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The Lost Thing

2010-06-03 Animation 15mins

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

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A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

  • Released
    2010-06-03
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    15mins
  • Genre
    Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Passion Pictures Australia

Crew

Andrew Ruhemann
Director
Shaun Tan
Writer
Sophie Byrne
Producer
Keywords:
mythical creature unlikely friendship

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Cast

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin
Himself - Narrator

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-07

A lad is combing the beach for additions to his bottle top collection when he encounters a great big red metallic object - with tentacles. I... read more

A lad is combing the beach for additions to his bottle top collection when he encounters a great big red metallic object - with tentacles. It looks something akin to an octopus stuck in a diving bell! He says hello and suddenly it comes alive. Armed with two great pincers up front, it just wants to play ball and build sandcastles with it's new human friend. As the day comes to a close, the boy realises that his pal has nowhere to go. No home, no friends, no nothing! He goes to his boffin mate to try and identify his tin friend, but in the end they have to conclude it's lost and so he will just have to take it home to his sceptical parents - dirty feet or not! Then he sees an advert on the telly for the "Federal Dept. for Odds and Ends". That became his plan - surely they'd know? Well they might have done had he not been weighed down by a ton of form-filling and red tape and then been warned off by the cleaner! Maybe the best chance is that it will actually remember where it's supposed to go by itself? Well, let's give that strategy a go... Tim Minchin's understated narration works wonders with this engaging mystery and as the pair spend the day exploring potential homes for "thing" the producers have a free rein to create a range of colourful and vivid scenarios using various styles of animation to create a myriad of creatures - human and otherwise, to enhance this simple story. I did enjoy this, even if it's a bit sad at the end.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

A lad is combing the beach for additions to his bottle top collection when he encounters a great big red metallic object - with tentacles. It looks something akin to an octopus stuck in a diving bell! He says hello and suddenly it comes ali...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-07

A lad is combing the beach for additions to his bottle top collection when he encounters a great big red metallic object - with tentacles. It looks something akin to an octopus stuck in a diving bell!...

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