''Crackers'' is a

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comedy film starring Daniel Kellie,

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and Peter Rowsthorn. It was released on 9 July 1998 by Beyond Films. It was written and directed by

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Plot

During the Christmas holidays, Hilary Dredge (

) and her son, Joey (Daniel Kellie), travel into the suburbs to spend Christmas with Joey's grandparents. To accompany them on the trip, Hilary's boyfriend Bruno (Peter Rowsthorn) and his son Angus (Christopher Chapman) go with them. Joey does not like Bruno because of his relationship with his mother. Joey and Angus have a violent rivalry with each other because of this, as Angus is unimpressed when Joey shows disrespect to his father.

Cast

* Daniel Kellie as Joey Dredge *

as Hilary Dredge * Peter Rowsthorn as Bruno *

Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell; 14 January 1926 – 14 November 2015) was a British actor. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner. In the 1950s, Mitchell appeared on the radio programmes ''Educatin ...

as Albert Hall * Christopher Chapman as Angus *

Terry Gill Terry Gill (25 October 1939 – 25 February 2015) was an English Australian actor, theatre owner, producer, director and writer. A character actor, he carved a niche in Australian television playing police officers. He appeared in over 26 Austral ...

as Jack Hall * Valerie Bader as Aunt Dottie *

Maggie King Margaret Anne King (10 April 1939 – 5 March 2020) was a Welsh born Australian actress, active in stage, television and film roles. She is probably best known for her AFI-nominated role in ''The Big Steal''. King was born in Wales, United Kin ...

as Violet 'Vi' Hall * Louis Siversen as Teacher #1 * Ross Williams as Vice Principal * Rainey Carah as Driver #1

Production

Swann made the film after his successful short ''Bonza''.

Reception

''Crackers'' grossed $1,263,230 at the box office in Australia.''Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''
The film was re-released on DVD in November 2010.

References

External links

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