Movies set in Victoria: The Castle, Crackerjack, Mad Max

From Chopper to The Castle, there’s no shortage of amazing movies filmed in our state. How many have you seen?

There’s no shortage of great Aussie flicks set in Melbourne, including Chopper, The Castle and Crackerjack.

Victoria plays a starring role in many of our country’s greatest movies.

From The Castle to Crackerjack, check out some of the best films shot in Victoria.

THE CASTLE

Anthony Simcoe, Stephen Curry, Michael Caton and Anne Tenney in a scene from the 1997 film 'The Castle'.

Who can drive past Bonnie Doon without singing the famous line from The Castle, recently voted Australia’s favourite film.

Darryl Kerrigan’s “castle” was actually a home in Dagonet St, Strathmore, which has now been moved to Beechworth.

Other memorable scenes were shot in Toorak, Brunswick and Essendon and Melbourne airports.

CHOPPER

Eric Bana as Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read.

Filming of the cult 2000 classic about criminal turned author Mark Brandon ‘Chopper’ Read, starring Eric Bana, took place in the old Pentridge Prison and Jika Jika before it was demolished to become apartments.

THE WOG BOY

Vince Colosimo and Nick Giannopoulos (right) and pose in front of the "Wog Boy" Valiant in Yarraville near in 2009. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith

Chasers Nightclub in Chapel St plays a starring role in the hit 2000 film The Wog Boy, starring Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo. Filming of Wog Boy 3 now underway, with scenes being shot in Fitzroy, Brighton and Wheelers Hill.

CRACKERJACK

Mick Molloy at the Richmond Union Bowling Club.

Melbourne Bowling Club in Windsor was the major location site for the 2002 comedy Crackerjack, starring Mick Molloy, Judith Lucy and Bill Hunter.

THE CLUB

Actor Jack Thompson (right) as coach Laurie Holden in 1980 film The Club.

Featuring an all-star cast, including Jack Thompson, it doesn’t get much more Melbourne than 1980 hit The Club, described by the Herald Sun’s Leigh Paatsch as “a terrific tale of boardroom bloodletting and player-coach conflict”.

RIDE LIKE A GIRL

Teresa Palmer as Michelle Payne in a scene from the movie Ride Like A Girl.

The 2019 film starring Teresa Palmer as Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne showcases a number of Victorian locations, including Ballarat, Sunbury, Macedon Ranges, Jan Juc and the Moonee Valley, Hanging Rock and Flemington racecourses, according to the VicScreen website.

THE DRY

Eric Bana in The Dry.

Based on Jane Harper’s award-winning novel, The Dry was filmed in Victoria’s Mallee and Wimmera regions.

The team behind the box office hit have reunited for new movie Force of Nature, with filming taking place in the Dandenong Ranges.

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER

Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton at the reunion of "The Man from Snowy River" movie that they starred in together. The reunion was held in conjunction with the cattlemen get together at Buttercup, Merrijig.

The Man from Snowy River became a box office hit when it was released in 1982.

Starring Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson, it boosted tourism to the Victorian alpine region.

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

A scene from the 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock.

The 1975 feature Picnic at Hanging Rock, directed by Peter Weir, remains a classic and was shot at the famous rock formation in the Macedon Ranges.

MAD MAX

Actors Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence in Mad Max 2.

The 1979 classic starring Mel Gibson was shot in and around Melbourne over 12 weeks, on a budget of less than $400,000.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR BEN?

Rachael Taylor and Josh Lawson in Any Questions for Ben?

Melbourne looks stunning in this 2012 film, with filming taking place in a number of well-known locations including the NGV, Cooks’ Cottage and the rooftop cinema in the CBD.