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Australia (2008) 6.6
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6.6/10 from 97,774 users
Metascore: 53/100
Reviews: 444 user | 242 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand. Director:Baz Luhrmann |
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Cast
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Shea Adams | ... |
Carney Boy #3
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Bull
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Mission Boy
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Constable #1
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Carney Boy #1
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Tara Carpenter | ... |
Essential Services Woman
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Magarri's Niece
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Bandy Legs
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Old Drunk
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Cath Carney
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Michelle Dyzla | ... |
Hairdresser
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In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. Written by Anonymous
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
26 November 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$14,800,723 (USA) (28 November 2008)Gross:
$49,551,662 (USA) (20 March 2009)Company Credits
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Nullah: My grandfather, King George, he take'em me walkabout, teach me black fella way. Grandfather teach'em me most important lesson of all. Tell'em story. That day I down the billabong. King George, he teach me how to catch'em fish using magic song. See, I not black fella. I not white fella either. Them white fellas call me mixed-blood, half-caste, creamy. I belong to no one.
King George: That day I see'em them white fellas. They were pushing them cheeky bulls across the river onto Carney land.
Nullah: [...]
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Trivia
Brandon Walters was discovered by Baz Luhrmann, who had been searching for a young boy to play the important role of Nullah for over 12 months, through a series of nationwide radio call outs in Australia. After a series of workshops at Fox Studios Australia, Luhrmann and his team traveled to Broome and had the privilege of camping with Walter's family at 80 Mile Beach, WA. It was during this time that Luhrmann and the family decided they would take the leap and become involved in the film together. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Nullah has just been taken away to Mission Island and Fletcher comes over to speak to Sarah, Sarah is holding her hat in one hand. She hastily switches it over to her other hand, but in the next cut, it is back in the hand it started in. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Nullah: My grandfather, King George, he take'em me walkabout, teach me black fella way. Grandfather teach'em me most important lesson of all. Tell'em story. That day I down the billabong. King George, he teach me how to catch'em fish using magic song. See, I not black fella. I not white fella either. Them white fellas call me mixed-blood, half-caste, creamy. I belong to no one.
King George: That day I see'em them white fellas. They were pushing them cheeky bulls across the river onto Carney land.
Nullah: [...]
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I think the best word to describe this pastiche is "ridicolous" and not in a fun, entertaining way. Baz Luhrmann's ego is all over the screen but there is no visible sign of his intellect. "Somewhere over the rainbow"? Oh please, give me a break! Although the story is the wannabe love story between a man and a woman the whole thing feels incredibly camp and not in a fun, entertaining way. If I sound angry it may be because I am. I sat for three hours! Three hours! To be told this quilted compilation of other much better movies. Nicole Kidman is always fun to watch and that is true also here but for the wrong reasons. Hugh Jackman gets the most loving, sexy framings and close ups. I'm giving "Australia" a 3 and not a 1 due to the young Aborigine star and some spectacular locations.