''Save Your Legs!'' is a 2012 Australian

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directed by Boyd Hicklin and starring

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and

Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director. Early life and education Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to e ...

. The film is inspired by a 2005 documentary of the same name. It follows the story of Edward "Teddy" Brown and his two mates of a Melbourne cricket team, who travel to India for a tour. The film premiered at the

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on 19 August 2012. In Great Britain, the movie is called ''Knocked For Six''.

Plot

Edward 'Teddy' Brown lives for his suburban cricket club and his two best friends, Rick and Stavros. But when he realises that his beloved team mates are moving on and growing up, he's forced to take matters into his own hands and remind them of just how good cricket can be. Rallying a boyhood dream and his own teenage obsession, 35-year-old Teddy leads his very ordinary cricket team into the extraordinary heart of India, on an audacious three match tour and a mission to meet cricketing legend,

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. While Ted's best-laid plans are brought undone by the chaos of India, stumps fly, friendships fray and a life-changing comic adventure unfolds. The dream tour becomes a nightmare and the men are forced to face the realities of their friendship, confront their fears and Ted has to learn to move with the changing times.

Cast

... Edward "Teddy" Brown *

... Stavros *

... Rick *

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... Colin *

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... Mark * David Lyons ... Prince *

Pallavi Sharda Pallavi Sharda (born 5 March 1990) is an Australian actress of Indian descent, and a classical Indian Bharathanatyam dancer. Her film credits include Oscar nominated film ''Lion'' (2016), Bollywood films ''Begum Jaan'' (2017) and ''Hawaizaada'' ...

... Anjali *

Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala (born 29 September 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, television and stage. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Gandhi, My Father''. He is popular for his show in which he was seen as ...

... Sanjeet Thambuswanny *

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... Tusshar Rai

Production

In November 2011, the

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supported the film as a way to promote trade between India and Australia. Filming began on 12 December, with extensive shoots in India in early 2012.

Critical reception

Ed Gibbs of ''

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'' gave it 4 out of 5 and stated that "this feel-good Australian comedy knocks it into the stands - even for viewers with no interest in cricket".

Box office

''Save Your Legs!'' opened across 176 screens for distributor Madman, taking $165,000, for a screen average of just $936 per screen. The film was a UK theatrical and DVD release in June 2014 under the revised title of ''Knocked For Six''.

References

External links

* * * 2010s sports comedy films Australian sports comedy films Films about cricket in India 2012 comedy films 2012 films 2010s English-language films 2010s Australian films {{sport-film-stub