BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE
Ryan Kwanten, Rufus Sewell, Toni Collette, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman, Richard Roxburgh, Robin McLeavy, Barry Otto and Barry Humphries Lead All-Star Voice Cast
BRING HOME THIS FUN-FILLED MOVIE ADVENTURE ON DVD AND TWO-DISC BLU-RAY™ + DVD COMBO PACK (with Digital Copy)
AVAILABLE IN STORES EVERYWHERE, DIGITAL AND ALL MAJOR VOD PLATFORMS OCTOBER 11, 2016 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY KIDS
Recommended Family Entertainment by The Dove Foundation
Get ready to venture across the exotic Australian outback with the world-famous Australian koala Blinky Bill when the highly anticipated animated feature BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE arrives ontwo-disc Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack (with digital copy),DVD, iTunes, and VOD on October 11, 2016 from Shout! Factory Kids. The collectible Blu-ray+ DVD combo pack and DVD set come with bonus content, including music video, behind-the-scene interviews and featurettes!
Produced by Studio 100’s Sydney based animation studio, Flying Bark Productions, this fun-filled family movie boasts an all-star voice cast of Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Rufus Sewell (The Man in High Castle), Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine), David Wenham (Lord Of The Rings), Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge, Maya the Bee-Movie), Robin McLeavy (Hell on Wheels), Barry Otto (The Great Gatsby) and Barry Humphries(Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Finding Nemo). With a stellar ensemble voice cast bringing to life these beloved characters and an all-Australian creative team translating the rugged beauty of the outback in stunning CG animation, BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE offers an immersive cinematic adventure that brims with fun, frolic, humor and action. With the kind of universal appeal that reaches families and children, BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE further explores universal themes including the importance of community, survival in harsh climate, the love between children and their parents, and ‘mateship’ – an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship.
Blinky Bill (voiced by Ryan Kwanten) is a little koala with a big imagination. An adventurer at heart, he dreams of leaving the little town of Green Patch and following in his missing father’s footsteps. Mr. Bill went missing in the Outback some time ago and Blinky is the only one who believes his father is still alive. When Blinky discovers a mysterious marker that hints at his dad’s whereabouts, he embarks on a journey that takes him beyond the boundary of Green Patch and into the wild and dangerous Outback. He quickly makes friends with Nutsy, a zoo koala, and Jacko, a nervous frill-necked lizard. Pursued relentlessly by a vengeful cat (voiced by Rufus Sewell) who has a personal score to settle with Blinky, the trio must learn to work together if they ever want to survive the rugged Australian landscape and find Blinky’s father!
Blinky Bill is one of Australia’s most recognized characters and a bona fide icon. The lovable antics of the mischievous koala have captured the hearts of millions since the release of The Adventures of Blinky Bill book series in 1933. In 1992, the first feature film Blinky Bill, The Mischievous Koala was released in major territories. This was followed by several successful TV series and movies which continue to air around the world today.
BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE bonus content:
- Music Video
- Featurettes:
- Blinky Bill The Movie!
- The Plot
- The Characters
- The Evolution
- The Voice Actors
- What’s Your Favorite Aussie Animal?
- What’s Your Favorite Aussie Food?
Shout! Factory Kids and Studio 100 Film present BLINKLY BILL: THE MOVIE, a Flying Bark Production with Assemblage Entertainment and Telegael Teoranta. BLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE is directed by Deane Taylor and co-directed by Alexs Stadermann, Noel Cleary and Alex Weight; written by Fin Edquist; produced by Barbara Stephen and Jim Ballantine; CG producer, Rebecca Toliday; music by Dale Cornelius, edited by Simon Klaebe; executive producers, Hans Bourlon, Paul Cummins, A.K. Madhavan, Emily Price, Brian Rosen and Gert Verhulst.
BLINKLY BILL: THE MOVIE is rated PG and has a run time of 80 minutes. For more information aboutBLINKY BILL: THE MOVIE, please visit BlinkyBillMovie.com
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