Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they are monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot an escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged.
Acting
Tim Minchin's Pretty Boy — peak obnoxious koala energy.
Writing
Death jokes for kids that actually land.
Direction
Harry Cripps' Aussie specificity — no generic animated slop.
Director
Harry Cripps
Isla Fisher
Maddie (voice)
Tim Minchin
Pretty Boy (voice)
Eric Bana
Chaz (voice)
Guy Pearce
Frank (voice)
Miranda Tapsell
Zoe (voice)
Angus Imrie
Nigel (voice)
Keith Urban
Doug (voice)
Aislinn Derbez
Legs (voice)
Diesel La Torraca
Chazzie (voice)
Jack Charles
Greg, the Head Frill Neck (voice)
Celeste Barber
Skylar (voice)
Gia Carides
Doreen / Dolores' Mother (voice)
Rachel House
Jacinta (voice)
Wayne Knight
Platypus (voice)
Lachlan Power
Dave, the Tasmanian Devil (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Harry Cripps also wrote The Dry and Penguin Bloom — this is his love letter to Australian fauna that tourists actually fear.
Tim Minchin improvised significant portions of Pretty Boy's dialogue, including several songs that didn't make the final cut.
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