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Barney is a 1976 Australian film for children set during the Convict Era. A 12-year-old boy and a convict are shipwrecked together.[2]

Barney
Directed by	David Waddington
Written by	Colin Drake
Produced by	David Waddington
Starring	Brett Maxworthy Sean Kramer Lionel Long Spike Milligan
Cinematography	Richard Wallace
Edited by	Rod Hay
Music by	Tommy Tycho
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	16 December 1976
Running time	93 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$230,000[1]

It was also known as Lost in the Wild.[3]

Plot

In the 1880s, a small boy called Barney, a wombat called Amanda and an Irish convict called Rafe are the sole survivors of a shipwreck. They head off to Ballarat together to find Barney's father. On the way two gypsy woman drug Rafe and try to steal Barney's money. Rafe is wrongly accused of horse theft and he is imprisoned, but Barney helps him escape. Barney is eventually reunited with his father.

Cast

• Brett Maxworthy as Barney Dawson
• Sean Kramer as Rafe Duggan
• Lionel Long as Charles Dawson
• Spike Milligan as Hawker
• Jack Allen as Sergeant

Production

The budget was provided by Columbia Pictures and Australian Film Commission. Shooting began in May 1976 on the New South Wales coast and at the Australiana Pioneer Village at Wilberforce.[1]

Release

Despite the involvement of a Hollywood studio, commercial results were disappointing in Australia.[1] However it performed better in Hong Kong and Japan.[4]

References

External links

• Barney at IMDb
• Barney at Oz Movies

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