Blinky Bill (2015 movie) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Blinky Bill the Movie |
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Directed by | Deane Taylor |
Produced by | Jim Ballantine Barbara Stephen |
Written by | Fin Edquist |
Starring | Ryan Kwanten Rufus Sewell Toni Collette David Wenham Deborah Mailman Richard Roxburgh Robin McLeavy Barry Otto Barry Humphries |
Music by | Dale Cornelius |
Editing by | Simon Klaebe |
Studio | Assemblage Entertainment Flying Bark Productions Telegael Screen Australia |
Distributed by | StudioCanal Shout! Factory Enchanted Animation |
Release date(s) | September 17, 2015 |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Blinky Bill the Movie is an exciting computer-animated adventure film from Australia. It came out in 2015. The movie is about Blinky Bill, a famous koala character. He was first created by Dorothy Wall in a children's book series in 1933. Flying Bark Productions made this movie. They also made another Blinky Bill film in 1992. Companies from India and Ireland helped produce it too.
Plot Summary
Blinky Bill is a koala who loves to imagine big adventures. He dreams of leaving his small town, Green Patch. Blinky wants to follow in the footsteps of his explorer father. Mr. Bill went missing in the wild Australian Outback. Blinky is the only one who believes his dad is still alive.
One day, Blinky finds a mysterious marker. It gives a clue about where his father might be. Blinky decides to start a journey. He leaves Green Patch and heads into the dangerous Outback.
On his adventure, Blinky quickly makes new friends. He meets Nutsy, a koala from a zoo. He also meets Jacko, a frill-necked lizard who is a bit nervous. But a mean feral cat is chasing them. This cat has a personal reason to get Blinky.
The three friends must learn to work together. They need to survive the tough Australian landscape. Their main goal is to find Blinky's father.
Voice Cast
Many talented actors lent their voices to the characters in the movie:
- Ryan Kwanten as Blinky Bill
- Robin McLeavy as Nutsy
- Rufus Sewell as Sir Claude "The Cat"
- David Wenham as Jacko
- Toni Collette as Cheryl and Beryl
- Richard Roxburgh as Mr. Bill
- Deborah Mailman as Mrs. Bill
- Barry Otto as Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot
- Barry Humphries as Wombo
- Tin Pang as Jorge
- Cam Ralph as Splodge and Robert
- Charlotte Rose Hamlyn as Marcia Mouse
- Billy Birmingham as Tony and Richard