Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
June 9, 1988Release Date
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
June 9, 1988Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.
Tip Byrne
Self
Glen Ingram
Self
H.W. Kerr
Self
Tristram Miall
Executive Producer
Ian Adkins
Production Manager
David Johnson
Art Department Manager
Mark Lewis
Writer / Director
George Hart
Sound mixer
Rodney Simmons
Sound Recordist
Patrick Cook
Self - Social Commentator
Martin Armiger
Original Music Composer
Lindsay Frazer
Editor
Jim Frazier
Director of Photography
Wayne Taylor
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 9, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time47m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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Wiki.
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.