The Echo of Thunder Movie Review 1998

It's a hard life in the Australian outback for Gladwyn (Davis) and Larry (Sheridan) Ritchie who, with their three children, raise specialty palm trees on their small farm. It's a struggle that's made more uncomfortable for Gladwyn when 15-year-old Lara (Hewett) arrives. Lara is Larry's daughter by his late first wife and Gladwyn doesn't think the city-bred girl will fit in, and she's also worried that Lara's presence will stir up old memories for her husband. Indeed, Lara's only friend seems to be the stray Dingo dog she adopts and names Thunderwith. Based on the novel "Thunderwith" by Libby Hathorn.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Down Under, King of Beasts (Dogs), Family Ties, Farm Livin', Hallmark Hall of Fame, Teen Angst

Screenplay

H. Haden Yelin

Cast

Judy Davis, Jamey Sheridan, Bill Hunter, Lauren Hewett, Ernie Dingo, Michael Caton

Director

Simon Wincer

Music

Laurence Rosenthal

Producer

Dorothea G. Petrie, Richard Welsh, Hallmark Hall of Fame