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Cane Toads - An Unnatural History

starring: Tip Byrne, H.W. Kerr, Glen Ingram, Bill Freeland, E.S. Edgerton
directed by: Mark Lewis

: Cane Toads - An Unnatural History
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0720229909723
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: First Run Features
Manufacturer: First Run Features
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: First Run Features
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 17, 2001
Running Time: 47 minutes
Sales Rank: 25904
Studio: First Run Features
Theatrical Release Date: 1987



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Description:
A fat, ugly creature whose sole purpose in life is the pursuit of sexual gratification is rapidly taking over Australia! The Cane Toads were imported by the sackload from Hawaii to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the Greyback beetle, which was rapidly destroying their sugarcane crop. The Cane Toads adapted beautifully to their new surroundings. Problem was, the beetle could fly and the Cane Toad couldn't. What the Cane Toad is unusually good at, however, is making more Cane Toads--thousands upon thousands more. If Monty Python produced a National Geographic Special, it would be Cane Toads!

Amazon.com:
This odd documentary is for the audience that can't get enough of off-center, real-life tales akin to those captured by Errol Morris (Gates of Heaven). In the 1930s Australian sugar-cane farmers imported the bufo marinus, or cane toad, from Hawaii to destroy the crop-damaging greyback beetle. In short, the descendents of the original 102 toads virtually took over half a continent. We hear from all sides about the problem: the scientific studies of their mating habits (bruising), defense systems (poison that can kill a predator), and their eating habits (almost anything). Much of Mark Lewis's short film sticks with the common folk and their polarized feelings about the animal. Told with a great amount of wit, this 1987 documentary illustrates that the strangest things on film are always true. --Doug Thomas



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I need to move to Australia
This is the perhaps the best movie I have every seen. It is informative and yet it somehow will make ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Cane Toads - campy but informative
Somebody else said it was Monty Python meets Marlin Perkins. Throw in a little of "The Far Side", and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Environmentally sound!
This movie, although a cross between Monty Python and National Geographic, is a must for EVERY environmental ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Funny, informative, and ridiculous
I saw this on T.V. a few weeks ago really late at night. I really just wanna go to Australia with my pellet ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The truth is stranger than fiction
This documentary is factual, hilarious, and very Australian. It provides interviews with different individuals, ... Read More

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