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Cane Toads: An Unnatural History is a film of genre Comedy released in USA on 30 september 1988 with Lorraine Ashbourne

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History
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Released in USA 30 september 1988
Length 47minutes
Genres Comedy,    Documentary
Rating75% 3.78333.78333.78333.78333.7833

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988) is a 47-minute documentary film about the introduction of Cane Toads to Australia. Cane Toads were introduced to Australia with the aim of controlling a sugar cane pest, the cane beetle, but they over-multiplied and became a serious problem in the Australian ecosystem. It is often humorous, and is used in high schools and colleges as a complement to curricula in biology, ecology, environmental science, anthropology, geography, and communication. It was filmed in Cairns and Gordonvale in Queensland.

The film was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film. It is distributed in the United States by Radio Pictures.

Unusual for a film considered a cult classic, Cane Toads performed very well during its theatrical release. For almost 20 years Cane Toads: An Unnatural History held the title of top grossing non-IMAX documentary for the Australian box office. It remains easily in the top ten today even with the IMAX films included. Released in March 1988, it is recording as bringing in $613,910 Australian dollars (not adjusted for inflation).

Actors

Lorraine Ashbourne
Jean Boht
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