WHEN A FORMER AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL STAR RETURNS TO HIS RURAL HOMETOWN, HE’S TALKED INTO COACHING THEIR STRUGGLING FOOTY CLUB IN A HILARIOUS, HEARTFELT COMEDY FROM DOWN UNDER – ON BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME!
THE MERGER
Street Date: September 12, 2023
Blu-ray/DVD: $24.95/$19.95Starring Damian Callinan, one of Australia’s Most Popular Comedians, This Specially-Priced IndiePix Classics Release Includes Bonus Features – “Making the Merger” Behind-the-Scenes Featurette and an Interview with Director Mark Grentell
A retired footballer becomes the coach of his hometown’s struggling Australian Rules Football team in THE MERGER, a hilarious, heartfelt comedy from Down Under, called “an instant classic” (Film Blerg) and a “bloody ripper of an Australian sports movie!” (Glenn Dunks, Flicks) and now on Blu-ray for the first time!
The town of Bodgy Creek has seen better days. Jobs are scarce and their beloved footy club, The Roosters, looks like it will have to merge with another team or fold. Living a hermit-like existence on his farm, former AFL star player Troy Carrington (Damian Callinan) hatches a plan to save The Roosters after striking up an unlikely friendship with Neil (Rafferty Grierson), a 10-year-old aspiring filmmaker who recently lost his father. Joining forces with Neil’s mother, Angie (Kate Mulvany, “The Hunters”), who runs a nearby refugee support center, Troy rebuilds the rag-tag team and leads the community on a journey of change and redemption.
With a winning cast including Penny Cook (A Country Practice), Nick Cody (Please Like Me), Zenia Starr (Hotel Mumbai), Aaron Gocs, Sahil Saluja (Tomorrow, When the War Began), Ben Knight (The Warriors), Stephen Hunter (The Hobbit) and Fayssal Bazzi (Peter Rabbit), THE MERGER is a hilarious and heart-felt comedy you’ll not soon forget!
BONUS FEATURES
- Making The Merger Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
- Interview with director Mark Grentell by Cinema Australia
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: Blu-ray/DVD
Running Time: 103 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
Audio: 2.0 Stereo
The Merger (Indiepix Classics) [Blu-ray]
$5.49 $23.22 (as of November 15, 2024 20:36 GMT -05:00 – More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
The Merger (Indiepix Classics) [DVD]
$5.99 (as of November 15, 2024 20:36 GMT -05:00 – More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
