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The Kerrigan family's home is situated right beside one of Melbourne's airports, but they don't mind. In fact, they love living there. When the government and airport authorities announce that they are buying up all the properties in the neighbourhood in order to make way for airport extensions, Darryl decides to defend his right to live in his beloved home. The Castle is the story of how they take on the authorities, all the way to the High Court.
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The Castle
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Melbourne on Film : Cinema That Defines Our City 2022; -
30 Years After Mabo, What Do Australia’s Battler Stories – and Their Evasions – Say about Who We Are?
2022
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 July 2022 2022;'The Mabo decision in 1992 was a turning point for Australia. It finally overturned the dishonest doctrine of terra nullius and recognised Indigenous land rights. It was a moment of hope, accompanied by a productive tension.' (Introduction)
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Straight to the Pool Room : A Love Letter to The Castle on Its 25th Anniversary
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 April 2022;
— Review of The Castle 1997 single work film/TV'The phrases “Tell him he’s dreamin’”, “That’s going straight to the pool room”, “How’s the serenity?” and “It’s the vibe” have become Aussie staples. These now-classic quotes all come from The Castle - voted the best Australian film ever in a recent poll.'
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‘It’s the Vibe’ : 25 Years on, How The Castle Became an Australian Classic
2022
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column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 March 2022;'The low-budget comedy has been quoted in the high court, made Bonnie Doon synonymous with ‘serenity’ and carved itself a unique space in the national imagination'
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The Castle : Student Book
Gladesville
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Into English
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2020
24871660
2020
single work
criticism
'The Castle Student Book is a study of the Australian film, The Castle, along with several other texts. It has been designed to fulfil the requirements of the NSW Stage 6 English Year 12 Standard Module A: Language, Identity and Culture.'
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Straight to the Pool Room : A Love Letter to The Castle on Its 25th Anniversary
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 April 2022;
— Review of The Castle 1997 single work film/TV'The phrases “Tell him he’s dreamin’”, “That’s going straight to the pool room”, “How’s the serenity?” and “It’s the vibe” have become Aussie staples. These now-classic quotes all come from The Castle - voted the best Australian film ever in a recent poll.'
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Coming from the City in the Castle, Vacant Possession, Strange Planet and Radiance
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Cinema after Mabo 2004; (p. 112-130) In this chapter, Collins and Davis analyse how emergent themes within contemporary Australian cultural studies, repudiate 'the 19th century bush as the template for a British-derived national identity, turning instead to the cosmopolitan city , the multi-cultural suburbs, and the hedonistic holiday coast as templates for the a dynamic, post-national, post-multi-cultural identity in the 21st century.' The authors argue that 'the problem of belonging and of being at home in Australia is evident in the afterwardness of the history wars that followed the Mabo decision.' Source : Australian Cinema after Mabo (2004). - y 'The Castle' Perth : Centre for Research in Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) , 2000 Z1699065 2000 single work criticism Research undertaken by a student of the Centre for Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) into The Castle (1997). Includes aspects relating to the production phase, critical reception, principal performers and production crew, references and a synopsis.
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Battlers Take Top Spot in Movie Poll
2010
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 October 2010; (p. 13) -
Favourite Movie Character Gong Going Straight to the Pool Room
2010
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column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 October 2010; (p. 3) Isabel Hayes reports on an Australian survey in which 37 per cent of respondents chose The Castle's Darryl Kerrigan as the film character most representative of the Australian character. -
Nostalgia Unbound : Illegibility and the Synthetic Excess of Place
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media and Cultural Studies , vol. 14 no. 3 2000; (p. 275-287)
Awards
- 1997 winner Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Original Screenplay
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