Except for the 1987 film "Dot goes to Hollywood," I remember very little about the "Dot" films from my childhood. I had recently ordered the DVD of this film, and after watching it a few times, I really love it out of the other "Dot" films, though I haven't seen some. And also, I love kangaroos.
Based on a children's book by Australian author Ethel C. Pedley, the film is about a girl named Dot who is lost in the Australian bushland after chasing a bilby (a hopping rat) into the woods and losing sight of her home. She is approached by a red kangaroo, who gives her a strange root to eat. Upon eating the root, Dot is able to understand the language of all animals, and she tells the kangaroo her plight. The kangaroo, who has lost her own joey, decides to help little Dot despite her own fear of humans. I am even thinking of reading the original Pedley book, though, as I said before, not many people today know of books like this one.
Overall, I love this film, and I love four out of the seven songs in the film, which are "In the Pouch," "All We Ever Do All Day Is Quack," and "The Platypus Song."
Based on a children's book by Australian author Ethel C. Pedley, the film is about a girl named Dot who is lost in the Australian bushland after chasing a bilby (a hopping rat) into the woods and losing sight of her home. She is approached by a red kangaroo, who gives her a strange root to eat. Upon eating the root, Dot is able to understand the language of all animals, and she tells the kangaroo her plight. The kangaroo, who has lost her own joey, decides to help little Dot despite her own fear of humans. I am even thinking of reading the original Pedley book, though, as I said before, not many people today know of books like this one.
Overall, I love this film, and I love four out of the seven songs in the film, which are "In the Pouch," "All We Ever Do All Day Is Quack," and "The Platypus Song."