The cast of The Castle don't look like this anymore! Stars of iconic film look unrecognisable in Today show segment
Stephen Curry, Michael Caton and Anthony Simcoe sat down with Nine's Today show on Wednesday to discuss their new gig - a partnership with Uber Green - while also reminiscing over the iconic '90s flick.
The trio have all greyed since the film first premiered; however their humour hadn't changed a wink as they chatted to Richard Wilkins over a pint at The Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre in Marrickville.
Caton and Curry also now sport salt and pepper bushy beards and moustaches.
Looking back on the iconic Aussie film, the trio couldn't believe how the film was still so relevant after all this time, especially considering it only took 11 days to film.
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'All those lines from the film have become such a part of the vernacular that the next generation of people coming through don't even know they're quoting the film,' Stephen, 49, revealed.
Reflecting on the film's popularity 28 years on, Caton, 81, said that no one could've predicted the cult status it achieved.
'We all knew it was a great script. Great scripts have come and gone and the films have done nothing. This, this just surprised us all,' he said.
Simcoe, now 56, chimed in, saying: 'When it took off, I was almost in disbelief about the impact that it had.
'I'd done a few films before that and usually it's your girlfriend, your mum and dad and your next door neighbour who sees it.
'And here, all of a sudden, you've got something that people not only watched at the time, but to have something that people remember 25-something years later...'
The Castle recently made its way back into headlines after critics of the 1997 film linked its plot about a blue-collar family trying to save their home from being acquired by developers to Australia's current housing crisis.
Taking to X, a critic slammed the beloved hit comedy that made household names Eric Bana, Michael Caton and Stephen Curry.
'The film that did irreparable damage to urban planning in Australia,' complained the keyboard warrior about the film that launched one-liners like: 'Tell 'em they're dreamin'.'
The angry critic then explained that the film was 'a convergence towards self entitlement and hypocrisy, a surrender to urban sprawl and sitting on a motorway two hours a day.'
Another joined in the strange pile-on against the film.
'[1997] Literally when the housing boom took off. Coincidence?' they added on the X thread.
Originally released in 1997, The Castle is a comedy about a blue collar family who battle with developers.
The ultra-low-budget film went on to gross $11 million at the Australian box office.
The film's creators Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, and Jane Kennedy later made another comedy classic The Dish, in 2000.
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