The Castle
(dir. Rob Sitch)
"With Presets?"
"Yeah. And Megabass!"
"Wow! I can't wait to go to Bangkok"
For those who like their comedies simple of plot and rich in quotes, the Castle is going 'straight to the Pool Room' ('a special place for mementos and things that remind you of things' (See Below)). In a nutshell; the Kerrigan family are told to leave the family home, making way for a Big Corporation's plans to extend the nearby airport. Kerrigan Dad, Darryl, disagrees and takes on the Company in the courts.... that's it.
Family/Neighbourhood = good, Faceless Companies = bad and a sweet victory for the little man (no hidden twists here). But the jokes and one-liners are packed hard and fast and the characters, whilst simple souls, are there to be rooted for. In places it's a fast show school of gags - keep them simple, then repeat "two-fifty! For Jousting Sticks! Tell him he's Dreamin'!". Other lines are as inspired as they are dumb "Dad, I don't know what the opposite of letting someone down is, but you've done the opposite!" There's just too many of them - watch it a couple of times then annoy your friends by quoting upcoming lines..."Dad, I dug another Hole!" Also features an appearance by Eric 'The Hulk' Bana, as the Kickboxing Brother-in-Law - "The food was an absolute credit to the airline".
I'll give the quotes a rest now, before transcribing the whole script. Just watch it. Then Laugh.
29th Oct 2003 - Tumblr
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