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Crackerjack

Crackerjack

2002Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
ComedySport
⭐ 6.8
IMDB Rating
3,272 votes

A local bowling club faces potential takeover due to dwindling membership and increasing overheads. A thrilling battle ensues, involving young and old, greed and good, and extraordinary circumstances.

Director
Paul Moloney
Writers
Mick Molloy, Richard Molloy
Stars
Mick Molloy, Bill Hunter, Frank Wilson
Release Date
November 7, 2002
Language
English
Country
Australia
πŸ† 4
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 42
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 2.0K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Mick Molloy
Mick Molloy
as Jack Simpson
Bill Hunter
Bill Hunter
as Stan Coombs
Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson
as Len Johnson
Monica Maughan
Monica Maughan
as Eileen
John Clarke
John Clarke
as Bernie Fowler
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
as Dave Jackson
Judith Lucy
Judith Lucy
as Nancy Brown
Lois Ramsey
Lois Ramsey
as Gwen
πŸ‘€
Cliff Ellen
as Norm
πŸ‘€
Esme Melville
as Mrs. Jenkins

πŸ’° Box Office

$4,717,313
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Melbourne Bowling Club, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Production
A Million Monkeys, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Film Victoria

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Dark ComedySatireComedySport

⭐ Featured Review

A cracker of a film...
by Loz8 β€’ 2002-11-11

"Being dragged along to the cinema by my best friend, I was rather worried when she said "There's a new ozzie film called Crackerjack, wanna see? oh... come on... please" I grimacingly acquiesced. The lead is played by Mick Molloy, well known to the Australian radio airwaves, and was actually pleasantly surprised. The film had a lot more substance than one would think from the advertising, and the jokes were a great deal quicker, and more humourous than you would imagine. The performances were brilliant, especially from the 'old folk' all Australian legends in the..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The 'Wheel of Cheese' incident actually happened. While the writers were visiting various bowls clubs for inspiration, one of them explained the sordid story of a club investigation into a member using the cheese for a sandwich instead of the regulation cheese and biscuits.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A local bowling club faces potential takeover due to dwindling membership and increasing overheads. A thrilling battle ensues, involving young and old, greed and good, and extraordinary circumstances.