The Magic Pudding (film)

The Magic Pudding

Australian DVD Cover
Directed by Karl Zwicky
Produced by Gerry Travers
Paddy Conroy
Bruce Davey
Carmel Travers
Edward Trost
Written by Harry Cripps
Greg Haddrick
Simon Hopkinson
Based on The Magic Pudding 
by Norman Lindsay
Starring Geoffrey Rush
Hugo Weaving
Sam Neill
Jack Thompson
Toni Collette
John Cleese
Mary Coustas
Dave Gibson
Greg Carroll
Roy Billing
Music by Chris Harriott
Edited by Richard Hindley
Production
company
Distributed by Energee Entertainment
20th Century Fox (Australia and US)
Icon Productions
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (UK)[1]
Release dates
  • 14 December 2000 (2000-12-14)
Running time
75 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Box office A$1,054,893 (Australia)

The Magic Pudding is a 2000 Australian animated movie based on the story of the same name by Norman Lindsay.

Plot

In the South Pole in year 1957, Bill Barnacle and his crew are cursing across the waters as when their ship crashes from a wave. Afterwards, they were starving and their evil shipmate Buncle wanted to eat Sam as when he thought it tastes like veggie pie. After that situation they discover some sort of pudding magic called Albert that can talk, change flavour on request, lasts forever and demands that they continue to eat him. The crew are divided over the pudding but two of them resolve to protect and look after it. by 1967, far from this, a young koala named Bunyip Bluegum discovers that he is not an orphan and sets out on a quest to find his parents, Meg and Tom Bluegum. Their paths cross on the road when Bunyip stumbles into the middle of an attempt by thieves to steal the everlasting pudding from Bill and his first mate Sam.

Cast

Ending Credits

Release

The film was first released in Australia on 14 December 2000.

The VHS tape and DVD were released in Australia in May 2001.

It was then released in New Zealand four months later after the Australian release on 9 April 2001.

A re-release of the DVD was released in Australia in 2013.

it will release in United States very soon.

Reception & accolades

The Magic Pudding received mixed reviews. Although there's no approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes yet, the Audience Score is currently 54%.

Award Category Subject Result
AACTA Awards
(2001 AFI Awards)
Best Adapted Screenplay Harry Cripps Nominated
Greg Haddrick Nominated
Simon Hopkinson Nominated
Best Sound Julius Chan Nominated
Liam Egan Nominated
Dave Eggins Nominated
Les Fiddess Nominated
Phil Judd Nominated
FCCA Award Best Screenplay - Adapted Harry Cripps Nominated
Greg Haddrick Nominated
Simon Hopkinson Nominated

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was recorded by the Marionette Theatre of Australia and released in the next year after the movie on 14 July 2001.

No. Title Length
1. "It's A Wonderful Day - Geoffrey Rush"   1.25
2. "Albert, The Magic Pudding - John Cleese, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Chorus"   2.42
3. "If I Had You - Kate Ceberano"   4.23
4. "I Want You Back - N Sync"   3.22
5. "The Puddin' Owner's Song - Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Hugo Weaving"   2.32
6. "My Heart Beats - Toni Collette"   2.16
7. "Flying Without Wings - Westlife"   3.36
8. "Sister - Sister2Sister"   3.25
9. "It's Worse Than Weevils - Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Hugo Weaving"   0.38
10. "Save the Town - Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Hugo Weaving"   1.51
11. "Eternal Flame - Human Nature"   3.20
12. "In the Underground Tonight - Jack Thompson, Mary Coustas, Dave Gibson & Chorus"   1.47
13. "Friends - Merril Bainbridge"   4.24
14. "The Magic Pudding - Rolf Harris"   3.07
15. "Now I Can Dance - Tina Arena"   5.55
16. "A Slice of Pudding - The Magic Pudding Orchestra"   5.37
Total length:
50:20

Video games

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