Crackers
Crackers

Crackers

Just your average bunch of biscuits!

6.0(7 votes)
1998
1h 30m
Comedy
Family

Larceny, adultery, sabotage and treachery. Yes, just your typical Christmas with the Dredge family! Twelve-year-old Joey Dredge is in trouble again. Expelled for jumping off the school roof, he's haunted by his father's death and hates his mother's new boyfriend and his bullying son. Compounding his misery is the knowledge he has to spend Christmas with them at the family beach house. Things look grim until the unexpected arrival of great-grandfather Albert, fresh from a stint in prison. Forced to share the back shed with this swearing, farting and devious octogenarian, Joey's life changes. Between barbecuing the family dog, performing a self-burial and causing his intended step-father to consume a startling amount of hash, Joey learns a few life lessons from Albert, who despite his many vices may give Joey the strength to accept the past and embrace the future.

Production

Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Australian Film Corporation, Trout Films, Beyond Films, Film Victoria

Cast

Daniel Kellie

Daniel Kellie

Joey Dredge

Peter Rowsthorn

Peter Rowsthorn

Bruno

Susan Lyons

Susan Lyons

Hilary Dredge

Terry Gill

Terry Gill

Jack Hall

Maggie King

Maggie King

Violet 'Vi' Hall

Valerie Bader

Valerie Bader

Aunt Dottie

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Albert Hall

Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman

Angus

Louise Siversen

Louise Siversen

Teacher

Ross Williams

Ross Williams

Vice Principal

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