The Castle

1997
R
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

18K

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Dark Comedy Satire Comedy Drama

A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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Trivia
The family was named Kerrigan so the filmmakers could borrow trucks from an actual tow-truck company, Kerrigan's Towing.

Goofs
When the characters have their final appeal to the High Court of Australia, it is before 5 Justices. However in reality, when a constitutional dispute is brought before the High Court, all 7 Justices will sit (known as the Full Bench).

Quotes
Dale Kerrigan: [voiceover] He loved the serenity of the place
Darryl Kerrigan: Hows the serenity?
Dale Kerrigan: [voiceover] I think he also just loved the word.
Darryl Kerrigan: So much serenity.

Alternate versions
After some mixed sneak previews, distributor Miramax ordered some changes to the film's dialogue for the USA release and a new music score. The dialogue changes included replacing the words:
'cladding' with 'siding'
'petrol station' with 'gas station'
'rissoles' with 'meatloaf'
'tertiary education' with 'college education'
'a Mini and a Vauxhaull' with 'a Geo and a Volksy'
'rabbit on' with 'babble on'
'trolley' with 'baggage cart'
'caravan' with 'mobile home'
'Camira' with 'Corolla'
'Hey Hey It's Saturday' with 'Funniest Home Videos' and 'Gong him, Red!' with 'Doggy breath!'
'Esky' with 'cooler'
'punnet' with 'tub'
'baby capsule' with 'baby carriage'

Connections
Edited into Terror Nullius (2018)

Soundtracks
Baby, Now That I've Found You
(1967)
Performed by Alison Krauss
Written by Roger Nichols (uncredited) and Tony Macaulay (uncredited)
Courtesy of Larriken Entertainment Pty Ltd
Album: Now That I've Found You

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Featured review

8/10

Movies are such a great thing

Two things about this flick and about the movies generally talking: 1. I live a zillion miles away from Australia, a place where probably I'll never be, a country I have nothing in common with. It does not matter at all. For an hour and a half I´ve been living there, with one of the weirdest and lovable families ever seen. I´ve been another australian.

2. I hate law movies. I hate trials on a screen, with distinguished exceptions. I hate lost causes. I hate that David vs. Goliath stuff. I hate J. Grisham's books and adaptations. This film is all about that. But it a marvelous, enjoyable, laughable, tear-jerker, unforgettable film.

Thank you, Antipodes dwellers, for such a gift.