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The Castle (1997)

Directed by Rob Sitch

Comedy

Most recently watched by noahphex

Overview

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia’s busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

Rated R | Length 85 minutes

Actors

Michael Caton | Anne Tenney | Stephen Curry | Anthony Simcoe | Sophie Lee | Wayne Hope | Tiriel Mora | Eric Bana | Charles Tingwell | Robyn Nevin | Costas Kilias | Bryan Dawe | Monty Maizels | Lynda Gibson | John Benton | Laurie Dobson | John Lee | Stephanie Daniel | John Flaus | Les Toth | Erik Donnison | Roger Neave | Anthony Evans | Robin Miller | Julie Kulpinski | Sam Gleisner | Sebastiano Liotta | Josie Noviello | Lynda Keane | Marilyn Chestnut | Julian Scarff | Marie-Therese Byrne | Clare O'Sullivan | Warwick Begg | Maria Theodorakis | John Evans | Michael Roland | Matthew Giordanella | Larry Emdur | Ian Ross | Tony Martin

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/02/2013TVStreamingVideo on Demand3.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Delightfully understated Australian comedy driven by a great performance by Michael Caton as a man any family would be proud to call their patriarch. It’s a feel-good comedy with plenty of great characters.

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