The Castle

The Castle Quotes

A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion.

Farouk: He say plane fly overhead, drop value. I don't care. In Beirut, plane fly over, drop bomb. I like these planes.
Wayne Kerrigan: How's Mum?
Dale Kerrigan: Good.
Wayne Kerrigan: How's Dad?
Dale Kerrigan: Good.
Wayne Kerrigan: How's Trace?
Dale Kerrigan: Good.
Wayne Kerrigan: How are you?
Dale Kerrigan: Good.
Wayne Kerrigan: How's Steve?
Dale Kerrigan: He's all right.
Wayne Kerrigan: Good.
Dale Kerrigan: [voice-over] We could just chat for hours.
Dale Kerrigan: Dad reckons fishing is 10% brains and 95% muscle, the rest is just good luck.
Con Petropoulous: And can I just say how disenchanted I am with the legal system
Farouk: You have friend, I have friend. My friend go to your house, put bomb under your car and blow you to fucking sky!
Darryl Kerrigan: What did he do?
Farouk: He get scared and he leave!
Darryl Kerrigan: Tell him he's dreaming
Federal Court Judge: And what Law are you basing this argument on?
Darryl Kerrigan: The Law of bloody common sense!
Darryl Kerrigan: This is going straight to the pool room.
Steve Kerrigan: Dad, you haven't let anyone down. I don't know what the opposite of lettin' someone down is... but you done the opposite
Dale Kerrigan: [voiceover] He loved the serenity of the place
Darryl Kerrigan: Hows the serenity?
Dale Kerrigan: [voiceover] I think he also just loved the word.
Darryl Kerrigan: So much serenity.
Dale Kerrigan: Mum said it was funny how one day you're not famous, and the next day you are. Famous. And then you're not again.
Dennis Denuto: It's the vibe of the thing, your Honour.
Darryl Kerrigan: Dale dug a hole. Tell 'em Dale.
Dale Kerrigan: I dug a hole.
[repeated line]
Darryl Kerrigan: Tell 'em they're dreamin'.
Darryl Kerrigan: Now here back: all landfill. Not allowed to build there.
Council Officer: Has the soil been tested?
Darryl Kerrigan: Oh yeah, nothing too serious in there... what do you know about lead?
Dale Kerrigan: If Dad is the backbone, Mum is the other bones. All of 'em.
Darryl Kerrigan: Dad, he reckons powerlines are a reminder of man's ability to generate electricity.
Dale Kerrigan: [voice-over] Dad also had a way of making everyone feel important.
Darryl Kerrigan: Go on Dale tell him. Tell 'em. Go on tell him.
Dale Kerrigan: [voice-over] Like the time I dug a hole.
Darryl Kerrigan: Dale dug a hole.
Dale Kerrigan: [voice-over] And he would compliment Mum every night on her cooking.
Darryl Kerrigan: Well hello. How's this boys. Woo hoo. What' do you call this?
Sal Kerrigan: Chicken.
Darryl Kerrigan: and it's got something sprinkled on it
Sal Kerrigan: Seasoning
Darryl Kerrigan: Seasoning! Looks like everybody's kicked a goal.
Darryl Kerrigan: Compulsorily acquired? You know what this means don't you, they're acquiring it compulsorily.
Dale Kerrigan: If there's anything Dad loved more than serenity, it was a big two stroke engine on full throttle!
[last lines]
Dale Kerrigan: My name is Dale Kerrigan and this is my story.
Dale Kerrigan: [shouting] Dad? I dug another hole!
Evonne: Get your hand off it, Darryl...
Dale Kerrigan: The real estate agent said 'location location location' and we were right next to the airport!

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