The Earthling

The Earthling (1980)

Two alone in the wilderness. One learned to survive, the other to love.

Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.

Date of release
1980-07-24
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Action, Drama, Adventure
Director
Peter Collinson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$72K

The Earthling is a 1980 American-Australian adventure film directed by Peter Collinson, and starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder. It was filmed in Australia in 1979, and was the last to be directed by Collinson before his death the following year.

Production

The film was shot from September to October 1979 in the Blue Mountains, Barrington Forest and Warrumbungle National Park. It was reported that Holden and Schroder got along while filming. Schroder named one of his children Holden in honour of his co-star.

It was one of several films Jack Thompson made around this time where he supported an American star.

During the filming of The Earthling, Collinson discovered that he had terminal lung cancer and died the following year.

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