Mr. Bones

"You'll laugh till your bones hurt"

2001 1h 50m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 44

Comedy

Synopsis

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A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.

“You'll laugh till your bones hurt”

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Cast

Leon Schuster
Mr. Bones
David Ramsey
Vince Lee
Faizon Love
Fats Pudbedder
Robert Whitehead
Zach Devlin
Jane Benney
Laleti
Fats Bookholane
King Tsonga
Seputla Sebogodi
Young Tsonga
Fem Belling
Dora - Helicopter Pilot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gray Hofmeyr
Writers: Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster, Greg Latter
Languages: English, Zulu
Countries: South Africa

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Zulu.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

CAST

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209+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Gray Hofmeyr, shot by Buster Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Leon Schuster and David Ramsey and Faizon Love carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gray Hofmeyr directs. Buster Reynolds behind the camera. Julian Wiggins scores. Johan Lategan cuts. Produced in South Africa. Dialogue in English, Zulu.

Trivia

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Zulu.
3Part of the "Mr. Bones Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4209+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Gray Hofmeyr, shot by Buster Reynolds. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Julian Wiggins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Johan Lategan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Leon Schuster and David Ramsey and Faizon Love carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "You'll laugh till your bones hurt".
10IMDB entry: tt0302819 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.