{"id":38352,"date":"2022-05-02T13:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T01:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=38352"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T01:45:34","slug":"its-the-vibe-25-years-on-how-the-castle-became-an-australian-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/its-the-vibe-25-years-on-how-the-castle-became-an-australian-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s the vibe\u2019: 25 years on: How The Castle became an Australian classic | WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Practically every Australian has a favourite line from The Castle. For some it is the serenity of Bonnie Doon, the daggy dad kitchen conversation (\u201cwhat do you call that, darl?\u201d) or the jousting sticks for sale on Trading Post (\u201ctell him he\u2019s dreamin\u2019!\u201d). For others, it is the classic exclamation: \u201cThis is going straight to the pool room!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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That Castle-speak remains pervasive today is just one indicator of the 1997 film\u2019s enduring cultural resonance. The relatively low-budget local production has become one of the most beloved Australian movies of all time. Next month, the film will celebrate its 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we first did a sit-down read, it was just a funny, lovely, humble, charming little film,\u201d Tiriel Mora, who played suburban solicitor Dennis Denuto, tells Guardian Australia. \u201cBut very much a\u00a0little<\/em>\u00a0film. We shot it in 10-and-a-half days, and that included a half day in Canberra for the high court stuff. We couldn\u2019t possibly know that it would resonate like it did.\u201d But resonate it has, at the time and ever since. \u201cIt just grew and grew and grew,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

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The Castle\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of the Kerrigan family\u2019s battle to save their suburban Melbourne<\/a> home, their castle, from compulsory acquisition as the airport bordering the property seeks to expand. Father Darryl Kerrigan persuades local solicitor Denuto (more familiar with defending petty criminals \u2013 including Kerrigan\u2019s son \u2013 than the constitution) to challenge the acquisition. After Denuto loses the case, retired barrister Lawrence Hammill QC (played by Bud Tingwell) offers to appeal pro bono to the high court. Against all odds, they win.<\/p>\n