Storm Boy lives a lonely life with his reclusive father on a desolate coastline, but when he forms a close bond with a pelican, Mr. Percival, his life takes a new and unexpected turn.
Storm Boy is a 2019 Australian drama family film based on the 1964 novella by Colin Thiele of the same name. The adaptation was directed by Shawn Seet and stars Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney. Thiele's novel was previously adapted in 1976.
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Plot
Based on the book, Storm Boy follows a young boy growing up on a largely uninhabited coastline of Southern Australia. He rescues three orphan pelicans and forms a close bond with them.
Cast
Geoffrey Rush as Michael "Storm Boy" Kingley
Finn Little as Storm Boy
Edward Boehm as Young Storm Boy
Jai Courtney as Tom "Hideaway Tom"
Trevor Jamieson as Bill "Fingerbone Bill"
Morgan Davies as Madeline
Erik Thomson as Malcom Downer
David Gulpilil as The Father of Fingerbone Bill
Simone Annan as Murujuga Lawyer
Thibul Nettle as Police Officer (as Stinga-T)
Luca Asta Sardelis as Smirking Schoolgirl #1
Georgina Giessauf as Smirking Schoolgirl #2
Amélie Rickman as Smirking Schoolgirl #3
David John Clark as Police Senior Constable
Chantal Contouri as Julie Sims
Martha Lott as Pearl
Nick Launchbury as Reporter #1
Emma Bargery as Reporter #2
Miraede Bhatia-Williams as Mildew
Brendan Cooney as Police Officer
Caroline Mignone as Angela
Anna Bampton as Jenny
Rory Walker as Murray
Lucy Cowan as Belle
Niraj Pandya as Office Receptionist
Brendan Rock as Hunter #1
James Smith as Hunter #2
Bradley Trent Williams as Jasper Davies
Tim Whibley as Office Worker
Paul Blackwell as Cal Evans
Michelle Nightingale as Mrs. Marks
Natasha Wanganeen as Susan Franklin
Production
Storm Boy, an Ambience Entertainment production, was shot along the Coorong and in Adelaide, South Australia in July–August 2017. The Hudson Hornet used in the filming was supplied by a local South Australian car collector.
Release
The film opened in theatres in Australia and New Zealand on 17 January 2019, in Poland on 19 January 2019 and in the United States on 5 April 2019.
Box office
The film was released in 320 theatres in Australia on 17 January 2019 but it grossed only $874,000 (USD) on its opening weekend. By the end of its theatrical run in Australia, it had earned a total of $3.5 million. The film also grossed just over $600,000 in Poland and New Zealand when it was released over 17–19 January 2019. The film was released in the United States & Territories on 5 April 2019 but only earned $71,000. The total box-office for Storm Boy was $4.2 million.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Storm Boy can't quite live up to the original, but this retelling of a beloved story retains enough of its classic source material's heart to remain worth a watch." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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