The Magic Pudding
Seen it?2000 | 80 min | Animation, Music, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
Meet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff. Together they fight off the bungled attempts of pudding thieves, Possum and Wombat, and try to solve the mystery of Bunyip's parents' disappearance.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Karl Zwicky
- Sam NeillSam Sawnoff (voice)
- Hugo WeavingBill Barnacle (voice)
- John CleeseAlbert the Magic Pudding (voice)
- Geoffrey RushBunyip Bluegum (voice)
- Dave GibsonUncle Wattleberry / Possum (voice)
- John LawsRumpus Bumpus (voice)
- Greg CarrollWatkin Wombat (voice)
- Peter GwynneBenjamin Brandysnap (voice)
- Michael VeitchBandicoot (voice)
- Robyn MooreHenrietta Hedgehog (voice)