The Black Balloon

Name: The Black Balloon
Director: Elissa Down
Released: 2008
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward

2008 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 9,319 VOTES · DIR. Elissa Down

Overview

Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,111 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:56 Thomas' Stuff

00:05:47 Oh, my God.

00:08:30 On your marks!

00:10:56 That's why I'm out here. Hop to it.

00:15:34 Thomas, be a bit more playful than that, come on.

00:19:33 Sweetie? Why on earth would you leave your keys in the door?

00:21:37 Gently, Mr. Mollison!

00:24:37 Hey, something a bit weird happened to me this morning.

00:28:06 He will live with us for the rest of his life.

00:31:18 We're monkeys on a boat.

00:34:13 Thanks.

00:36:54 Well, he could when he was little.

00:40:58 I'm sorry.

00:43:41 And Elizabeth called and reminded us of the rehearsal next week, and

00:47:22 One-two-three-four-five-six-seven... fourteen-fifteen.

00:50:50 I do!

00:55:46 Look harder.

01:02:56 Hey! The retard's after you!

01:06:05 I'll dream of you'til the day is done.

01:09:26 You loved it! Couldn't get enough!

01:11:37 Boys! Stop it! Stop it!

01:21:33 Have you boned her?

01:24:28 you be a monkey with Charlie.

01:31:24 I'm gonna kill that bear!

Cast & Characters

Rhys Wakefield Thomas Mollison Luke Ford Charlie Mollison Toni Collette Maggie Mollison Erik Thomson Simon Mollison Gemma Ward Jackie Masters Sarah Woods Woman Next Door Sam Fraser Kid Next Door Makirum Fahey-Leigh Mate of Kid Next Door Oliver Brookes Other Mate of Kid Next Door Jan Ringrose Neighbour

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,111

Dialogue density11.5 lines / min

First line00:00:56

Final line01:31:24

Production Record

DirectorElissa Down

LanguageEnglish

Budget$5,000,000

Revenue$5,000,000

IMDb votes9,319