑ "Weekly box office 19/05/2014 - 25/05/2014". english.entgroup.cn. Retrieved 3 June 2014.