Record Number |
36311 |
Uniform Title |
Backyard Ashes (Motion picture : 2013) |
Title |
Backyard Ashes / Screen Australia, Screen NSW and Wagga Wagga City Council present a Crow Crow Productions film ; directed by Mark Grentell ; written by Mark Grentell and Peter Cox. |
Publisher |
[Kew, Vic.] : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, [2014]. |
©2013 |
Collation |
1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Aspect ratio: 1.77:1. |
"Aussie v Poms in the biggest game of backyard cricket ever!" -- Container. |
Special features: Audio commentray with director/producer/writer Mark Grentell and writer/producer Peter Cox ; Behind the scenes ; Deleted scenes ; Wagga Premiere ; Alternate opening ; "Take me to the backyard' music video. |
Performer note |
Andrew S. Gilbert, Felix Williamson, Rebecca Massey, John Wood, Damian Callinan. |
Summary |
Dougie Waters (Andrew S. Gilbert, Dirty Deeds) loves nothing more than a weekend Barbie and a cricket match with his mates. But his paradise is destroyed when his best mate and neighbour Norm is forced to leave town and their new boss, a pompous English administrator called Edward Lords (Felix Williamson, The Great Gatsby) moves in. The animosity between the two peaks during a cricket match when Dougie hits a ball that accidentally stuns Edward’s prize winning cat, Dexter. The cat’s fate is captured by Dougie’s son on camera and uploaded onto YouTube™ where it instantly goes viral! The idea of a backyard cricketing challenge is hatched, with the winner keeping all that remains of Edward’s deceased cat, Dexter. The two teams battle it out in the greatest game of backyard cricket ever…the Backyard Ashes. Also featuring John Wood (Gold Logie winner for Blue Heelers) and comedian Damian Callinan, Backyard Ashes is an entertaining family comedy that uses the famous Australian pastime of backyard cricket as an analogy for the bitter sporting rivalry between England and Australia. |
Target Audience |
Censorship rating: M15+. Coarse language. |
Language Note |
Sound track in English with subtitles in English HOH |
Subject |
Cricket matches -- Drama |
Cricket -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Drama |
Author |
Grentell, Mark, director, screenwriter. |
Cox, Peter, screenwriter. |
Williamson, Felix, actor. |
Gilber, Andrew. S, actor. |
Wood, John, actor. |
Crow Crow Productions, production company. |
Screen Australia. |
Screen NSW. |
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