THE QUEST (1986)

The trailer for 1986’s THE QUEST (aka FROG DREAMING). Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith from a script by Everett De Roche. The cast includes Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West, John Ewart, Dempsey Knight, Chris Gregory, Mark Knight, and Katy Manning. With music by Brian May.

The film goes under several alternate titles—including THE GO-KIDS in the UK, THE SPIRIT CHASER in Germany, FIGHTING SPIRITS in Finland, and THE MYSTERY OF THE DARK LAKE in Italy.

The plot summary is as follows:

American boy, Cody, whose parents have died, lives in Australia with his guardian, Gaza. Cody is very imaginative, inventive, and inquisitive. He comes across some strange events happening in Devil's Knob national park associated with an aboriginal myth about "frog dreamings." Cody tries to investigate...

THE QUEST (aka FROG DREAMING) is currently streaming on Kanopy and available for digital rent/purchase on Kino Now. (It also may or may not be available on YouTube from a VHS rip. Who can say?)