Storm Boy

[~Jodie~]

Based on the novel by - Colin Thiele

I can remember seeing this when in my early teens and loved it, bought DVD last week and my kids (8&3) have just finised watching it for the 5th time :hehe: They love it too, 8yr old because it is a story based on the life of a coorong fishermans son and filmed in the Coorong SA, that's were we are :yes: There are still fisherman huts all along the coorong and people still live in them :roll: (not an easy life) It realy is a true recap of living on the Coorong, soooo glad we aren't fisher- persons :hehe:



Storm Boy lives with his recluse father on South Australia's lonely and beautiful coast. Here his free spirit roams with his pet pelican, Mr Percival, and his secret Aboriginal friend, Fingerbone Bill. He knows no other world.
As he grows up, Storm Boy is forced to choose between a life of sontinued isolation and the challenges of the outside world.

[Bloom]

Certainly was a great movie!! I was a bit younger than a teen when I first saw it!!

:( for Mr Percival!

[Patricia]

I have always loved this movie and the book even more so Jodie.

I think it is a great for children to see how other people live/lived. David Gulpillil is in it too if I remember rightly.

Lovely memories..loved Mr Percival :)

[~Jodie~]

:yes:

Staring

Greg Rowe
Peter Cummins
David Gulpilil

I :crying: watching it, poor Mr Percival :crying:

[Telori]

Yep I loved the movie too...alot had to do with it being Australian I think...and it was sad...

[yomamma]

Don't make me cry I love Mr Percival. Where did you find it Jodie? A couple of years ago I found Kimba and the kids love that. I think this one is on the christmas list now.

[~Jodie~]

It was at the local Newsagents for $10, plenty of copies there !!

:hehe: The area has a Storm Boy Festival each year :roll:

[yomamma]

ok thanx will have a look when I get out next.There is big shop at surfers that sell all the oldies might give them a ring if I can't find it here.

[~Jodie~]

If you can't get a copy, let me know. Sure we can sort something out :hehe:

[yomamma]

ok thanx

[Bronzed Goddess]

My boyfriends Dad stars in this movie, he grew up on the Coorong.:)

[sandydee]

:yes: i loved it too:yes: first read the book ,then watched the movie and i too bought the dvd ,:yes: at big w i think, it is just great but sooo sad.:yes:

[mel35]

My year 4 teacher took our class to see Storm Boy at the movies, I still love it too. I call every pelican Mr Percival when I talk to them:D

[~CJJHRA~]

I cant even remember it, well I know the name, jut not anything else about it