''Backyard Ashes'' is a 2013 Australian comedy film about

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Cast

Production

''Backyard Ashes'' was shot in the town of

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...

, the first of two films to be shot in the town (the other being Stakes).

Reception

Film critic Paul Byrnes wrote in ''

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'': "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 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.

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Official website
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