Dot and the Kangaroo (film) Dot and the Kangaroo (film) Dot and the Kangaroo is a 1977 Australian film which combines animation and live-action. It is based on children's literature book "Dot and the Kangaroo" by Ethel Pedley. When 5-year-old Dot finds herself lost in the Australian bush, a red kangaroo who has lost her joey (baby kangaroo), promises to help Dot find her way home. In the process, the kangaroo introduces Dot to a number of other animals, teaching her a greater appreciation for nature. Yoram and Sandra Gross wanted to make an Australian animated feature for the world market. They read a series
Kangaroo (novel) an Old Guard official. Another central character is Willie Struthers, a left-wing activist reputed to have been based partly on Willem Siebenhaar, who made Lawrence's acquaintance in Western Australia. "Kangaroo" is sometimes cited as an influence on the Jindyworobak movement, an Australian nationalist literary group, which emerged about a decade later. Gideon Haigh saw fit to dub it "one of the sharpest fictional visions of the country and its people". It was adapted as a film, also called "Kangaroo", in 1986, featuring Colin Friels as Somers, Judy Davis as Harriet and Hugh Keays-Byrne as "Kangaroo". Kangaroo (novel) Kangaroo is a