Storm Boy (novel)

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This article is about the 1964 novel. For the original film adaption, see Storm Boy (1976 film). For the 2019 film, see Storm Boy (2019 film).

First edition
(publ. Rigby, Adelaide)

Storm Boy is a 1964 Australian children's novel written by Colin Thiele, about a boy and his pelican.[1] The story, set in the Coorong region of South Australia,[2] focuses on the relationships the boy has with his father Hide-Away Tom, the pelican, and an outcast Australian Aboriginal man called Fingerbone.

The story has been dramatised several times. The 1976 film adaptation Storm Boy won the Jury and Best Film prizes at the 1977 AFI Awards.[2]

Plot summary[]

Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues the three baby pelicans and nurses them back to health. He names them Mr. Proud, Mr. Ponder and Mr. Percival. After he releases them, his favourite, Mr Percival, returns. The story then concentrates on the conflict between his lifestyle, the externally imposed requirement for him to attend a school, the fate of the pelican, and the relationship of the boy, and later his father, with Fingerbone.

Adaptations[]

The 1976 film adaptation Storm Boy won both the Jury Prize and Best Film at the 1977 Australian Film Institute Awards.[3] The film starred David Gulpilil in the role of Finger Bone and Greg Rowe in the title role. The film was advertised with the tagline "Every year has its special film, this year it's...Storm Boy".[4]

An audio dramatisation was made in 1994. The Bell Shakespeare Company toured Australia with the play of Storm Boy in 1996, with Trent Atkinson in the title role.[5]

The Sydney Theatre Company performed Tom Holloway's stage adaptation in 2013 and 2015 in collaboration with Perth's Barking Gecko Theatre Company.[6]

A second movie adaptation, starring Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney, was released in January 2019.

A children's video game by the name of Storm Boy: The Game, following the story and including a few mini games based on its events, was released in late 2018 on several platforms.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Storm Boy at Fantastic Fiction
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Storm Boy remake planned 40 years after original award-winning film". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ AFI. Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Storm Boy at IMDb
  5. ^ Bell Shakespeare Company past productions
  6. ^ The Sydney Theatre Company – Storm Boy

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