September 15, 2025 • 5 mins
Lisa & Russell caught up with Aussie acting icon Ryan Corr ahead of the release of Kangaroo, hitting cinemas this Thursday. Inspired by the story of Chris Barns, the film explores animal welfare, connection and finding meaning in unlikely places. Don't miss this great school holiday watch.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
There is a gorgeous Australian film opening in cinema September eighteen.
It's called Kangaroo. You're gonna love it. Ryan core is
the star and he's with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Hello, good morning, leads the good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
That's morning, Ryan. This is a This is a great
movie and good timing school holidays. This is oh yeah,
perfect school holiday movie for the family.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Isn't it. And I love the idea that you know,
the school holidays films that I grew up watching and
going to my family, going with my family rather to
the cinema with than you know, having experience together. I
hope that this is sort of you know, I hope
this is is that for the new generations. I certain,
you know, films land on you a different way. It's
not just about entertainment. They teach you about, you know,
(00:41):
courage and bravery and kingship. And I hope that you know,
this is a good one for Australian voices, for Australian
animals and for people to see there.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
And backyard and it is. It's what it says on
the box.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
It's about kangaroos, but it is inspired by the story
of Chris Barne who started kangar Thrue Sanctuary.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Is this right? How did What exactly is it about?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Wow, that's a big question. I think at its heart
it's about animal welfare, and it's about finding connection in
the most unusual places and finding your people. It's full
of heart. It's about people healing, connecting and discovering meaning
in unlikey places. And of course our Chris Brolga Jones,
who we've taken flight libities with his story. Yeah, he
(01:27):
started originally as a zoo keeper, I think in films
like Crocodile Dundee, so it was quite appropriate. And in
two thousand and five he rescued a baby Joey I think,
in a washing basket and they had ninety acres and
he founded the Kangaroos Sentry by two thousand and nine
home dozens of kangaroos.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
And it's also kind of looking at the trailer too,
it's very much about learning something, learning about people, learning
about wildlife in an extraordinary circumstance where you probably would
never have found yourself in that circumstance, and then you
walk away. Way was like a whole new look on
the world.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, you know, it is about online the art who's
in unexpected places. I think when we first meet our
version of Chris, he's rather caught up in the social
media game in his sort of own career advancement, and
I think the world telling him to slow down, and
one of his dear friends, who is also producer, spends
about to the MP and that's when we all start.
(02:22):
And I think Charlie played by the wonderful Billy Whiteley.
If you haven't heard of her, keep your ears open,
because she's an absolute sooner.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
She looks amazing.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
She's going for you know, looking for us in her
own world, and it's I think it's both their friendship
and the connection they develop raising these and rehabilitating these,
maybe the orphans that helps them.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Does there's a lot of familiar face. I mean, Lily
obviously a newcomer, but there's some familiar faces yourself of course,
Deborah Mailman. There is Ernie Dingo.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
And what I've saying, and Roy Billing one of my
favorite character actors of all time.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
And he plays he plays you know, that's hole in
the corner in this in the puff in the corner
that will constantly, you know, throw a little bit of
philosophy at you right at the moment.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
I'm assuming it must have been a great shoot with
you know, a cast like this, You must have had
a good few months or however long it took to film.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I've got to pinch myself sometimes in this industry, the
experiences that have affords me and be fighting myself out
in Alice Springs. I've spent some time in Darln before,
but never never as much our springs. And with the
clue and cast you're doing it with. You're all staying
in close quarters and getting up in the incredible heat
during the day and watching the sunrises. You know, it's raw.
It's the most amazing place. And I hope that the
(03:38):
energy and the soul that you can sort of feel
over there, I hope that comes across. I hope that translates.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
One thing of course. Run. You know they say never
work with children or animals, what.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
They or margat.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Was it with the kangaroos.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Well, they say that where the children are animals, But
in this film was back with the calling can't to
do the film? Yeah, we got to go over there
and have two three weeks working with the Joey's before
starting to film, because it was important obviously the Brolga
and Harney, but also just for the technicality aspects of
the film that we bonded and learned about the creatures
(04:18):
will be looking after. So we were bottle feeding them,
swaddling them. Wouldn't go to the court, you know, And
they called it work.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
They've come a long way from the filming of Skiffy
when there would be a poor on the end of
the sticks.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
They've got their own riders, now they've got contact.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Well, right, we can't wait to see the movie.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
It is in cinema September eighteen.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
The trailer looks just it really does look delightful.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
I can't wait.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Oh, thank you bout so much. I really hope that,
of course families around the cinema and and.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
We hope people can see it on the big screen
around the world. I hope it gets your released international.
I hope there are plans for that, because what a great.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
Way to Yeah, absolutely all right, lovely to chat to.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
You, to chat to you too. Thank you, Tom, this
good luck to do.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Good luck with the movie.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Ryan. Thank you
There is a gorgeous Australian film opening in cinema September eighteen.
It's called Kangaroo. You're gonna love it. Ryan core is
the star and he's with us this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Hello, good morning, leads the good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
That's morning, Ryan. This is a This is a great
movie and good timing school holidays. This is oh yeah,
perfect school holiday movie for the family.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Isn't it. And I love the idea that you know,
the school holidays films that I grew up watching and
going to my family, going with my family rather to
the cinema with than you know, having experience together. I
hope that this is sort of you know, I hope
this is is that for the new generations. I certain,
you know, films land on you a different way. It's
not just about entertainment. They teach you about, you know,
(00:41):
courage and bravery and kingship. And I hope that you know,
this is a good one for Australian voices, for Australian
animals and for people to see there.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
And backyard and it is. It's what it says on
the box.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
It's about kangaroos, but it is inspired by the story
of Chris Barne who started kangar Thrue Sanctuary.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Is this right? How did What exactly is it about?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Wow, that's a big question. I think at its heart
it's about animal welfare, and it's about finding connection in
the most unusual places and finding your people. It's full
of heart. It's about people healing, connecting and discovering meaning
in unlikey places. And of course our Chris Brolga Jones,
who we've taken flight libities with his story. Yeah, he
(01:27):
started originally as a zoo keeper, I think in films
like Crocodile Dundee, so it was quite appropriate. And in
two thousand and five he rescued a baby Joey I think,
in a washing basket and they had ninety acres and
he founded the Kangaroos Sentry by two thousand and nine
home dozens of kangaroos.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
And it's also kind of looking at the trailer too,
it's very much about learning something, learning about people, learning
about wildlife in an extraordinary circumstance where you probably would
never have found yourself in that circumstance, and then you
walk away. Way was like a whole new look on
the world.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, you know, it is about online the art who's
in unexpected places. I think when we first meet our
version of Chris, he's rather caught up in the social
media game in his sort of own career advancement, and
I think the world telling him to slow down, and
one of his dear friends, who is also producer, spends
about to the MP and that's when we all start.
(02:22):
And I think Charlie played by the wonderful Billy Whiteley.
If you haven't heard of her, keep your ears open,
because she's an absolute sooner.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
She looks amazing.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
She's going for you know, looking for us in her
own world, and it's I think it's both their friendship
and the connection they develop raising these and rehabilitating these,
maybe the orphans that helps them.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Does there's a lot of familiar face. I mean, Lily
obviously a newcomer, but there's some familiar faces yourself of course,
Deborah Mailman. There is Ernie Dingo.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
And what I've saying, and Roy Billing one of my
favorite character actors of all time.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
And he plays he plays you know, that's hole in
the corner in this in the puff in the corner
that will constantly, you know, throw a little bit of
philosophy at you right at the moment.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
I'm assuming it must have been a great shoot with
you know, a cast like this, You must have had
a good few months or however long it took to film.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I've got to pinch myself sometimes in this industry, the
experiences that have affords me and be fighting myself out
in Alice Springs. I've spent some time in Darln before,
but never never as much our springs. And with the
clue and cast you're doing it with. You're all staying
in close quarters and getting up in the incredible heat
during the day and watching the sunrises. You know, it's raw.
It's the most amazing place. And I hope that the
(03:38):
energy and the soul that you can sort of feel
over there, I hope that comes across. I hope that translates.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
One thing of course. Run. You know they say never
work with children or animals, what.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
They or margat.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Was it with the kangaroos.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Well, they say that where the children are animals, But
in this film was back with the calling can't to
do the film? Yeah, we got to go over there
and have two three weeks working with the Joey's before
starting to film, because it was important obviously the Brolga
and Harney, but also just for the technicality aspects of
the film that we bonded and learned about the creatures
(04:18):
will be looking after. So we were bottle feeding them,
swaddling them. Wouldn't go to the court, you know, And
they called it work.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
They've come a long way from the filming of Skiffy
when there would be a poor on the end of
the sticks.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
They've got their own riders, now they've got contact.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
Well, right, we can't wait to see the movie.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
It is in cinema September eighteen.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
The trailer looks just it really does look delightful.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
I can't wait.
Speaker 2 (04:51):
Oh, thank you bout so much. I really hope that,
of course families around the cinema and and.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
We hope people can see it on the big screen
around the world. I hope it gets your released international.
I hope there are plans for that, because what a great.
Speaker 4 (05:02):
Way to Yeah, absolutely all right, lovely to chat to.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
You, to chat to you too. Thank you, Tom, this
good luck to do.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Good luck with the movie.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Ryan. Thank you
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