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The Outback

The Outback

The Outback

The Outback

From Zero to Hero

2012•1h 25m•

★5.6(48 ratings)

AnimationAdventureFamily

Overview

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. 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 while the outback locals try to rescue a kidnapped koala from Bog, a giant crocodile and his dingo lackeys.

Director

Writers

Scott Clevenger, Timothy Wayne Peternel, Chris Denk

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Main Cast

Jenni Pulos

Jenni Pulos

Charlotte (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Higgens / Bull (voice)

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

Blacktooth (voice)

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Bog (voice)

Nolan North

Nolan North

Hex (voice)

Charlie Bewley

Charlie Bewley

Loki (voice)

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Monty (voice)

Eric Lopez

Eric Lopez

The Wild Bushman / Bill / Merlin (voice)

Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald

Quint (voice)

Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie

Hamish (voice)

Phil Proctor

Phil Proctor

Lug (voice)

Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider

Johnny (voice)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Kyung Ho Lee

Writing

Screenplay: Scott Clevenger
Screenplay: Timothy Wayne Peternel
Screenplay: Chris Denk

Production

Producer: Ash R. Shah
Producer: Mark A.Z. Dippé
Producer: Joshua Sohn
Producer: Alex J. Yoo
Producer: Dan Chuba

Music & Sound

Music: Michael Yezerski

Editing

Editor: Tom Sanders

Art Direction

Conceptual Design: Haebum Youn
Art Direction: Min Geol Jeon
Conceptual Design: Junghee Roh

Keywords

australiaaustralian outbackkoalatasmanian devil

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "From Zero to Hero"

#2

The production budget was $5.3M.

#3

The runtime is 85 minutes (1h 25m).

#4

It was a co-production between: South Korea, United States of America.

#5

The film was directed by Kyung Ho Lee.

#6

The screenplay was written by Scott Clevenger and Timothy Wayne Peternel.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1867086.

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Rating

5.6/10

Average

48 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Outback

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

English, 한국어/조선말

Country of Origin:

South Korea, United States of America

Budget:

$5,300,000

Production Companies:

Digiart Productions

Lotte Entertainment

Lotte Entertainment

Animation Picture Company