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The Castle

The Castle

Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.

19977.11h 25m

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.

Directed by Rob Sitch
Written by Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner
Produced by Debra Herman
Box OfficeBudget: $800KRevenue: $862K

Top Cast

Michael Caton

Michael Caton

Darryl Kerrigan

Anne Tenney

Anne Tenney

Sal Kerrigan

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry

Dale Kerrigan

Anthony Simcoe

Anthony Simcoe

Steve Kerrigan

Sophie Lee

Sophie Lee

Tracy Kerrigan

Wayne Hope

Wayne Hope

Wayne Kerrigan

Tiriel Mora

Tiriel Mora

Dennis Denuto

Eric Bana

Eric Bana

Con Petropoulous

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Lawrence Hammill

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Federal Court judge

Themes & Keywords

underdogaustraliaairportcourt casecourtfamily historykickboxingdavid vs. goliath

About The Castle

The Castle is a drama, comedy film released in 1997 exploring themes of underdog, australia, airport, court case, court, family history. Directed by Rob Sitch, it stars Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry. 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.

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