Backyard Ashes
Where legends are born!
2013 | 90m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Mark Grentell |
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| Writer: | Mark Grentell, Peter Cox |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 07, 2013 |
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| Director: | Mark Grentell |
| Writer: | Mark Grentell, Peter Cox |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | cricket |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $300,000 |
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Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Andrew S. Gilbert | Dougie Waters |
| Felix Williamson | Edward Lords |
| Damian Callinan | Spock |
| Maddison Catlin-Smith | Kerri |
| Rebecca Massey | Lilly Waters |
| Jake Speer | Glen 'Pigeon' Waters |
| Stephen Holt | Norm |
| Genelle Mullins | Denise |
| John Wood | Merv |
| Waseem Khan | Bin |
| Shingo Usami | Taka |
| Jamie Way | Shep |
| Zenia Starr | Nehru |
| Lex Marinos | Mac |
| Alice Ferguson | Wilma |
| Daniel Krige | Truman |
| Berynn Schwerdt | Colin |
| Name | Job |
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| Mark Grentell | Director, Writer |
| Peter Cox | Writer |
| Damian Wyvill | Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator, Still Photographer |
| Jessica Clarke-Nash | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Nathan Gilham | Still Photographer |
| Damian Jenkins | Data Wrangler |
| Jac Norton | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Michael Patterson | "B" Camera Operator |
| Rick Pearce | "B" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography, Still Photographer |
| Jack Walsh | Second Assistant Camera |
| Simon Koloadin | First Assistant "B" Camera |
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