Spud 2: The Madness Continues

2013 1h 31m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 32

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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The year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen and still no signs of the much anticipated ball-drop, Spud is coming to terms with the fact that he may well be a freak of nature. With a mother hell-bent on emigrating, a father making a killing out of selling homemade moonshine, and a demented grandmother called Wombat, the new year seems to offer little except extreme embarrassment and more mortifying Milton madness. But Spud is returning to a boarding school where he is no longer the youngest or the smallest. His dormitory mates, known as the Crazy Eight, have an unusual new member and his house has a new clutch of first years (the Normal Seven). If Spud thinks his second year will be a breeze, however, he is seriously mistaken.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

John Cleese
Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Troye Sivan
John 'Spud' Milton
Sven Ruygrok
Robert 'Rambo' Black
Byron Langley
Simon Brown
Blessing Xaba
Sidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott
Tom Burne
Vern 'Rain Man' Blackadder
Josh Goddard
Charlie 'Mad Dog' Hooper
Travis Hornsby
Alan 'Boggo' Greenstein

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Donovan Marsh
Writers: Donovan Marsh
Languages: English
Countries: South Africa

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Spud Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Donovan Marsh, shot by Lance Gewer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ed Jordan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Megan Gill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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John Cleese and Troye Sivan and Sven Ruygrok carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2262270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Donovan Marsh directs. Lance Gewer behind the camera. Ed Jordan scores. Megan Gill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Africa. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Part of the "Spud Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Donovan Marsh, shot by Lance Gewer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ed Jordan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Megan Gill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6John Cleese and Troye Sivan and Sven Ruygrok carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2262270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.