The Magic Pudding (film)
| The Magic Pudding | |
|---|---|
 Australian DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Karl Zwicky |
| Produced by |
Gerry Travers Paddy Conroy Bruce Davey Carmel Travers Edward Trost |
| Written by |
Harry Cripps Greg Haddrick Simon Hopkinson |
| Based on |
The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay |
| Starring |
Geoffrey Rush Hugo Weaving Sam Neill Jack Thompson Toni Collette John Cleese Mary Coustas Dave Gibson Greg Carroll Roy Billing |
| Music by | Chris Harriott |
| Edited by | Richard Hindley |
Production company |
New South Wales Film and Television Office Australian Broadcasting Corporation Premium Movie Partnership |
| Distributed by |
Energee Entertainment 20th Century Fox (Australia and US) Icon Productions Warner Bros. Family Entertainment (UK)[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$1,054,893 (Australia) |
The Magic Pudding is a 2000 Australian animated movie based on the story of the same name by Norman Lindsay.
Plot
In the South Pole in year 1957, Bill Barnacle and his crew are cursing across the waters as when their ship crashes from a wave. Afterwards, they were starving and their evil shipmate Buncle wanted to eat Sam as when he thought it tastes like veggie pie. After that situation they discover some sort of pudding magic called Albert that can talk, change flavour on request, lasts forever and demands that they continue to eat him. The crew are divided over the pudding but two of them resolve to protect and look after it. by 1967, far from this, a young koala named Bunyip Bluegum discovers that he is not an orphan and sets out on a quest to find his parents, Meg and Tom Bluegum. Their paths cross on the road when Bunyip stumbles into the middle of an attempt by thieves to steal the everlasting pudding from Bill and his first mate Sam.
Cast
- John Cleese as Albert the Magic Pudding: The pudding who lasts forever and turns into different sorts of puddings.
- Geoffrey Rush as Bunyip Bluegum: An accomplished young koala that leaves home in search of his lost parents.
- Hugo Weaving as Bill Barnacle: A sailor who leads the noble society of Pudding owners group.
- Sam Neill as Sam Swanoff: A penguin who is a shipmate of Bill Barnacles cruise.
- Jack Thompson as Buncle: A very selfish and very hungry wombat who is after the magic pudding for himself to eat forever. Also a former shipmate of Bill Barnacle's cruise.
- Toni Collette as Meg Bluegum: The mother of Bunyip Bluegum.
- Roy Billing as Tom Bluegum: father of Bunyip Bluegum.
- Greg Carroll as Watkin Wombat: The nephew of Buncle who is one of the pudding thieves who has to catch and bring the pudding to him.
- Dave Gibson as Possum: The wombats helper of the pudding thieves and Wattleberry: The uncle of Bunyip Bluegum .
- Mary Coustas as Ginger: is the right-hand mouse of Buncle
- John Laws as Rumpus Bumpus
- Sandy Gore as Frog on the Log
- Michael Veitch as Bandicoot
- Peter Gwynne as Benjamin Brandysnap
- Robyn Moore as Henrietta Hedgehog
- Martin Vaughan as Parrot
- Gerry Connolly as Dobson Dorking
Ending Credits
- Additional Voices: Lee Perry, Marg Downey, Keith Scott, Karl Zwicky
- Directed by: Karl Zwicky
- Writing Credits: Harry Cripps, Greg Haddrick, Simon Hopkinson, Norman Lindsay
- Produced by: Paddy Conroy, Carmel Travers, Bruce Davey, Gerry Travers, Edward Trost
- Music by: Chris Harriott
- Film Editing by: Richard Hindley
- Casting By: Helen Salter
- Production Design by: Helen Steele, Kelly Wallwork
- Production Management: Kylie Andrews
- Art Department: Roger Clarke, Tony Ealey, Walter Micati, Astrid Nordheim, James Rose, Robbert Smit, Mark Sonntag, Mike Stapleton, Bun Heang Ung
- Sound Department: Julius Chan, Liam Egan, Les Fiddess, Phil Judd, Tony Murtagh
- Visual Effects by: David Cole, Adam S. Jones, Chris Phillips, Pete Woodley-Page
Release
The film was first released in Australia on 14 December 2000.
The VHS tape and DVD were released in Australia in May 2001.
It was then released in New Zealand four months later after the Australian release on 9 April 2001.
A re-release of the DVD was released in Australia in 2013.
it will release in United States very soon.
Reception & accolades
The Magic Pudding received mixed reviews. Although there's no approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes yet, the Audience Score is currently 54%.
| Award | Category | Subject | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards (2001 AFI Awards) |
Best Adapted Screenplay | Harry Cripps | Nominated |
| Greg Haddrick | Nominated | ||
| Simon Hopkinson | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Julius Chan | Nominated | |
| Liam Egan | Nominated | ||
| Dave Eggins | Nominated | ||
| Les Fiddess | Nominated | ||
| Phil Judd | Nominated | ||
| FCCA Award | Best Screenplay - Adapted | Harry Cripps | Nominated |
| Greg Haddrick | Nominated | ||
| Simon Hopkinson | Nominated | ||
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was recorded by the Marionette Theatre of Australia and released in the next year after the movie on 14 July 2001.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's A Wonderful Day - Geoffrey Rush" | 1.25 |
| 2. | "Albert, The Magic Pudding - John Cleese, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Chorus" | 2.42 |
| 3. | "If I Had You - Kate Ceberano" | 4.23 |
| 4. | "I Want You Back - N Sync" | 3.22 |
| 5. | "The Puddin' Owner's Song - Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Hugo Weaving" | 2.32 |
| 6. | "My Heart Beats - Toni Collette" | 2.16 |
| 7. | "Flying Without Wings - Westlife" | 3.36 |
| 8. | "Sister - Sister2Sister" | 3.25 |
| 9. | "It's Worse Than Weevils - Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Hugo Weaving" | 0.38 |
| 10. | "Save the Town - Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush & Hugo Weaving" | 1.51 |
| 11. | "Eternal Flame - Human Nature" | 3.20 |
| 12. | "In the Underground Tonight - Jack Thompson, Mary Coustas, Dave Gibson & Chorus" | 1.47 |
| 13. | "Friends - Merril Bainbridge" | 4.24 |
| 14. | "The Magic Pudding - Rolf Harris" | 3.07 |
| 15. | "Now I Can Dance - Tina Arena" | 5.55 |
| 16. | "A Slice of Pudding - The Magic Pudding Orchestra" | 5.37 |
| Total length: | 50:20 | |
Video games
- The Magic Pudding Adventure - The same month when the movie was released, an interactive game called "The Magic Pudding Adventure" was released with video highlights from the movie and 5 re-playable activities including Sink or Swim also released on DVD.