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Frog Dreaming
Frog Dreaming

Frog Dreaming

Cody is an adventurer who is about to explore the depths of a legend.

Genres

DramaAdventureFamily

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American boy Cody lives in Australia with his guardian, Gaza. Cody is very imaginative, inventive and inquisitive. He comes accross some strange events happening in Devil's Knob national park associated with an aboriginal myth about "frog dreamings". Cody tries to investigate...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

01 May 1986

Country

Australia

Cast

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Cody

Tony Barry

Tony Barry

Gaza

Rachel Friend

Rachel Friend

Wendy

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Mr. Cannon

Katy Manning

Katy Manning

Mrs. Cannon

Tamsin West

Tamsin West

Jane

Dempsey Knight

Dempsey Knight

Charlie Pride

John Ewart

John Ewart

Ricketts

Chris Gregory

Chris Gregory

Wheatley

Mark Knight

Mark Knight

Henry

Hugh Bryant

Hugh Bryant

Child

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