Crackers
09/07/1998
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.
Movie Information
Daniel Kellie
as Joey Dredge
Peter Rowsthorn
as Bruno
Susan Lyons
as Hilary Dredge
Terry Gill
as Jack Hall
Maggie King
as Violet 'Vi' Hall
Valerie Bader
as Aunt Dottie
Warren Mitchell
as Albert Hall
Christopher Chapman
as Angus
Louise Siversen
as Teacher
Ross Williams
as Vice Principal
Rainey Carah
as Driver
Tom Coltraine
as Driver's Companion
Kirsty Child
as Charge Nurse
