The title of The Castle refers to a ramshackle suburban tract house so close to an airport that planes fly mere yards above the roof. Worse than that, it's built on a toxic landfill and right beside humming high-power lines. But to patriarch Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) and his dim-witted but cheerful brood, it's home. Darryl has devoted himself to constantly improving it with modifications such as a false chimney that, as he brags to a man sent to estimate the value of the property, makes the house look more picturesque. When the owners of the airport serve Darryl... notice that his home is being compulsorily purchased, Darryl hires a small-time lawyer and pursues his case all the way to the Australian Supreme Court. This Australian box-office smash has something of the same buoyant spirit as The Full Monty. Its relationship with its characters resembles the farcical intimacy of classic sitcoms such as Fawlty Towers, in which crazed behaviour is balanced by the genuine warmth of the whole cast. Caton in particular is a sweet, engaging presence; Darryl Kerrigan is a fool, but a fool with dignity, and he carries you through the movie. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A saga about a greyhound-racing tow truck driver who never meant to be a hero but ends up in the High Court of Australia with his small-time surburban lawyer mate and a retired QC fighting the expansion of an adjacent airport that would destroy his home
Australian Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) is proud of his home life: he has a son in jail, his wife makes great sponge cake, and he owns a speedboat which he cleans every Saturday morning. But just when Darryl is making plans for a patio, he learns that property developers intend to bulldoze his neighbourhood in order to extend the airport. Contacting his solicitor, Darryl sets out to prove once and for all that an Australian man's home is his castle!
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