Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
June 9, 1988Release Date
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
June 9, 1988Release Date
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Where to Watch.
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FreeCurrently Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Tip Byrne
Self - Cane Farmer from Tully
H.W. Kerr
Self - Director of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, 1933-1943
Tristram Miall
Executive Producer
Glen Ingram
Self - Senior Curator Amphibia and Birds, Queensland Museum
Jim Frazier
Cinematographer
Ian Adkins
Production Manager
Patrick Cook
Self - Social Commentator
David Johnson
Art Department Manager
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Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is a 1988 documentary film about the introduction of cane toads to Australia. Cane toads were introduced to Australia with the aim of controlling a sugar cane pest, the cane beetle, but they over-multiplied and became a serious problem in the Australian ecosystem. It is often humorous, and is used in high schools and colleges as a complement to curricula in biology, ecology, environmental science, anthropology, geography, and communication. It was filmed in Cairns and Gordonvale in Queensland.
The film was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film. It is distributed in the United States by Radio Pictures.
Unusual for a film considered a cult classic, Cane Toads performed very well during its theatrical release. Released in March 1988, the film grossed $613,910 Australian dollars (not adjusted for inflation) as of 2012 and has been one of the top grossing Australian documentaries of all time.
