Blinky Bill the Movie

Blinky Bill the Movie is a 2015 computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the Blinky Bill character, an anthropomorphic koala created by Dorothy Wall for a children's book series in 1933. The film was produced by Flying Bark Productions and co-produced by Assemblage Entertainment (India) and Telegael (Ireland).[2]

For the 1992 film, see Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala.

Blinky Bill the Movie
Theatrical film poster
Directed byDeane Taylor
Produced byJim Ballantine
Barbara Stephen
Written byFin Edquist
Based onBlinky Bill
by Dorothy Wall
StarringRyan Kwanten
Rufus Sewell
Toni Collette
David Wenham
Deborah Mailman
Richard Roxburgh
Robin McLeavy
Barry Otto
Barry Humphries
Music byDale Cornelius
Edited bySimon Klaebe
Production
company
Distributed byStudioCanal
Shout! Factory (United States)
Enchanted Animation (United Kingdom)
Release date
  • 17 September 2015 (2015-09-17)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryAustralia
United Kingdom
United States
India
Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.3 million[1]

Plot

In the town of Greenpatch, Australia, a courageous young koala named Blinky Bill (Ryan Kwanten) tells a story about his father, Bill Koala (Richard Roxburgh) while embarking on a journey across the wild, and dangerous Australian outback in the hope of finding him.

Blinky's dad had created their home Green Patch, where every animal could feel safe and live in peace. Blinky has been influenced by the legend of his father, who is on an adventure to the Sea of White Dragons. When Cranklepot the Lizard attempts to dominate Green Patch and become the ruler, Blinky realises that he must go in search of Bill Koala. Throughout his adventure he befriends a girl koala named Nutsy, a lizard named Jacko, and a few other creatures who assist Blinky on his quest. He discovers that being a hero is complicated and requires teamwork.

Voice cast
Ryan Kwanten[3] plays the role of voicing Blinky Bill.
Deborah Mailman[4] (left) voices Blinky's mother, and Barry Otto[5] (right) voices Mayor Cranklepot.

Animation
  • Dilip Rathod (CGI Supervisor)
  • Noel Cleary (co-director)
  • Alexs Stadermann (co-director)
  • Alex Weight (co-director)
  • Rebecca Tolliday CGI Producer
  • Gert Verhulst Executive Producer
  • Hans Bourlon Executive Producer
  • Paul Cummins executive producer
  • Alexia Gates-Foale associate producer
  • Gabrielle Joosten line producer
  • A.K. Madhavan executive producer
  • Emily Price Executive Producer
  • Brian Rosen executive producer

Others cast
  • Debabrata Chatterjee (Surfacing Artist)

Reception

According to Ozmovies, in Australia, "The film opened to indifferent reviews, even allowing for the soft treatment often handed out to Australian films valiantly trying to do something for the children's/family market."[9] On Rotten Tomatoes the film received generally positive reviews, earning a 73% approval rating, based on reviews from 11 critics.[10]

The book Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema interpreted the Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 43%, taking to imply that audiences and fans of the original book and the animated series had negative reactions to the film.[11]

Accolades
Award Category Subject Result
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Animated Feature Film Jim Ballantine & Barbara Stephen Nominated
Kids' Choice Award Favorite Voice in an Animated Film Ryan Kwanten[12]
Robin McLeavy[13]
David Wenham
Rufus Sewell
Toni Collette
Richard Roxburgh
Deborah Mailman[14]
Barry Otto
Barry Humphries[15][16][17][18]		 Won
Screen Music Awards Feature Film Score of the Year Dale Cornelius[19][20] Nominated
Tumbleweeds Film Festival Nominated

Television series
Main article: The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill

The film was followed by a 26-episode TV series, The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill that aired on Seven Network.[21]

Budget

The film had a budget of €12,796,917.[22]

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References
  1. "The Blinky Bill Movie (2014)". Box Office Mojo. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "Assemblage Delivers 'Blinky Bill the Movie'". Animation Magazine. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. Ryan Kwanten: I went on a road trip to find myself after playing Blinky Bill Ryan Kwanten roles the title character Blinky Bill after the voice of Kludd in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
  4. Blinky Bill: The Movie cast members Deborah Mailman voice of Blinky's mum Betty Bill in the movie.
  5. Blinky Bill: The Movie cast members Barry Otto voice of Wilberforce Cranklepot nicknaming Cranky in the movie.
  6. MAKING OF BLINKY BILL THE MOVIE: EDITING Tin Pang a Trailer Editor.
  7. MAKING OF BLINKY BILL THE MOVIE: VOICE RECORDING Cam Ralph roles the voice of Robert the Lyrebird and Splodge the Kangaroo in the new Blinky Bill movie.
  8. MAKING OF BLINKY BILL THE MOVIE: STORYBOARDING Steve Cooper senior storyboard artist making the new movie.
  9. 'Blinky Bill' at Ozmovies, accessed 14 October 2017.
  10. "Blinky Bill The Movie". Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. Aveyard, Karina; Moran, Albert; Vieth, Errol (26 December 2017). "Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. Blinky Bill The Movie - Bonus Clip : Ryan Kwanten on His First Memory of Blinky Bill (HD)
  13. Blinky Bill The Movie - Bonus Clip: Robin McLeavy on Blinky Bill's Adventure (HD)
  14. Blinky Bill - Deborah Mailman Interview Deborah Mailman interview about the new movie Blinky Bill.
  15. Blinky Bill The Movie - Character Featurette Interviews with Ryan Kwanten, Robin McLeavy, David Wenham, Toni Collette, Barry Humphries
  16. Blinky Bill The Movie: Favourite Aussie Food Interviews with Ryan Kwanten, Robin McLeavy, David Wenham, Toni Collette, Barry Humphries
  17. Blinky Bill The Movie: Behind the Magic Interviews with Ryan Kwanten, Robin McLeavy, David Wenham, Toni Collette, Barry Humphries
  18. Blinky Bill The Movie: Favourite Aussie Animals Interviews with Ryan Kwanten, Robin McLeavy, David Wenham, Toni Collette, Barry Humphries
  19. Blinky Bill the Movie soundtrack by Dale Cornelius
  20. The Making of Blinky Bill: Orchestra Recording
  21. Milligan, Mercedes (17 July 2015). "'Blinky Bill' Reboot Set for 2016". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  22. "Blinky Bill".
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