Backyard Ashes

Backyard Ashes is a 2013 Australian comedy film about backyard cricket.

Backyard Ashes
Film poster
Directed byMark Grentell
Produced byAnne Robinson
Written byPeter Cox
StarringAndrew Gilbert
Felix Williamson
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment
Release date
  • 17 November 2013 (2013-11-17)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[1]

Cast

Production

Backyard Ashes was shot in the town of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the first of two films to be shot in the town (the other being Stakes).[2]

Reception

Film critic Paul Byrnes wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald: "Grentell has good timing and an inventive, unpredictable eye for a gag. He has a feel for the dryness of Australian humour, without the jingoism." The film earned a profit and [3][4] grossed over $100,000 in just four cinemas in its first month. It went on to screen on more than 70 screens nationally, grossing over $600,000, and continues to pay small royalties.[5][6]

References

  1. "Canberra ACT news, sport and weather | The Canberra Times". www.canberratimes.com.au.
  2. Level 1, Regional Arts NSW. "Regional Arts NSW".
  3. Byrnes, Paul (22 January 2014). "Backyard Ashes film set in Wagga features a Pom next door". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Shying, Olivia (2 November 2014). "A year on, Backyard Ashes still a hit". The Daily Advertiser.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Backyard Ashes a flame". www.theaustralian.com.au. 12 November 2013.


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