Joey

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN.

SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE COUNTRY.

I CALL IT PARADISE.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ANYWHERE ELSE.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM ANYWHERE.

MY FRIENDS ARE HERE.

I SPEND EVERY MORNING WITH THEM BEFORE SCHOOL.

THEY'RE SPECIAL FRIENDS,

THE KIND YOU'D DO ANYTHING FOR.

LOOK.

SEE THAT LITTLE GUY? THAT'S JOEY.

AND THOSE ARE HIS PARENTS, KIM.

AND WAL.

THEY LOVE JOEY.

THEY'RE A REAL CLOSE FAMILY.

RISE AND SHINE, JOEY.

"COME HERE, YOU LITTLE MONSTER."

"DAD,"

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO DO THAT?"

"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, JOEY."

"BECAUSE I'M YOUR FATHER."

OLD MAN DIXON.

THEY'RE ROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

I CAN SEE THEM, DAD! I CAN SEE 'EM!

I CAN'T SEE THEM. WHERE ARE THEY?

IF YOU HAD A BRAIN, IT'D RUST.

NO. IT HASN'T HELPED.

WHAT MADE THEM GO LIKE THAT, DAD?

OH.

BILLY MCGREGOR.

WHERE ARE YOU RUNNING TO NOW, MATE?

HERE WE COME!

MCGREGOR!

YOU'RE MINE THIS TIME, KID. ALL MINE.

I EVER CATCH YOU ON MY LAND AGAIN,

IT'LL BE THE END OF YOU, BILLY MCGREGOR.

MORNING, MICK.

YOUR MUM WILL BE MAD WHEN SHE FINDS OUT

YOU WERE ON DIXON'S LAND AGAIN, BILLY.

SEE YOU!

OY,

I'LL BE REALLY ANGRY IF I FIND OUT YOU WERE ON THE DIXON'S LAND AGAIN, BILLY.

THEN I GUESS IT'S BETTER THAT YOU DON'T.

HEY.

'BYE, MUM.

'BYE.

YOU'RE A CRAZY ONE, BILLY BOY.

COOL IT, MICK.

THANKS, BILLY.

MORNING, BILLY.

WHOA! AYE!

MCGREGOR!

WHAT ARE YOU STANDING THERE LIKE THAT FOR, BOY?

SIT DOWN.

YOU'RE LATE AGAIN, AREN'T YOU?

YOU CAN SEE ME AFTER SCHOOL.

YOU'RE GOING DOWN, YOU LITTLE WEED.

GET OUT OF IT, DOOGES.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THERE NOW, YOU'RE FREE. REMEMBER, WE CAN ALL BE FRIENDS.

YOU'RE DEAD MEAT, MCGREGOR.

LET ME UP AND I'LL KILL YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ENOUGH.

OW!

NOW, BILLY MCGREGOR, I WANT A WORD WITH YOU.

GO ON, BUST HIM!

HE WAS ON MY OLD MAN'S LAND AGAIN THIS MORNING,

HIM AND HIS PESTERING 'ROOS.

THEY'RE NOT PESTS. THEY'VE GOT JUST AS MUCH RIGHT TO BE ON THE LAND AS ANYONE.

THEY WERE HERE FIRST.

I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH.

BILLY, MR. DIXON WANTS TO PRESS CHARGES.

BUT THEY WERE GONNA SHOOT THE 'ROOS.

BILLY...

I THINK I'D BETTER HAVE A WORD WITH YOUR MOTHER.

BILLY'S WEIRD.

HE'S JUST NOT LIKE OTHER KIDS.

NOW, HE NEEDS A FATHER. THAT'S WHY HE'S OUT OF CONTROL.

KIDS TODAY...

I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF LOOKING AFTER MY SON...

I HAPPENED TO BUMP INTO MR. ANDERSON TODAY.

I KNOW HE'S THREATENING TO FORECLOSE.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, DAVID. I'LL GET THE MONEY.

$50,000 BY OCTOBER?

I WILL GET THE MONEY.

NOW, PEN,

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

YOU AND I, WE COULD WORK TOGETHER.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, DAVID?

LIKE I SAID, THE BOY NEEDS A FATHER.

$50,000'S NOT GOING TO GROW ON TREES.

BOY, DAD.

WHERE ARE YOU WHEN WE NEED YOU?

MUM?

CAN'T CHARGE US FOR LOOKING AT THE STARS, CAN THEY?

NO.

NOT UNLESS YOU GAVE THEM THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD.

DON'T WORRY, MUM.

I'LL GET YOU THAT MONEY SOMEHOW.

MUM.

MMM-HMM?

DO YOU THINK I'M WEIRD?

WEIRD?

EVERYBODY AT SCHOOL SAYS I AM.

OH.

WELL, THEY ARE THE EXPERTS, AFTER ALL.

WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE YOU ARE WEIRD.

OH, DARLING, YOU'RE NOT WEIRD.

YOU JUST GOT YOUR FATHER'S PASSION IN YOU, THAT'S ALL.

AND THAT'S A REALLY SPECIAL THING.

YOU'VE GOT TO TREASURE IT,

AND HOLD ON TO IT,

'CAUSE IT'LL MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE.

SURE THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?

SHUT UP, SON, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

THANKS FOR, UH, COMING OUT HERE SO QUICKLY.

HALF NOW,

HALF WHEN THE JOB'S DONE, THAT WAS THE ARRANGEMENT.

JUST GET RID OF THOSE KANGAROOS.

THEY'RE CLOSE.

YOU SURE ARE A HARD MAN TO TRACK DOWN.

ON THE RUN FROM THE MISSES, ARE YOU?

MY CARD.

"THE ALL-NEW"

"KANGAROO KINGDOM."

THEY'LL BE ON THE FLATS.

WE'LL FIND 'EM. WE'LL TRANQUILIZE 'EM,

AND THEY'LL BE FAST ASLEEP BEFORE THEY EVER KNOW WHAT HIT 'EM.

RIGHT-O, MATE. GIVE IT A SHOT.

HOLD IT.

NOW.

THE MOB!

WATCH IT, DAD!

THAT'S WHERE THE LIGHTNING HIT.

2 TRUCKS.

CAME FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS.

AMBUSHED THEM.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM? WE DIDN'T HEAR ANY GUNS.

NO, MATE. I'D SAY THEY WERE TRANQUILIZED,

TAKEN AWAY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT, MICK?

OLD ABORIGINAL SECRET, MATE.

WHAT DO THEY WANT THEM FOR?

"THE ALL-NEW KANGAROO KINGDOM."

"SYDNEY."

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

JOEY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK, MICK?

YOUR MUM'S NOT GONNA LIKE IT, MATE.

WE WON'T TELL HER.

WE'LL KEEP HIM IN THE TREE HOUSE FOR A FEW DAYS.

I DON'T KNOW, BILLY.

THEY'VE GOT KIM AND WAL, MICK.

THE LITTLE FELLA NEEDS US.

THEY TOOK THE LOT OF THEM?

THE WHOLE MOB?

LOOKS LIKE IT.

KEPT 'EM ALIVE.

TOOK THEM TO SOME KIND OF ZOO IN SYDNEY.

HOW'S HE TAKING IT?

PRETTY BAD.

I'LL GO AND SEE HIM.

HE SAYS HE NEEDS TO BE ALONE RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEND HIM UP SOME BLANKETS.

UH, I'LL DO IT.

HERE YOU ARE, JOEY. DRINK THIS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY, JOEY.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

I WONDER IF HE'S UP TO GOING TO SCHOOL?

I'LL GO AND WAKE HIM.