He hand raises the birds until his father makes him release them back to the wild when they are old enough to fend for themselves.Ī little while in the future, Storm Boy is feeling sad and lonely after releasing his bird friends, one day Mr Percival returns to the shack and Storm Boy is so excited, the pair cannot be separated!
At the age of 10, Storm Boy takes in a group of orphaned pelicans, Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival when their parents are killed by hunters. They spend the night together, where Mike reflects on his childhood growing up with his father Hideaway Tom, played by Jai Courtney, in the beautifully picturesque Coorong, South Australia. Whilst in town to vote on a new deal on the board of his company, Madeline urges him to change his mind and vote against her father.
Geoffrey Rush stars as Mike Kingsley, the grown up Storm Boy, now a retired businessman and grandfather to Madeline. It’s no easy task taking on a film that’s close to many hearts, but over 40 years since the originals release, the reimagining has been handled well and with much respect to its source materials. Percival, Mike’s relationship with his dad, Hideaway Tom and indigenous friend, Fingerbone Bill. The original was released in 1976, based on a novel by the same name penned by Colin Thiele The film tells the story of Mike and his adopted pelican Mr. For many, the original Storm Boy film holds a special place in one’s heart.
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