Paper Planes (film)

Paper Planes
Australian theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Connolly
Written byRobert Connolly
Steve Worland
Produced byRobert Connolly
Liz Kearney
Maggie Miles
Starring
CinematographyTristan Milani
Edited byNick Meyers
Music byNigel Westlake
Production
companies
Distributed byRoadshow Films
Release date
  • 2015 (2015)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeAU$9.61 million[1]

Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly, which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman, and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Australia, who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.[2]

It opened in Australian cinemas on 15 January 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A$9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely inspired by an episode of Australian Story called "Fly With Me",[3] and was the centre of a second episode, "The Meaning of Life". Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.

  1. ^ "Paper Planes". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Paper Planes - Penguin Books Australia". penguin.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Australian Story :: Paper Planes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2015.