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form y separately published work icon Frog Dreaming single work   film/TV   fantasy   children's  
Alternative title: The Quest
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Frog Dreaming
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Film Details - Middle Reef Productions ; Western Film Productions , 1986

Producers:

Barbi Taylor.

Production Companies:

Middle Reef Productions and Western Film Productions.

Director of Photography:

John R. McLean.

Editors:

Brian Kavanagh.

Production Designers:

Jon Dowding.

Music:

Brian May.

Cast:

Henry Thomas (Cody), Tony Barry (Gaza), Rachel Friend (Wendy), Tamsin West (Jane), Dempsey Knight (Charlie Pride), John Ewart (Ricketts), Chris Gregory (Wheatley), Mark Knight (Henry), Dennis Miller (Mr Cannon), Katy Manning (Mrs Cannon), Laurie Dobson (Gleason), Jay Mannering (Haggard), and Tim Hughes (Beilby).

Release Dates:

21 August 1986 (Australia).

Location:

  • Filmed in Victoria, including Frankston, Healesville, Woods Point, and Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve (Mount Eliza).

Awards:

  • AFI Award, Best Achievement in Editing, 1985.
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