One for the whole family! Oddball is a heart-warming story of an eccentric chicken farmer who teams with his granddaughter to protect an endangered penguin colony using a troublemaking dog.
When fox attacks at a local sanctuary threaten the penguin population and park ranger Amy's job, no one knows what to do, especially Amy. But in a last ditch attempt to fix everything, Amy's kooky farmer dad Swampy and her daughter Livvie come up with a Top Secret Scheme: train their rambunctious sheepdog Oddball to fend off the foxes. Everyone thinks Swampy is a bit mad and no-one trusts his crazy out-of-control pooch with any job, let alone guarding sweet little penguins, but he and Livvie are sure they can pull it off. Unless Swampy can win back Amy’s trust and convince everyone that Oddball can save the penguins, he will lose everything that is dear to him.
The impressive cast of Oddball includes Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, nine-year-old Coco Jack Gillies, Richard Davies, Alan Tudyk, and Deborah Mailman, plus funny men Dave Lawson and Frank Woodley.
Based on a true story and filmed in Victoria, Oddball was supported through our Assigned Production Investment and Regional Location Assistance Fund.
Oddball had strong box office success since its release in September 2015, reaching $11 million by the end of the year.