| Storm Boy | |
| Director: | Shawn Seet[1] |
| Producer: |
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| Starring: | |
| Music: | Alan John |
| Cinematography: | Bruce Young |
| Editing: | Denise Haratzis |
| Studio: | Ambience Entertainment Screen Australia South Australian Film Corporation |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $4.2 million[3] |
Storm Boy is a 2019 Australian drama family film based on the 1964 novella by Colin Thiele of the same name. The adaptation was directed by Shawn Seet and stars Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney. Thiele's novel was previously adapted in 1976.
Based on the book, Storm Boy follows a young boy growing up on a largely uninhabited coastline of Southern Australia. He rescues three orphan pelicans and forms a close bond with them.
Storm Boy, an Ambience Entertainment production, was shot along the Coorong and in Adelaide, South Australia in July–August 2017.[4] The Hudson Hornet used in the filming was supplied by a local South Australian car collector.
The film opened in theatres in Australia and New Zealand on 17 January 2019, in Poland on 19 January 2019 and in the United States on 5 April 2019.
The film was released in 320 theatres in Australia on 17 January 2019 but it grossed only $874,000 (USD) on its opening weekend. By the end of its theatrical run in Australia, it had earned a total of $3.5 million. The film also grossed just over $600,000 in Poland and New Zealand when it was released over 17–19 January 2019. The film was released in the United States & Territories on 5 April 2019 but only earned $71,000.[5] The total box-office for Storm Boy was $4.2 million.[3]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critics consensus reads, "Storm Boy can't quite live up to the original, but this retelling of a beloved story retains enough of its classic source material's heart to remain worth a watch."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
| Award | Category | Subject | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize | Best Film | Shawn Seet | ||
| FCCA Awards | Best Original Score | Alan John | ||
| SPA Award | Best Feature Film Production | Ambience Entertainment | ||
| Children's Jury Main Prize | Best Children's Performance | Finn Little |