Swampy assumes that Bradley is sabotaging the penguins because Bradley is so eager about a whale watching idea formed by a man named Rich (Jason Geary). On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 87% based on reviews from 23 critics. It was released in September 2015 and stars Shane Jacobson, Coco Jack Gillies, Sarah Snook and Alan Tudyk. Jacobson recalls the day Marsh visited the Warrnambool set for the first time to check out the film being made about his life, and to check on the welfare of his chooks and his dog, which had been corralled by the production. That night Swampy finds an injured penguin which has been attacked by a fox on Middle Island and takes him back to his house, where a fox attempts to eat it but is scared off by Oddball. He used to be a mate of Peter Brock, and once claimed to have one of the motorsport legend’s cars rusting in a shed (he told the Warrnambool Standard in 2010 he’d been told it could be worth $750,000). This is a dramatisation based on true events. ‘‘I think he spent more time with his chickens and his dog than he did with me or the crew, which I think speaks volumes.’’. Oddball by nature | Allan ‘Swampy’ Marsh ready for next chapter of life Latest News +4. With Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, Alan Tudyk, Coco Jack Gillies. The whale watching station would supplant the penguin sanctuary. See ya later’,’’ Jacobson says. Emily accidentally kicks the egg off the cliff but it stops before it can reach the sea. This was published 6 years ago 'Swampy' Jacobson, Coco, penguins and chooks make feathers fly in Oddball Clearly, Shane Jacobson didn't get … He volunteered his dogs to help save a colony of penguins on Middle Island, about 200 metres off the coast, when foxes invaded. The film was released internationally in Bolivia, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom (Icon Film Distribution). They begin training Oddball and eventually convince Emily to go on a holiday to Melbourne with Bradley, where he proposes that they and Olivia move to New York City. Shane Jacobson is another who clearly missed the memo about not working with animals and children. The film is ranked on Screen Australia's "Films Most popular in their Own Backyard" as #6 and on their "100 Most Popular Australian Films" list as #26.[11][10][1][12]. (He reportedly backed down on his threat to dump the carcasses of the dead birds at the council’s Port Fairy offices, and to bombard the building with rotten eggs. ), ‘‘There’s a million different ways you could describe Swampy,’’ says Jacobson. Emily Marsh (Sarah Snook) walks on the island counting the minimal number of penguins left after another attack by foxes, along with her co-workers Zoe (Tegan Higginbotham), Paul Watt (John Leary) and her friend Jack Jones (Richard Davies). Emily eventually approves and warns that Oddball could get into trouble if the council finds out. Marsh is something of a local celebrity. After finding out that Pocket and his female friend have laid an egg, he teams up with Olivia to save Oddball. [10] The film ran exclusively on Village Roadshow for 12 weeks until late November. She then grabs Pocket's egg and attempts to stomp on it but is stopped when Emily and Olivia tackle her. [4], Oddball received positive reviews from critics. The Australian box office return for Oddball hit A$11,085,092 in 2015 from a production budget of A$7,000,000. He has stood for federal parliament as an independent. Meanwhile, an eccentric chicken farmer named Swampy Marsh (Emily's estranged father played by Shane Jacobson) is seen walking through his barn full of chickens and then feeding his two dogs, Missy and Oddball, breakfast. We don’t have a budget for [computer-generated] penguins.’’, Alan 'Swampy' Marsh and one of his dead chooks in Port Fairy, 2013.Credit:Rob Gunstone, As the cameras started rolling, nothing happened. But after 30 seconds of their handlers calling to them and tempting them with pilchards, ‘‘suddenly this little head pops over the ledge,’’ says Keddie. In the courthouse later in the day, Oddball is given one last chance at behaving or he will get put down if he enters the city again. “Our thoughts are with Swampy Marsh as well. The story of Allan “Swampy” Marsh and his Maremma dog Oddball. Oddball and Olivia sneak to the island and are followed by the worried Emily and Swampy. For a start, he’s got a child actor, nine-year-old Coco Jack Gillies, as one of his stars.

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