Jingaroo - The Water Tree and Other Stories

1998 0h 24m EN

Animation

Synopsis

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Jingaroo, a lovable soccer-playing kangaroo who lived with his friends Sydney the frilled lizard, Victoria the emu, Jabiru the Tasmanian tiger, Toot and Snoot the marsupial moles, and Humpty Doo the koala in the Australian outback.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Earl Fisher
Jingaroo / Jibiru (voice)
Kathy Morath
Victoria (voice)
Gordon Keith
Sydney (voice)
Brian Capshaw
Humpty Doo (voice)
Mark Menza
Toot Groot (voice) (as Mel Blatz)
Dan Dudley
Snoot Groot (voice) (as Daffy Dooright)
Art Greenhaw
Water Tree (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keith Alcorn
Writers: Jeff Amano, C.R. Conant, Dan Dudley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick Gibbons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Earl Fisher and Kathy Morath and Gordon Keith carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13882746 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Keith Alcorn directs. Nick Gibbons cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Nick Gibbons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Earl Fisher and Kathy Morath and Gordon Keith carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13882746 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.