Backyard Ashes
Backyard Ashes

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Dougie Waters loves nothing more than a weekend barbie and cricket match with his mates. But his paradise on earth 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, moves in. The animosity between the two men peaks during one fateful backyard cricket match when Dougie hits a ball that accidentally stuns Edward's prize winning cat, Dexter. The cat falls into the roaring BBQ and is... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Backyard Ashes:

Andrew S. Gilbert
Felix Williamson
Damian Callinan
Maddison Catlin-Smith
Rebecca Massey
Jake Speer

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Dougie Waters loves nothing more than a weekend barbie and cricket match with his mates. But his paradise on earth 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, moves in. The animosity between the two men peaks during one fateful backyard cricket match when Dougie hits a ball that accidentally stuns Edward's prize winning cat, Dexter. The cat falls into the roaring BBQ and is instantly incinerated, leaving only ashes. Dougie's son captures footage of the unfortunate event on camera and it is uploaded onto YouTube where the video instantly goes viral! The idea of a backyard cricketing challenge is hatched, with the winner keeping the ashes of Edward's deceased cat, Dexter. The two teams battle it out in the greatest game of backyard cricket ever for the Backyard Ashes.

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User Review - 10/10 by Catherine WGood fun movie for the cricketing family...particularly the older generation who are familiar with cricketing 'legends'.
User Review - 10/10 by Meri DFantastic Aussie comedy perfect for lovers of cricket everywhere
User Review - 10/10 by James BYou don't have to be from Down Under or any British influenced cricket playing principality to enjoy this movie. The typical local bush language and British deadpan dry humor is present throughout. This is more of an intellectual buddy comedy where strong bonds are not wasted on cheap humor. This outing is a prime example of the oft underrated and highly entertaining cinema that comes from Australia. I only wish more cinema like this could make it to the U.S. Move over slob humor and block buster CGI action. This slightly unpolished gem is an unqualified success in its own right.
User Review - 10/10 by Michael MThe film does what it's set out to do, being an inspiring Aussie tale about two blokes a Aussie/Pomie versing each other other all over a Cat being blown up in a High Class Barbeque.
User Review - 10/10 by Alexandria BFor what it is? It does exactly what it was set out to do in the first place!
User Review - 8/10 by Gavin PA fun little Australian independent comedy.
User Review - 6/10 by Panta OFinally, a film that recognises the place that produced Mark Taylor, Michael Slater, Geoff Lawson, Cameron Mooney, Wayne Carey, the Mortimer brothers, Steve Elkington, Scobie Breasley and Nathan Sharpe - Wagga Wagga, where the crows fly backwards for no reason! Directed by Mark Grentell and written by Peter Cox, this is just a typical easy going working class Aussie comedy. Backyard Ashes, according to its own director, is not the best movie ever made, but it's certainly the best movie ever made in Wagga Wagga, and the funniest! And it had a budget of only A$300,000, most of which came from individuals and businesses in this small town. But, this movie is so Australian that viewers from other countries will have difficulties following it... maybe some of the British viewers could be excepted, and they would understand it. The story is actually all about mateship and backyard cricket, a game so well adapted for Australian conditions it's a wonder it took so long to see its comic potential. Our hero, Dougie Waters (Andrew S. Gilbert) always takes the game seriously, and his backyard pitch is mowed and rolled before each game! Of course, there is no point having a game without a beer and a BBQ, and Dougie's barbecue is turbocharged. But soon, everything changes with a new neighbour moving in, who happens to be the new factory boss - Edward Lords (Felix Williamson). The bitter sporting rivalry between England and Australia is now spread to backyard cricket. Dougie's team is a cosmopolitan bunch, representing the new Australia: Bin from the sub-continent (Waseem Khan), Taka from Japan (Shingo Usami) and Shep (Jamie Way), the token Kiwi, and Spock (Damian Callinan), the stand-up comedian of the group. If you like Australia, or if you are missing it, check this one out! It is another story about small event that mean a lot to those taking part. It is a little bit rough around the edges, but it has its charm and joy, and a lingering sense of the things that matter to Australians!
User Review - 2/10 by Grant SEmbarrassing. Between making great crime-dramas (eg Animal Kingdom, Snowtown), Australia makes some horrendously bad movies. Pretentious dramas (eg Jindabyne), low-brow comedies (eg the Wogboy) and its cousin, the intended-to-be-folksy-but-really-quite-stupid comedy. This is one of the latter. Watched this because it involved cricket, and almost immediately regretted it. It has some good moments - some cricket in-jokes (eg the Muralitharan = chucker observation and bowling a beer underarm to a New Zealander) and some other laugh-out-loud moments - but these are few and far between. This is seriously bad. Every stereotype is employed, every cliche abused in this farce. The writers and director could not have made the characters more of caricatures of Australians and English if they tried. The plot, for lack of a better word, is silly and contrived. It's as if they wanted to be as predictable and unoriginal as possible. Embarrassing to watch, especially if you're Australian. A movie made to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
User Review - 2/10 by Ben HAussie comedys seem to be the same old stuff
User Review - 2/10 by Hannah GAs a citizen of Wagga, I am very dissapointed with this movie. It could have been good, there were a few great lines of aussie humor. If not for that they killed a cat. Not just killed a cat, but killed it to be FUNNY. Animal cruelty is never funny. They could have played it so many different ways, but it had to be that didn't it? Screw this movie. Don't watch it if you one of the 99% of people who don't hate cats to their core.

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