Backyard Ashes
“Where legends are born!”
Dougie Waters loves nothing more than a weekend barbie and cricket match with his mates. But his paradise on earth is destroyed when his best mate and neighbour Norm is forced to leave town and their new boss, a pompous English administrator called Edward Lords, moves in. The animosity between the two men peaks during one fateful backyard cricket match when Dougie hits a ball that accidentally stuns Edward's prize winning cat, Dexter. The cat falls into the roaring BBQ and is instantly incinerated, leaving only ashes. Dougie's son captures footage of the unfortunate event on camera and it is uploaded onto YouTube where the video instantly goes viral! The idea of a backyard cricketing challenge is hatched, with the winner keeping the ashes of Edward's deceased cat, Dexter. The two teams battle it out in the greatest game of backyard cricket ever for the Backyard Ashes.
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Cast
17 people
Mark Grentell Director · Peter Cox Writer Damian Wyvill Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $600K · Budget $300K · First release November 7, 2013
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Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · November 7, 2013
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No release date listed for United States.
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