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7.1The 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.
Released: 1997-04-1085 minDir: Rob SitchDrama, ComedyBudget: $800,000Box office: $861,789
Cast
- Michael Caton as Darryl Kerrigan
- Anne Tenney as Sal Kerrigan
- Stephen Curry as Dale Kerrigan
- Anthony Simcoe as Steve Kerrigan
- Sophie Lee as Tracy Kerrigan
- Wayne Hope as Wayne Kerrigan
Themes
- underdog
- australia
- airport
- court case
- court
- family history
- kickboxing
- david vs. goliath
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Rob Sitch
- Screenwriter
- Rob Sitch
- Cast member
- Anthony Simcoe
- Narrative location
- Canberra
- Filming location
- Canberra
- Duration
- 85
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-castle
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- title
- The Castle
- distributed by
- Village Roadshow
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.1/10
- Commons category
- The Castle (1997 Australian film)
- box office
- 10326428
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