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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
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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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:
Susie Wright
Annie Parsons
Kathryn Mary O'Sullivan
Production Design:
Tracy Watt
Script Editor:
Chris Warner
John Thomson
Max Dann
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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