Netflix’s BACK TO THE OUTBACK: Interview with Filmmakers

Back to the Outback is an animated film premiering on Netflix December 10, 2021. I recently had the opportunity to interview co-directors, Clare Knight and Harry Cripps in a small roundtable discussion. I found both Clare and Harry so nice to speak with. They were so personable and excited to talk about their upcoming movie. 

It’s evident in the trailer for Back to the Outback that the animation is absolutely beautiful. The animals are so cute even though some of them have a bad reputation for being dangerous! That leads us to what the filmmakers are hoping for the audience to takeaway while watching this movie — don’t just a book by its cover. This message sounds so simple and it’s something we’ve heard time and time again, yet it’s SO important and continues to be relevant. I don’t think we can ever hear this message enough. It’s who we are on the inside that matters. 

You can view the full Back to the Outback interview with the directors below

Filmmakers say we should celebrate our differences

Thank you so much to Harry and Clare for taking the time out of your schedules to chat with us. It certainly helps us connect to the film even more.

Are you excited for Netflix’s Back to the Outback?! Well, you’re in luck! A new trailer just dropped TODAY and I’m giving you your first look, along with my reaction video! Let’s check it out!

 

That makes me SO excited to see this movie! The animation looks simply STUNNING! 

Back to the Outback Synopsis

Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they’re monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs. Leading the group is Maddie (Isla Fisher), a poisonous snake with a heart of gold, who bands together with a self-assured Thorny Devil lizard Zoe (Miranda Tapsell), a lovelorn hairy spider Frank (Guy Pearce), and a sensitive scorpion Nigel (Angus Imrie). But when their nemesis — Pretty Boy (Tim Minchin), a cute but obnoxious koala — unexpectedly joins their escape, Maddie and the gang have no choice but to take him with them. So begins a hair-raising and hilarious road trip across Australia, as they are pursued by a zookeeper Chaz (Eric Bana) and his adventure-seeking mini-me (Diesel La Torraca). Directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps, and also featuring the voices of Rachel House, Keith Urban, Celeste Barber, Wayne Knight, Lachlan Ross Power, and Jacki Weaver, BACK TO THE OUTBACK is an animated adventure that proves just because something’s different, doesn’t mean it isn’t beautiful. 

You can stream Back to the Outback on Netflix December 10, 2021.