#Storm boy book movie#

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'. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10.

The total box-office for Storm Boy was $4.2 million. The film was released in the United States & Territories on 5 April 2019 but only earned $71,000. The film also grossed just over $600,000 in Poland and New Zealand when it was released over 17–19 January 2019. By the end of its theatrical run in Australia, it had earned a total of $3.5 million. The film was released in 320 theatres in Australia on 17 January 2019 but it grossed only $874,000 (USD) on its opening weekend. 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. Storm Boy was made into a major feature film and won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1977. The story also looks at the conflict between Storm Boy's lifestyle and the externally imposed requirement for him to attend school. The Hudson Hornet used in the filming was supplied by a local South Australian car collector. The boy and the pelican form a special bond. Storm Boy, an Ambience Entertainment production, was shot along the Coorong and in Adelaide, South Australia in July–August 2017. Bradley Trent Williams as Jasper Davies.David John Clark as Police Senior Constable.Georgina Giessauf as Smirking Schoolgirl #2.Luca Asta Sardelis as Smirking Schoolgirl #1.Thibul Nettle as Police Officer (as Stinga-T).David Gulpilil as The Father of Fingerbone Bill.Trevor Jamieson as Bill 'Fingerbone Bill'.Geoffrey Rush as Michael 'Storm Boy' Kingley.He rescues three orphan pelicans and forms a close bond with them.

#Storm boy book movie#

Ī second movie adaptation, starring Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney, with Trevor Jamieson reprising his role as Fingerbone Bill, was released in January 2019.Based on the book, Storm Boy follows a young boy growing up on a largely uninhabited coastline of Southern Australia. Ī children's video game by the name of Storm Boy: The Game, following the story and including a few mini-games based on its events, was released in late 2018 on several platforms. The Sydney Theatre Company performed Tom Holloway's stage adaptation in 20 in collaboration with Perth's Barking Gecko Theatre Company, Trevor Jamieson played Fingerbone Bill in the 2013 production, while Jimi Bani played the character in 2015 (apart from three performances, where Shaka Cook stood in owing to an unforeseen family commitment). The Bell Shakespeare Company toured Australia with the play Storm Boy in 1996, with Trent Atkinson in the title role. The film was advertised with the tagline 'Every year has its special film, this year it's.Storm Boy'. The film starred David Gulpilil in the role of Finger Bone and Greg Rowe in the title role. The 1976 film adaptation Storm Boy won both the Jury Prize and Best Film at the 1977 Australian Film Institute Awards. The story then concentrates on the conflict between his lifestyle, the externally imposed requirement for him to attend a school, the fate of the pelican, and the relationship of the boy, and later his father, with Fingerbone. After he releases them, his favourite, Mr Percival, returns. He names them Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues the three baby pelicans and nurses them back to health. Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean.