The Castle
Apr 10 1997
•1h 25m
•Drama, Comedy
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.
Cast
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Michael Caton
Darryl Kerrigan
Anne Tenney
Sal Kerrigan
Stephen Curry
Dale Kerrigan
Anthony Simcoe
Steve Kerrigan
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