The Black Balloon
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
00:05:45 Jack, look. Is it that obvious?
00:07:59 Oh, shit!
00:10:45 Oh yeah, special attention tonight.
00:15:21 Grab Charlie for me.
00:19:14 Please! Don't touch him, all right?
00:21:18 Unless you two want to spend your lunch hour on scab duty.
00:24:17 It's mum. She's just pregnant. She makes a lot of noise and stuff.
00:27:26 He shat everywhere! Yell at him!
00:30:44 Do you want to go sit with Charlie?
00:33:29 I made 'em myself, Deano. Do you want a pair?
00:36:21 Yeah, yeah.
00:40:07 Yeah, thanks a lot, Thomas.
00:43:01 Um yeah, it's okay.
00:46:12 If you're good, we'll get you another game next pay.
00:50:00 You won't be so big then, will you?
00:53:13 Okay.
01:00:17 Um... Well, it's my birthday next week. And...
01:04:01 Charlie...
01:08:19 Here, pass it to mummy.
01:10:42 Rex reckons if I can teach your mother to drive
01:12:41 - Settle! Settle! Settle!
01:22:32 Don't do anything sudden.
01:25:32 Does Russell like monkeys?
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 line01:25:32
Production Record
DirectorElissa Down
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$5,000,000
IMDb votes9,319