Geoffrey Rush, John Flaus, Kamahl, Julie Forsyth
We all have a stroke of bad luck from time to time, but Harvie Krumpet seems to be a special case. From the moment he was born, Harvie's life has been an unending series of unfortunate mishaps. From b... read more 
DVD Release Date: November 9, 2004
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January 1, 2012It's a rare film that is both whimsical and deeply moving. Harvie Krumpet is that kind of film.
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February 2, 2011Harvie Krumpet is my new hero. No matter what life throws at him he decided to carry on and get naked. There is a message here for all walks of life, Harvie Krumpet says so much without uttering a single word. This is a little film to be watched by all and to be forever treasured... read more
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August 3, 2010It was well done in the gray scale. I love the narration. It's a very depressing story about Harvie, who can't have a single good thing happen to him. But it was funny.
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April 19, 2008Geoffrey Rush narrates the 20 minute claymation short from Australia about the life of Harvey Krumpet. Watching someone endure bad luck throughout their entire life has never been this much fun. Highly recommended.
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June 27, 2010fb1144932598This Oscar winning (2003) short film is a pure delight! Harvie Krumpet has every reason to give up on life, yet he meets every setback with an indomitable optimism. Half the fun is reading the various "fakts" Harvie learns along the way, having been trained by his mother to obser... read more
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March 19, 2012One of the top 10 greatest animated short films ever made, Harvie Krumpet is delightfully off-beat with a children storybook feel to a story that is depressing, innovative and certainly for the more mature minds. Criminally Adam Elliot made us wait over six years for his follow-... read more
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December 9, 20108.3/10
While not as masterful, touching, or funny as "Mary and Max", Adam Elliot's "Harvie Krumpet" is a short film that would have made me want more of his flamboyant oddity. "Harvie Krumpet" manages to teach a solid life lesson-be it familiar-while incorporating a wack... read more -
September 6, 2009"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them .....and then there are others" ...
Quirky humorous gentle twenty minute claymation about the trials and tribulations of being Harvie Krumpet. I should have loved this to pieces, but somehow did... read more -
May 7, 2010That was a fantastic little film. The animation is wonderful, the storyline makes you think about all sorts of moral and social issues. Plus, there's many a hilarious moment throughout.
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October 12, 2010Very depressing tale trying to teach about living life to the fullest. It does not do a good job though. It's not as freewilling as it's sister movie,"Mary & Max," Doen't make as much sense and is sloppily animated. Overall,not really goo-but viewable.
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