Walkabout
A boy and girl face the challenge of the world's last frontier.
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.
- Director
- Nicolas Roeg
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
Who's in it
Cast
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11 billed performers
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Jul 1, 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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