The Boy from Andromeda

*The Boy from Andromeda*
The Boy from Andromeda
Created by	Jonathon Gunson
Written by	Jonathon Gunson; Ken Catran;
Directed by	Wayne Tourell
Starring	Katrina Hobbs; Jane Creswell; Fiona Kay; Anthony Samuels;
Composer	John Gibson
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Caterina De Nave
Cinematography	Allen Guilford
Editor	Roger Grant
Running time	23 minutes
Original release
Release	1991

The Boy from Andromeda is a 1991 New Zealand children's sci-fi television series. It was co executive produced by Canada's Atlantis Films and it was presented in Canada as a single film.

Synopsis

Three kids discover a young boy from Andromeda, the only survivor of a spaceship crash. They join together to save the earth and a passing Andromedan fleet.

Cast

Katrina Hobbs as Jenny
Jane Creswell as Drom
- John Watson as Drom (voice)
Fiona Kay as Tessa
Anthony Samuels as Lloyd

Reception

The Ottawa Citizen's Tony Atherton states "The aliens look and sound like extras on a Dr. Who set, but the special effects are well-used and the story skips along briskly most of the time." He also praises the use of a female hero in what is usually a "myopically sexist" genre.^[1] Bonnie Malleck in the Waterloo Region Record writes "words and character development take a back seat to action, special effects (albeit low-budget ones) and plenty of thrills."^[2] Sid Adilman of The Toronto Star said "The New Zealand accents are a slight problem for North American ears; not all of the special effects work as well as intended and the story of an alien youngster far from home and unable to get back is not exactly unexplored territory".^[3]

External links

The Boy from Andromeda at IMDb

References

^ Atherton, Tony (16 June 1991), "It's not Canadian but sci-fi film hits its family target", The Ottawa Citizen
^ Malleck, Bonnie (21 June 1991), "Sci-fi heroine in nifty kids movie a Nancy Drew for the '90", Waterloo Region Record
^ Adilman, Sid (20 June 1991), "New Zealand Treasure", The Toronto Star

[1] Atherton, Tony (16 June 1991), "It's not Canadian but sci-fi film hits its family target", The Ottawa Citizen

[2] Malleck, Bonnie (21 June 1991), "Sci-fi heroine in nifty kids movie a Nancy Drew for the '90", Waterloo Region Record

[3] Adilman, Sid (20 June 1991), "New Zealand Treasure", The Toronto Star

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