Walkabout (1971)
Walkabout is a book-based movie adapted from "Walkabout" by James Vance Marshall, Jim Alderson, Gillian Porter Ladousse. This Adventure/Drama film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is July 1, 1971.
The Source Material
These are affiliate links. Boovie may earn a commission if you purchase through them, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
A plane crashes in the vast Northern Territory of Australia, and the only survivors are two children from Charleston, South Carolina, on their way to visit their uncle in Adelaide. Mary and her younger brother, Peter, set out on foot, lost in the vast, hot Aus…
About The Movie
Description
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Details
- Title
- Walkabout
- Original Title
- Walkabout
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- US Theatrical
- July 1, 1971 · Rated PG
- US Theatrical Note
- Originally rated GP