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Crackers (1998) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 9, 1998

Original Title:
Crackers

Alternate Titles:
Crackers - OZ
Knäppskallarna
Schrille Nacht - Ein total verrücktes Weihnachtsfest
Ütödöttek

Genres:
Comedy | Family

Production Companies:
Australian Film Commission
Australian Film Corporation
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Beyond Films
Film Victoria
Trout Films

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  NZ: M 

Runtime: 90

Just your average bunch of biscuits!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Armorer:
John Fox

Art Department Coordinator:
Marion Long

Art Direction:
Brian Alexander

Casting:
Dina Mann

Continuity:
Karinda Parkinson

Costume Designer:
Clare Griffin

Dialogue Editor:
Livia Ruzic

Director:
David Swann

Director of Photography:
László Baranyai

Editor:
Ken Sallows

First Assistant Director:
Chris Odgers

First Assistant Editor:
Maria Kaltenthaler

Hair Supervisor:
Andrea Cadzow

Line Producer:
Bernadette O'Mahony

Location Manager:
Gavin Beech

Makeup Supervisor:
Andrea Cadzow

Music:
Ricky Edwards

Music Coordinator:
Sandy Edwards

Music Supervisor:
Christine Woodruff

Producer:
Chris Warner

Production Coordinator:
Kathryn Mary O'Sullivan
Annie Parsons
Susie Wright

Production Design:
Tracy Watt

Script Editor:
Max Dann
John Thomson
Chris Warner

Second Assistant Director:
Andrew Power

Sound:
John McKerrow

Sound Effects:
Craig Carter

Sound Effects Editor:
Mark Street

Sound Engineer:
Michael Letho

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gethin Creagh

Special Effects:
Peter Stubbs

Third Assistant Director:
Michael Agnew

Unit Manager:
Leigh Ammitzboll

Writer:
David Swann

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