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The Emu War

Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia's deadliest flightless beasts.

Director

John Campbell, Lisa Fineberg, Jay Morrissey

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Hot Dad Productions

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Major Meredith

Damian Callinan

Mary-Sue Meredith

Jackie

Wendi

Harold Holt

Soldier

Emu Guard

Lachlan Macfarlane

Colonel

Terrified solder

Gertrude

Young Mary-Sue

Aurora Morrissey

Emu boy

Alan

Jonathan Schuster

Archie

Cyanide soldier

Jessirose Streker

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(gunfire echoing in the distance) - The Emu War

(gunfire echoing in the distance)

(melancholy music) - The Emu War

(melancholy music)

(shells exploding) - The Emu War

(shells exploding)

(bomb explodes) - The Emu War

(bomb explodes)

♪ If you're a cockatoo, then I am too ♪ - The Emu War

♪ If you're a cockatoo, then I am too ♪

(upbeat music continuing) - The Emu War

(upbeat music continuing)

Being the world's best wobble board player - The Emu War

Being the world's best wobble board player

- I should have married a
man with big muscles. (sobs) - The Emu War

- I should have married a man with big muscles. (sobs)

I should have married a
man with big muscles. - The Emu War

I should have married a man with big muscles.

(gunfire echoing)
(soldier screams in pain) - The Emu War

(gunfire echoing) (soldier screams in pain)

No, no. - The Emu War

Full infantry attack. - The Emu War

Full infantry attack.

- But, sir-
- Full infantry attack! - The Emu War

- But, sir- - Full infantry attack!

(soldier blows whistle) - The Emu War

(soldier blows whistle)

(soldiers shouting) - The Emu War

(soldiers shouting)

(soldiers screaming in pain) - The Emu War

(soldiers screaming in pain)

(tense ringing music) - The Emu War

(tense ringing music)

(soldier breathing heavily) - The Emu War

(soldier breathing heavily)

(emu growling)
(tense music) - The Emu War

(emu growling) (tense music)

(dramatic music)
(gunshot echoing) - The Emu War

(dramatic music) (gunshot echoing)

I always get so darn nervous
before these speeches, Wendy. - The Emu War

I always get so darn nervous before these speeches, Wendy.

Now, I was thinking of adding
a little joke near the top - The Emu War

Now, I was thinking of adding a little joke near the top

Just read exactly what's
written on the page. - The Emu War

Just read exactly what's written on the page.

And now for a formal announcement - The Emu War

And now for a formal announcement

(mic feedback screeches) - The Emu War

(mic feedback screeches)

It is with grave concern
that I formally address you, - The Emu War

It is with grave concern that I formally address you,

So when I arrived here
to give this broadcast, - The Emu War

So when I arrived here to give this broadcast,

And I said to my assistant, - The Emu War

And I said to my assistant,

So you can imagine the sort of mischief - The Emu War

So you can imagine the sort of mischief

So now that we've all had a good laugh, - The Emu War

So now that we've all had a good laugh,

Yesterday, after a routine emu cull, - The Emu War

Yesterday, after a routine emu cull,

And 37,000 young soldiers' lives - The Emu War

And 37,000 young soldiers' lives

It brings me great sadness to say - The Emu War

It brings me great sadness to say

But the spirit of Australia
will not be broken. - The Emu War

But the spirit of Australia will not be broken.

The emus will not be victorious. - The Emu War

The emus will not be victorious.

Emus are, - The Emu War

Emus are cunning animals, - The Emu War

Emus are cunning animals,

Uh, so two strapping, - The Emu War

Uh, so two strapping,

37,000 men slaughtered! - The Emu War

37,000 men slaughtered!

All because you ignored a
direct order not to attack. - The Emu War

All because you ignored a direct order not to attack.

You are responsible for
one of the worst blunders - The Emu War

You are responsible for one of the worst blunders

You're lucky you killed World War I Hitler - The Emu War

You're lucky you killed World War I Hitler

I'll tell you what, I'm
not gonna suspend you, - The Emu War

I'll tell you what, I'm not gonna suspend you,

(tense music) - The Emu War

And they've had thousands
of years to plan this war. - The Emu War

And they've had thousands of years to plan this war.

I need you to go behind enemy lives. - The Emu War

I need you to go behind enemy lives.

To seek out and destroy the emus' leader, - The Emu War

To seek out and destroy the emus' leader,

(thunder crashing)
(tense music) - The Emu War

(thunder crashing) (tense music)

(tense percussive music) - The Emu War

(tense percussive music)

And I've been real into
steam engines ever since. - The Emu War

And I've been real into steam engines ever since.

No, not really. How gullible are you? - The Emu War

No, not really. How gullible are you?

Yeah, I do have a problem.
A big problem with you. - The Emu War

Yeah, I do have a problem. A big problem with you.

Because your great-grandfather - The Emu War

Because your great-grandfather

While you're going on
with this petty bickering - The Emu War

While you're going on with this petty bickering

- Well handled, Major.
- Thank you, Private. - The Emu War

- Well handled, Major. - Thank you, Private.

So, since we're gonna be fighting - The Emu War

So, since we're gonna be fighting

I've made a new rule - The Emu War

I've made a new rule

I lost 37,000 men under my
command yesterday, Private. - The Emu War

I lost 37,000 men under my command yesterday, Private.

Anyway, Private, - The Emu War

Anyway, Private,

Father, you've been
grieving about Graham - The Emu War

Father, you've been grieving about Graham

Damn it, Mary Sue. He was my only son. - The Emu War

Damn it, Mary Sue. He was my only son.

You're a woman.
(melancholy music) - The Emu War

You're a woman. (melancholy music)

Well, you're not a man
and you're not a war hero. - The Emu War

Well, you're not a man and you're not a war hero.

Of course, dad, whatever
you need. Of course. - The Emu War

Of course, dad, whatever you need. Of course.

(sighs) - The Emu War

We're looking for an
emu village. You seen it? - The Emu War

We're looking for an emu village. You seen it?

Every day the coppers come to my house - The Emu War

Every day the coppers come to my house

- My God, these casualty figures. (sighs) - The Emu War

- My God, these casualty figures. (sighs)

My God, these casualty figures. - The Emu War

My God, these casualty figures.

This war may rest on the shoulders - The Emu War

This war may rest on the shoulders

(tense music) - The Emu War

(crickets chirping) - The Emu War

(crickets chirping)

(Mary Sue sighs) - The Emu War

(Mary Sue sighs)

But we got to know you, and- - The Emu War

But we got to know you, and-

You don't wanna get to know me - The Emu War

You don't wanna get to know me

- Hey. - The Emu War

- Oh, no, thank you. I don't
eat meat or meat products. - The Emu War

- Oh, no, thank you. I don't eat meat or meat products.

- Or meat products.
- Like milk? - The Emu War

- Or meat products. - Like milk?

Well, what if you got bitten by a snake - The Emu War

Well, what if you got bitten by a snake

The real enemy's out there. Yeah? - The Emu War

The real enemy's out there. Yeah?

You know, in my old platoon, - The Emu War

You know, in my old platoon,

And the last one left alive
gets to keep everything. - The Emu War

And the last one left alive gets to keep everything.

I'll start. I've got my
lucky solid gold watch. - The Emu War

I'll start. I've got my lucky solid gold watch.

This is a photo of my
absolute favourite steam engine. - The Emu War

This is a photo of my absolute favourite steam engine.

You know, like I've put
in a solid gold watch. - The Emu War

You know, like I've put in a solid gold watch.

You didn't put a steam
engine in the satchel, did you? - The Emu War

You didn't put a steam engine in the satchel, did you?

(gentle music)
(birds chirping) - The Emu War

(gentle music) (birds chirping)

Oh, wow. - The Emu War

What a beautiful picture you've drawn - The Emu War

What a beautiful picture you've drawn

We may be simple emu villagers,
but our lives are good. - The Emu War

We may be simple emu villagers, but our lives are good.

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Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia's deadliest flightless beasts.

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Director: John Campbell, Lisa Fineberg, Jay Morrissey

Writer: Jonathan Schuster, John Campbell, Jay Morrissey

Production: Hot Dad Productions

Genre: action, comedy

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 4.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Oct 2023

Awards: N/A

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