Barnaby and Me (1977)
Directed by Norman Panama
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Norman Panama's penultimate directorial effort, Barnaby and Me was originally filmed for Australian television. The title character is a talented Koala Bear, who is to Australian fans what Benji is to Americans. Pausing in his escape from a vengeful mobster, American con artist Caesar falls in love with Juliet Mills, whose daughter Sally Boyden keeps Barnaby as her pet. The kooky koala teans up with Caesar for a series of picaresque adventures. It's hardly The Sting, but it's easy to take.
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con-artist, con/scam, daughter, gangster, koala bear, mother, on-the-run, scheme, talking-animal, treasure-hunt
