Paper Planes (film)
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Australian theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Robert Connolly |
| Produced by | Robert Connolly Liz Kearney Maggie Miles |
| Written by | Robert Connolly Steve Worland |
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Sam Worthington David Wenham Ed Oxenbould Deborah Mailman |
| Music by | Nigel Westlake |
| Cinematography | Tristan Milani |
| Edited by | Nick Meyers |
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Arenamedia
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| Distributed by | Roadshow Films |
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$9.61 million |
Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Western Australia who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.
It opened in Australian cinemas on 15 January 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A$9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely inspired by an episode of Australian Story called "Fly With Me", and was the center of a second episode, "The Meaning of Life". Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24, 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.
12 year old Dylan Webber lives in rural Western Australia. His mother died a few months ago and his father, Jack, is unable to come to terms with the loss, and has become depressed and withdrawn. Dylan brings food each day to a whistling kite named Clive which lives near his house, and he loves to watch it fly. A young student teacher visiting Dylan's school organizes a paper-plane contest, and Dylan, whose mother loved to make them, proves to have a natural talent, and he wins, making a plane that flies out of the school grounds. Dylan enters the state paper-plane championships, having to travel there by himself as Jack is too lethargic to get up early enough. Dylan wins a place in the National finals in Sydney. His father appears to takes little interest in his success, but Dylan receives more encouragement from his eccentric grandfather George a former wartime pilot.
Dylan and Jack drive to Sydney for the finals. Dylan becomes friends with Kimi Muroyama (Ena Imai), the visiting paper plane champion from Japan. His biggest rival is Jason Jones (Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke), the son of golf champion Patrick Jones (David Wenham). Dylan earns second-place in the finals, and is now eligible to compete in the world championship in Tokyo, but he has to pay his own air fare. Jack, who did not attend the event, but stayed in their motel room, still doesn't pay much attention to his son's exploits, and Dylan grows exasperated and angry with his dad.
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