I Own the Racecourse
5.0
A touching story of a likable, but somewhat slow, teenage boy who believes he has bought a major Sydney racecourse for $20. Based on the classic Australian novel of the same name by Patricia Wrightson.
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Cast
20 people
Gully Coote
Andy
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Tony Barry
Bert Hammond
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Rodney Burke
Joe
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Norman Kaye
Drunken Old Man
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Bangkok Hilton
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Brett Adlard
Matt
No other roles listed
Anthony Mangan
Mike
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Safier Redzeposki
Terry
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Brett Climo
Constable Eadie
Known for
Double Vision
Body Melt
Rob Steele
Evangelist
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Breaker Morant
Slim DeGrey
Worker #1
Known for
Wake in Fright
Age of Consent
Josef Drewniak
Worker #2
Also in
Les Patterson Saves the World
Norman Loves Rose
Ian ‘Dano’ Rogerson
Worker #3
Also in
Young Einstein
Stephen Ramsey Director · John Edwards Screenplay Patricia Wrightson Author
Budget $700K · First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Australia
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Budget
$700,000
Production
Barron Entertainment
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · January 1, 1986
Physical · Straight to video
No release date listed for United States.
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