Dot and the Bunny
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Dot and the Bunny | |
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Directed by | Yoram Gross |
Written by | John Palmer |
Based on | Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley |
Produced by | Yoram Gross |
Starring | Barbara Frawley Robyn Moore |
Cinematography | Douglass Baglin |
Edited by | Christopher Plowright |
Music by | Bob Young John Sangster |
Production companies | Yoram Gross Films The Australian Film Commission |
Distributed by | Satori (Australia) Warner Bros. Pictures/National Home Video (United States) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Countries | Australia United States |
Language | English |
Dot and the Bunny is a 1983 Australian animated film.[1] It serves as a direct sequel to the 1977 film Dot and the Kangaroo.
Plot
[edit]Dot ventures out into the bush, determined to finally locate the little lost joey and reunite him with his mother. On her way, she meets a silly bunny rabbit who tries to convince Dot that he is the joey she is looking for. Dot is delighted by his antics and names her new companion 'Funny Bunny'. Together, they continue the search for the joey. On the way, Dot learns that Funny Bunny is really a very lonely rabbit. His family was killed by hunters and he has been on his own ever since. They find mother kangaroo, and though she has not yet found her joey, when she sees the lonely bunny, she realizes she has found someone else to look after.
Cast
[edit]- Barbara Frawley — Dot
- Robyn Moore — Funny Bunny
- Drew Forsythe — Koala
- Ron Haddrick
- Anne Haddy
- Ross Higgins
- Anna Quin — Dot (live-action segment)
References
[edit]- ^ Dot and the Bunny at Yoram Gross Films
External links
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- 1983 films
- 1983 animated films
- 1980s Australian animated films
- 1980s children's animated films
- Animated films about koalas
- Animated films about orphans
- Animated films about rabbits and hares
- Animated films about wombats
- Australian animated feature films
- Australian children's adventure films
- Australian children's musical films
- Films directed by Yoram Gross
- Films with live action and animation
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s Australian films
- Flying Bark Productions films
- Animated films set in Australia
- Australian sequel films
- English-language musical films
- 1983 musical films
- 1980s animated film stubs
- 1980s Australian film stubs