
“Just your average bunch of biscuits!”
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.
Release Date: 7/9/1998
Runtime: 90 minutes
Languages: English
Director: David Swann
0Revenue: $1.3M
Companies: Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Australian Film Corporation, Trout Films, Beyond Films, Film Victoria
Countries: Australia
Maggie King
Violet 'Vi' Hall
Daniel Kellie
Joey Dredge

Peter Rowsthorn
Bruno

Susan Lyons
Hilary Dredge
Terry Gill
Jack Hall
Maggie King
Violet 'Vi' Hall

Valerie Bader
Aunt Dottie

Warren Mitchell
Albert Hall
Christopher Chapman
Angus
Louise Siversen
Teacher
Ross Williams
Vice Principal
Rainey Carah
Driver
Tom Coltraine
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