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The Outback

The Outback

From Zero to Hero

20125.61h 25m

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.

Directed by Kyung Ho Lee
Written by Scott Clevenger, Chris Denk, Timothy Wayne Peternel
Produced by Dan Chuba, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Ash R. Shah
Box OfficeBudget: $5.3M0

Top 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)

Themes & Keywords

australiaaustralian outbackkoalatasmanian devil

About The Outback

The Outback is a animation, adventure, family film released in 2012 exploring themes of australia, australian outback, koala, tasmanian devil. Directed by Kyung Ho Lee, it stars Jenni Pulos, Frank Welker, Tim Curry. 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.

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