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      The Quest

      PG 1986 1 hr. 33 min. Adventure List
      Reviews 52% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A U.S. orphan (Henry Thomas) and his girlfriend (Rachel Friend) explore the aboriginal legend of a lake monster in Australia. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Good little kids adventure film in the vein of "the mod squad" or "the goonies". Doesn't really hold up to today films but still a good film for the whole family. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Really enjoyed this movie as a child. Wish it was on DVD so I could watch it with my kids. I remember being surprised by the ending. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/18 Full Review Audience Member An interesting Australian attempt to create a classic '80s children film (it even stars the kid from ET) let down by a cavalier but unmotivated approach to danger and some pretty racist aboriginal stuff. Has exactly one good line from an angry father: Do you know where you're going to spend the rest of your holidays? No, where? Exactly. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit rough and not always child-appropriate by today's standards, which probably explains why it's largely forgotten, although the dangerous behaviour and other inappropriateness are what raise it above the ordinary. Dated, but has a lot going for it. Worth seeking out. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent, interesting little lost 80's kids adventure flick about a kid (E.T's Henry Thomas) who's obsessed with discovering a supposed monster in an outback lake. Saw it when i was a kid and seeing it now it holds up very well, it's warm and enjoyable and, with it's murky underwater scenes, quite creepy as well, it never went to dvd and your average (rare) vhs of the movie goes for close to 100 quid so the best place to view it is on youtube, which has the whole movie in acceptable quality. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This was an essential action adventure flick when I was a boy. It scared me and fascinated me at the same time. Very surprised to see it's not out on DVD! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Glenn Dunks sbs.com.au Comparable to the likes of Goonies, Flight of the Navigator, and The Monster Squad, Trenchard-Smith's film harkens back to a time before most kids' films weren't just computer-generated. Rated: B Mar 4, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A U.S. orphan (Henry Thomas) and his girlfriend (Rachel Friend) explore the aboriginal legend of a lake monster in Australia.
      Director
      Brian Trenchard-Smith
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 20, 2018