▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Category : P ope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI <0x0A> </s> ▁Cra ck ers ▁is ▁a ▁Christmas - th emed ▁Australian ▁comedy ▁film ▁st arring ▁Peter ▁Row st horn . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁Bey ond ▁Films . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁Sw ann . ▁ ▁Plot ▁During ▁the ▁Christmas ▁hol id ays , ▁Hil ary ▁D red ge ▁( S us an ▁Ly ons ) ▁and ▁her ▁son , ▁Jo ey ▁( Daniel ▁K ell ie ), ▁travel ▁into ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁to ▁spend ▁Christmas ▁with ▁Jo ey ' s ▁grand par ents . ▁To ▁accomp any ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁trip , ▁Hil ary ' s ▁boy friend ▁Bruno ▁( Peter ▁Row st horn ) ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Ang us ▁( Christ opher ▁Chap man ) ▁go ▁with ▁them . ▁Jo ey ▁does ▁not ▁like ▁Bruno ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁Jo ey ▁and ▁Ang us ▁have ▁a ▁violent ▁rival ry ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁as ▁Ang us ▁is ▁un im pressed ▁when ▁Jo ey ▁shows ▁dis res pect ▁to ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Production ▁Sw ann ▁made ▁the ▁film ▁after ▁his ▁successful ▁short ▁Bon za . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Cra ck ers ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 , 2 6 3 , 2 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The