One of the strangest nature documentaries of all time, this Australian production finds a wealth of bizarre humor in that country's disastrous infestation of cane toads. Mixing expert testimony with hilarious anecdotes and interviews, these creatures are loved by some, hated by others,
and quickly overrunning the countryside.
In 1935, Australia imported 102 seemingly innocent cane toads (Bufo Marinus) from Hawaii to save their sugar cane crop from destructive cane grubs. The toads proved worthless against the grubs, but in 1945, a pesticide successfully rid the countryside of this threat. Unfortunately, the population
was now stuck with the toads which,...
Released:
1987
Rated:
NR
Length:
46 mins