The Castle
“Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.”
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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Cast
41 people
Michael Caton
Darryl Kerrigan
Known for
The Animal
Last Cab to Darwin
Anne Tenney
Sal Kerrigan
Also in
Playing Gracie Darling
A Country Practice
Stephen Curry
Dale Kerrigan
Known for
Pine Gap
Rogue
Anthony Simcoe
Steve Kerrigan
Known for
Farscape
Nim's Island
Sophie Lee
Tracy Kerrigan
Known for
Muriel's Wedding
Holy Smoke
Wayne Hope
Wayne Kerrigan
Also in
The Librarians
Back in Very Small Business
Tiriel Mora
Dennis Denuto
Known for
OtherLife
Queen of the Damned
Eric Bana
Con Petropoulous
Known for
Hulk
Troy
Charles Tingwell
Lawrence Hammill
Known for
Murder Most Foul
Evil Angels
Robyn Nevin
Federal Court judge
Known for
Top of the Lake
Relic
Costas Kilias
Farouk
Also in
The Kings of Mykonos
The Wannabes
Bryan Dawe
Ron Graham
Also in
Fast Forward
The Games
Rob Sitch Director · Tom Gleisner Screenplay Jane Kennedy Screenplay
Worldwide gross $862K · Budget $800K · United States release May 7, 1999
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$861,789
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Working Dog
Production
Village Roadshow
Production
Village Roadshow Entertainment
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · April 10, 1997
Theatrical
United States · May 7, 1999
Theatrical
Czechia
August 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 31, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
March 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Malaysia
March 26, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 16, 1999 · Theatrical
New Zealand
January 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
December 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
June 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 31, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 24, 1998 · Theatrical
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