Frog dreaming

Something’s alive at the bottom of an uncharted pond, and the 10 year old adventurer Cody (Henry Thomas of ET) is determined to find it. The action of this children’s movie (involving Aboriginal magic) is set in a remote town in southern Australia. The real adventure is Trenchard-Smith’s rediscovery of boyhood, with all its inventiveness, innocence and independent fearless strength.

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Credits

producer

Barbi Taylor

production company

Middle Reef Productions

director

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Duration

01:33:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300914

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Animation

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1985