Crackers is a Christmas-themed Australian film starring Peter Rowsthorn. It was released on 9 July 1998. It was written and directed by David Swann.[1]
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During the Christmas holidays, Hilary Dredge (Susan Lyons) and her son, Joey (Daniel Kellie), travel up 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 doesn't like Bruno because of his relationship with his mother. Joey and Angus have a violent rivalry with each other because of this, as Angus doesn't like it when Joey shows disrespect to his father.
Crackers grossed $1,263,230 at the box office in Australia.[2] The film was re-released on DVD in November 2010. Copies were sold out right throughout Sydney stores in the lead-up to Christmas. People who were attempting to sell old VHS versions for $50 online are believed to be going 'crackers'.