Charlie and Boots

Charlie and Boots is a comedy about a guy nicknamed Boots (Shane Jacobson) and his father Charlie (Paul Hogan). Boots's mother/Charlie's wife dies and the two of them decide to set off on a trip the northern tip of mainland Australia to go fishing.

Here is a link to the official website for the movie.

If you've seen Shane Jacobson in Kenny and found his character likable and enjoyable to watch, you'll probably also enjoy Charlie and Boots.

You may have read in screenwriting books about outer and inner journeys and this film is an apt example of how that principle works, as are road movies in general. Their outer goal is to make their way to the northern coastline and go fishing together but their inner journey is to work out their relationship with one another. Along the way they encounter complications and obstacles to both the inner and outer journeys, and find ways to overcome them, as they make their way from Victoria at the southern end of Australia to Cape York in the north.

Here is the trailer:


Here is an interview with Shane Jacobson and Paul Hogan:



Here is a tour of the traveling production base conducted by Morgan Griffin who played Jess, a hitchhiker who travels with Charlie and Boots for part of their trip:



Here is a behind the scenes featurette on how the car was filmed on the road:



Reviews can be found at theblurb.com.au and on the ABC's page for At the Movies