Charlie & Boots

Watch: Charlie & Boots

Unrated

8/21/20101h 41m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ They're on the road to somewhere ~

Overview:

Paul Hogan plays Charlie McFarland and Shane Jacobson plays his estranged son, Boots. After a family tragedy Charlie and Boots try and put their differences aside and head off on the road trip of a lifetime - from regional Victoria to the Cape York Peninsula - they overcome many challenges to reach their dream - to fish off the northern most tip of Australia.

Director:

Dean Murphy

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

farm
country music
family history
road trip
grieving widower
road movie
divorced man
tourism
rodeo cowboy
strawberry

Cast

Paul Hogan

~ as ~

Charlie McFarland

Shane Jacobson

~ as ~

Boots McFarland

Roy Billing

~ as ~

Roly

Morgan Griffin

~ as ~

Jess

Anthony Hammer

~ as ~

Tristan

Bec Asha

~ as ~

Gunbar Waitress

Alan Powell

~ as ~

Rodeo Clown

Deborah Kennedy

~ as ~

Miles Waitress

Lisa N Edwards

~ as ~

Graeme's Wife

Anne Phelan

~ as ~

Female Truckie

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 10 year(s) ago
8
Beautiful movie, visually, emotionally and humanely.

What to say here? It's a road movie about a father and son played by Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson respectively. After the untimely death of their wife and mother, the two end up on a long cross country journey to go fishing at the northern tip of Australia. They have previously never gotten on together, their differences seemingly impossible to put aside, but this trip will bring about many revelations, truths, pains and maybe even laughter?

The Australian landscape photography (Roger Lanser) is as stunning as the simplicity of screenplay, with the humour and emotional wallops delivered with great skill by Hogan and Jacobson. The message of it all is not heavily handled by director Dean Murphy, he and his team take us on a journey that rings true, one that brings hope to the many who need a prompt, a push in the right direction. Because it's true you know, life really is too short.

A lovely and heart warming movie that's also very funny as well. It deserves to be better known. 8/10