12 Days of Xmas #10: Walkabout 

As the Lewis of Huey probably never said - "It's Hip to be Tang."

"Black Boy" was played by David Gulpilil, a legendary Indigenous Australian actor whom many might remember from Crocodile Dundee. I first saw this back in the 80s. I'm 41 and American and growing up with films like these I was inspired to visit Australia and walkabout the Northern Territory, which itself is quite arduous, but incredible, awe inspiring and beautiful. My girlfriend is Australian and I long to go back as soon as possible. Merry Christmas! ❤

He who controls the Hiptang, controls the Universe!

My dad used to make me watch art films when I was far too young to understand nor appreciate them and this one just depressed me. I think I was ten, maybe. My mom called in the middle of the film and my dad didn't let me pick up the phone to talk with her and as soon as the credits rolled I got up to call my mom back and my dad screamed at me "SIT DOWN!!" I remember that more than the actual movie, aside from what happened to the aboriginal kid. Unpleasant day.

My guess for tomorrow is Threads. It's got everything Georg loves in a production: tiny budget, great set and costume design, provocative shots, and crushing existential dread. Figure he's got to talk about it at some point

Excellent scenes of the 'Bush' 🤣

Finally guessed one! Had to watch this a few years ago for a film study class and while this kinda arthouse film isn't normally my thing, the beautiful photography and presence of Jenny Agutter certainly helped me to appreciate it more. What I remember the most, aside from footage of roos or wallabies being speared, is that the dad's death is almost comical with how brutal it was

A lament of lost humanity, joy, sorrow and of course Mike Stoklasa’s wistful sadness.

I love this series every year!

One of the greatest; especially with John Barry's score.

Walkabout: there's five minutes of story and 2 hours of absolutely compelling, unforgettable film. I recommend chasing it down with Peter Weir's 1971 movie The Last Wave, also featuring David Gulpilil, for something completely different.

Always look forward to these George

A lot of people in my generation remember watching the Jenny agutter swimming scene from watching it in school (if it wasn’t censored)

An unusual, and fantastic film. Grand choice, Mr. Rockall-Schmidt.

The clips here are reminiscent of "the gods must be crazy 1980" I havent seen this film and need more to make the effort. Thank you for this choice .

Between this, "Wake in Fright" and "The Cars that Ate Paris", Australia is the perfect setting for existential horror. And John Meillon is in all of them.

Anything with Jenny Agutter in it is must see! 🥰

I vividly remember watching walkabout on terrestrial TV late at night in the early 90s when I was probably 6/7 years old and it really disturbed me and I can't tell you why.

Remember watching this in School. Walkabout was a curriculum text

Great video.

Without a doubt, this is one of my all-time favorite films. It's special in how it manages to connect with you in a way few films can. I've seen people describe it as filmed poetry, and I think no other description fits it quite as well. A beautiful film all around.

with great sauce comes great responsibility

Oh no, they say it's got to go, but go go Hiptang!

I saw this when I was a kid and I’ve always loved it

Yay, I guessed it yesterday. More Nic Roeg please, he's like the godfather of Ben Wheatley.

Ha, I was right. I guessed this would be today's movie!

Guessed right this time! Tomorrow better not be Threads.

I'm getting the gods must be crazy vibes

Roeg is a criminally underrated filmmaker. I choose to believe that Jenny Agutter's waterhole has never dried up. After seeing American Werewolf in London, I became a man. That's right. I had my first taste of.... Hip Tang

I remember I read this when I was 13, but 35 years later I couldn't tell you a thing about it, other than the main characters...

This was a spiritual sequel to The Gods Must Be Crazy. The Aussie title was going to be "The Gods Must Be Mad As A Cut Snake" but they changed it to something simpler for foreign audiences.

One hiptang slogan to rule them all

I just finished the last episode, and I immediately thought "Ah! Walkabout?", and as soon as the video ended, I got a notice for this one. How about that.

Today I feel Hip Tang tastes like canned tomatoes and fried peanuts.

This is one I've actually seen. It was strange. Interesting, but strange.

1:02 this is my favorite IRL stupidity trope. Yelling makes them understand your language more.😂😂😂 I know it's just a kid in the film so he gets a pass, but I've seen adult humans do this kind of shit in real life and I just turn away from the situation and snicker because it shows so much stupidity.

Hiptang's End in Australia leaves the children in the outback.

I love this film. Not sure it’s Nicholas “row-egg’s” masterpiece though, given he followed it with don’t look now

Reminds me of, "Where The Green Ants Dream" (1984), have you seen it?

That Aboriginal actor was in Crocodile Dundee

Are you 100% sure this was not in one of the previous suggestions? I very, very distinctly remember it being referenced by you. Am I haveing a deja vu?

I called it

Question #1Walkabout= Life of Pi? Question#2: does Amazon sell Hiptang

Isn't that Aboriginie in Crocodile Dundee?

My guess for tomorrow is Stalingrad

God not seen this for 15 years or so

Walkinabout is decent. Black boy must have been a fan of Bushtuckerman. I watched a vaguely similar one on Talking Pictures this week, a kid gets lost in the South African bush, decent film for one of those cheapo foreign 60s jobs.

So for tomorrow, Return of the King?

What is the music in the intro?

tang!!!

A dinginate my baby! ...oops wrong movie

Fantastic, memorable film, and the only one I've guessed from the clue. The power of Hiptang.

I keep looking in stores for Hiptang but can't find it anywhere. False advertising, man!

Should have done wake in fright

Booo!! I was promised (/assumed) Kangaroo Jack.

Survival movie God Must be Crazy. Koyaanisqatsi is more apocalypses prediction movie. God Must be Crazy if God from Cesna airplane gifts empty coca-cola bottle that bushmen's finds 30 way to use in everyday life but it was devils gifts because it creates notion of belonging, because glass bottle is only single unit, that creates war inside Bushmen tribe for possession of bottle, kids head was cracked with blunt instrument (glass bottle) :). In west worlds to produce 1 kg of glass needs two kilograms of coal but coal is cheap and efficiency is not important, thus instead recycling glass packaging we throw away for re-melting.