Walkabout
1971 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 7.3 · 85% critics
A geologist takes his teenage daughter and young son into the Australian outback under the false idea of a picnic, but it turns into a fight for survival. Alone in the wilderness, they learn to cope with harsh conditions after meeting an Aboriginal boy who guides them on his way.
Based on Walkabout
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-07-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (447 votes)
About
If you enjoy intense outback survival stories and coming-of-age tension, Walkabout may feel like a vivid, unforgettable journey; Not for you if you’re uncomfortable with disturbing themes or nude/sexualized content, or if you prefer more straightforward adventure like Cast Away or Badlands.
Pros: memorable outback survival; standout rite-of-passage encounter; beautiful wilderness scope | Cons: disturbing content; divided acting reactions; choppy or uneven pacing
Themes
- australia
- suicide
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- hunter
- picnic
- wilderness
- camel
- tribe
- coming of age
- flashback
- survival
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Cast & crew
Jenny Agutter
as Girl
- LR
Luc Roeg
as White Boy
David Gulpilil
as Black Boy
John Meillon
as Man
- RM
Robert McDarra
as Man
- PC
Peter Carver
as No Hoper
- JI
John Illingsworth
as Young Man
- HB
Hilary Bamberger
as Woman
- BD
Barry Donnelly
as Australian Scientist
Noeline Brown
as German Scientist
Directed by Nicolas Roeg