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
A Man Called Sarge producer Gene Corman, the first being "If You Could See What I Hear", released in 1982. They worked together again on "Watchers II", released in the summer of 1990. Gretchen German had an active television career since the mid-'80s, but "A Man Called Sarge" was her first feature film. Natasha Lyonne, who was living in Israel at the time, achieved her first credited feature film role as a young Arab girl who gets punched in the face by General Von Kraut, while trying to defend Miss Sadie, her teacher. She is credited as Natasha Leon. "A Man Called Sarge" was