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Dot and the Kangaroo poster

Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)

An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 children's book, with animated humans and animals superimposed upon a live-action background.

Release: 1977-05-14
Runtime: 75 min
Rating: 7.1 / 10
Cast
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Barbara Frawley
Dot (voice)
Joan Bruce
Joan Bruce
The Kangaroo / Mother (voice)
Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan
Mr. Platypus (voice)
June Salter
June Salter
Mrs. Platypus (voice)
Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins
Willie Wagtail (voice)
Ron Haddrick
Ron Haddrick
Father (voice)
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Richard Meikle
Jack, the Farmhand (voice)
Lola Brooks
Lola Brooks
(voice)
Peter Gwynne
Peter Gwynne
(voice)
George Assang
George Assang
(voice)
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Kerrie Biddell
(voice)
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John Derum
(voice)
Kevin Golsby
Kevin Golsby
(voice)
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Nola Lester
(voice)
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Sue Walker
(voice)
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Noel Brophy
(voice)
Anne Haddy
Anne Haddy
(voice)
Robina Beard
Robina Beard
(voice)