Dalkeith

Dalkeith

Movie |

Retirement Home | Greyhound Racing

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Leigh Sheehan, Wade Stevenson
  • Cast(s): Ray Barrett, Gus Mercurio, Alan Hopgood, Jacinta Stapleton, Julie Nihill See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 33min
  • Music: Frank Strangio,Neil McGrath,Mark Pitman,Laurie Robinson
  • Similar To: One Battle After Another, Sorry, Baby
  • Story:
    Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.
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STORY

Story
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.

BOX OFFICE

Budget 900,000 USD

TRIVIA

Trivia

The movie played for over year at the Waverley Cinema in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The movie was shot on Super 16 and then in post-production upgraded and finished in digital format.

As reported by the Australian newspaper 'The Age', this Australian film failed to get a commercial distributor in Australia.

The name of the old folks home was the 'Dalkeith Retirement Home'.

The name the old folks gave to the greyhound dog they acquired was 'Dalkeith'.