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Overview

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Director:
Rob Sitch
Writers:
Santo Cilauro (written by)
Tom Gleisner (written by)
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Release Date:
7 May 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story. more
Plot:
A Melbourne family is very happy living where they do, near the Melbourne airport (according to Jane Kennedy... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Desert Rats Star Tingwell Dies
 (From WENN. 21 May 2009, 2:55 PM, PDT)

U.S. Debut Of Australian Hit Delayed By Miramax
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 23 December 1998)

User Comments:
In praise of low-key brilliance more

Cast

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Michael Caton ... Darryl Kerrigan
Anne Tenney ... Sal Kerrigan
Stephen Curry ... Dale Kerrigan
Anthony Simcoe ... Steve Kerrigan
Sophie Lee ... Tracy Kerrigan
Wayne Hope ... Wayne Kerrigan
Tiriel Mora ... Dennis Denuto

Eric Bana ... Con Petropoulous
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ... Lawrence Hammill
Robyn Nevin ... Federal Court Judge
Costas Kilias ... Farouk
Bryan Dawe ... Ron Graham
Monty Maizels ... Jack
Lynda Gibson ... Evonne
John Benton ... Mr. Lyle
Laurie Dobson ... John Clifton
John Lee ... Chairman
Stephanie Daniel ... Council Officer
John Flaus ... Sgt. Kennedy
Les Toth ... Heavy at Door
Erik Donnison ... Barlow Representative
Roger Neave ... High Court Judge
Tony Evans ... High Court Judge
Robin Miller ... High Court Judge
Julie Kulpinski ... Kerry
Sam Gleisner ... Steve and Kerry's Child
Sebastiano Liotta ... Mr. Petropoulos
Josie Noviello ... Mrs. Petropoulos
Lynda Keane ... Federal Court Lawyer
Marilyn Chestnut ... High Court Stenographer
Julian Scarff ... High Court Clerk of Courts
Marie-Therese Byrne ... Assistant to Chairman
Clare O'Sullivan ... High Court Lawyer
Warwick Begg ... High Court Lawyer
Maria Theodorakis ... Federal Court Stenographer
John Evans ... Federal Court Clerk of Courts
Michael Roland ... High Court Lawyer
Matthew Giordanella ... Con & Tracey's Son
Larry Emdur ... Himself - Host of Price is Right
Ian Ross ... Himself - TV News Reader
Tony Martin ... Adam Hammill
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Hilton-Wood ... News Cameraman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rob Sitch 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Santo Cilauro  written by
Tom Gleisner  written by
Jane Kennedy  written by
Rob Sitch  written by

Produced by
Debra Choate .... producer
Michael Hirsh .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Edmund Choi (US version)
Craig Harnath 
 
Cinematography by
Miriana Marusic 
 
Film Editing by
Wayne Hyett 
 
Casting by
Jane Kennedy 
 
Production Design by
Carrie Kennedy 
 
Art Direction by
Ben Morieson 
 
Costume Design by
Kitty Stuckey 
 
Makeup Department
Steven Clode .... hair stylist
Steven Clode .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Annie Maver .... first assistant director
Susannah Mott .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Josh Morieson .... art department assistant
 
Sound Department
Jim Dunwoodie .... boom operator
Peter Graham .... sound editor
Tracey Grimshaw .... foley artist (as Tracy Grimshaw)
Chris Izzard .... sound recordist
Ian MacWilliams .... sound supervisor
George Parton .... foley editor
Steve Witherow .... dialogue editor (as Stephen Witherow)
 
Special Effects by
Aaron Beaucaire .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Ian Sheath .... optical effects
Tim Trumble .... film recording technician
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Darryl Byrne .... clapper loader dailies
Danny Christie .... lighting assistant
Santo Cilauro .... camera operator
Freddo Dierck .... rigging grip
Joanne Donahoe .... camera operator
Johnny Earthmover .... gaffer
Brett Hull .... gaffer: second unit
Matthew James .... video split operator
Warik Lawrance .... assistant camera: second unit
Joshua Litle .... electrician
Miriana Marusic .... camera operator
Robin Plunkett .... camera operator: second unit
Emmanuel Santos .... still photographer
Gary Scott .... clapper loader
 
Casting Department
Susannah Mott .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlz Chan .... wardrobe assistant
Michael Davies .... wardrobe: second unit
 
Editorial Department
Dan Edelstein .... editorial supervisor
Tim Morgan .... color grader
Rohan Wilson .... negative matcher
 
Music Department
Ross Cockle .... music score engineer: Australian
Martin Lubran .... musician
Lawrence Manchester .... score mixer
Lawrence Manchester .... score recordist
Shari Schwartz .... music editor
 
Other crew
Ann Beresford .... continuity
Jenny Davies .... production assistant
Pauline Hirsh .... production assistant
Greg Sitch .... legal
Annabel Wang .... accounting assistant
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) (censored) | Malaysia:U | UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:R
Company:
Working Dog more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
On Miramax's US poster, writer/creator Santo Cilauro's name is misspelled "Cilaurio". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Dennis Denuto dictates a letter, takes a tape out of the dictaphone, puts the tape in the tape player, pushes the "Play" button and starts typing. He didn't rewind the tape first. more
Quotes:
Darryl Kerrigan: Compulsorily acquired? You know what this means don't you, they're acquiring it compulsorily. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (#3.5)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Tequila more

FAQ

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35 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
In praise of low-key brilliance, 24 June 2004
10/10
Author: Tom Goodfellow from Sydney, Australia

This is one of those movies, like "This Is Spinal Tap", that appears to aim low but taps into a certain subculture so precisely that it is elevated into something wonderful.

As a pom living in Sydney, I always insist that all overseas visitors watch this film in order to "get" Australia and Australians. The Kerrigan family are easy to mock, but qualities of togetherness, moral courage, unpretentiousness and un-PC earthiness embody a great strand of the national character and warm them to us.

Most of all, though, The Castle is just plain funny. You'll find yourself using the catchphrases over and over again, and you'll smile every time you do it. It's just one of those films. A classic.

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