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In this sequel to Happy Feet, Erik, son of the tap-dancing Mumble and his mate Gloria, struggles to find his own place in the penguin colony, just as his father did. In Erik's case, though, the situation is complicated when he meets a penguin who is able to fly ...
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The trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWNUyTGqss (Sighted: 22/6/2012)
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form
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Happy Feet
( dir. George Miller
et. al. )agent
Australia
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Kennedy Miller Entertainment
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2006
Z1827788
2006
single work
film/TV
children's
fantasy
Mumble, a young penguin living in the Antarctic, is the only penguin in his colony who is unable to sing: all other penguins attract mates by singing their 'heartsong'. But Mumble can do something that no other penguin has ever been able to do: tap dance. And with this talent, he can not only attract his soulmate but also stop the over-fishing that is endangering the penguin population.
Works about this Work
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Australian Blockbuster Movies
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Screen in the 2000s 2018; (p. 51-76) Develops a multidimensional definition of 'Australian blockbuster' and argues for their distinct status as a specific genre. -
Leaving Home : Kennedy Miller in Melbourne
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , December no. 85 2017;Kennedy Miller has been located in Sydney since the early 1980s, when its reputation as Australia’s most successful production house was established. But its origins and trajectory as a company are intimately tied to Melbourne. Drawing on textual, historical, and archival sources, I argue that Melbourne’s screen culture and industry at the time of the Australian film revival played a fundamental key role in shaping the abilities and sensibilities of the company’s founders, George Miller and Byron Kennedy.
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 18 December 2011; (p. 7)
— Review of Happy Feet Two 2011 single work film/TV -
New Release
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 December 2011; (p. 17)
— Review of Happy Feet Two 2011 single work film/TV -
Snow Business
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 November 2011; (p. 6-7)
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New Release
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 December 2011; (p. 17)
— Review of Happy Feet Two 2011 single work film/TV -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 18 December 2011; (p. 7)
— Review of Happy Feet Two 2011 single work film/TV -
Snow Business
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19-20 November 2011; (p. 6-7) -
Leaving Home : Kennedy Miller in Melbourne
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , December no. 85 2017;Kennedy Miller has been located in Sydney since the early 1980s, when its reputation as Australia’s most successful production house was established. But its origins and trajectory as a company are intimately tied to Melbourne. Drawing on textual, historical, and archival sources, I argue that Melbourne’s screen culture and industry at the time of the Australian film revival played a fundamental key role in shaping the abilities and sensibilities of the company’s founders, George Miller and Byron Kennedy.
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Australian Blockbuster Movies
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Screen in the 2000s 2018; (p. 51-76) Develops a multidimensional definition of 'Australian blockbuster' and argues for their distinct status as a specific genre.
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