I Own the Racecourse

I Own the Racecourse
Directed by	Stephen Ramsey
Written by	John Edwards Stephen Ramsey
Based on	novel by Patricia Wrightson
Produced by	Paul Barron
Starring	Gully Coote Norman Kaye Tony Barry Bob Ellis
Production company	Barron Films
Distributed by	Village Roadshow (video) Network 7 (TV)
Release date	1985 (1985)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$700,000[1]

I Own the Racecourse is a 1985 Australian children's film.^[2][3] It is based on the novel of the same title by Patricia Wrightson.

Cast

• Gully Coote as Andy
• Norman Kaye as Drunken Old Man
• Tony Barry as Bert Hammond
• Bob Ellis as Renehan
• Brett Climo as Const. Eadie
• Gillian Jones as Mrs Hoddel
• Rob Steele as Evangelist
• Slim De Grey as Worker #2

References

1. "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1984 p259
2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p340
3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p89

External links

• I Own the Racecourse at IMDb