Mr Bones

Mr Bones
For other uses, see Mr Bones (disambiguation).
Mr. Bones

DVD cover
Directed by Gray Hofmeyr
Produced by Anant Singh
Helena Spring
Written by Leon Schuster
Gray Hofmeyr
Greg Latter
Starring Leon Schuster
David Ramsey
Faizon Love
Robert Whitehead
Jane Benney
Music by Julian Wiggins
Distributed by Videovision Entertainment
Distant Horizon
Release date(s) 2001 (2001)
Running time 107 minutes
Country South Africa
Language English

Mr. Bones is a 2001 slapstick comedy film made and set in South Africa. Leon Schuster, well-known figure in the South African film industry, starred in the title role. He also created the story and co-wrote the screenplay. The film sets African "tradition" in opposition to forces of ambition and greed in contemporary South Africa, and plays on reversals of racial stereotypes for its humour.[1]

The film grossed R33 million, making it the highest grossing South African film of all time, until it was beaten by its sequel, Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past (grossing R35 million), itself only surpassed by Titanic in South Africa's box-office history.[2]

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Synopsis

It pertains to an African kingdom, possibly one of the former Homelands, and the quest for an heir of its throne. The king's prophesier, Mr Bones, travels north to Sun City, to look for the king's only (extramarital) son. At the same time, some Americans journey to Sun City for the annual Nedbank Golf Challenge. When Bones arrives there, two worlds crash into each other: While he doesn't get along with modern life, the Americans are astonished about his behaviour and the underdevelopment of the country. Extra trouble is caused by Bones' search for the prince and several bets on the Golf Challenge making its result very important.

Credits

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)

Cast (in credits order)

  • Leon Schuster .... Mr. Bones
  • David Ramsey .... Vince Lee
  • Aldrovandra Cotton .... Trader Viking
  • Faizon Love .... Pudbedder
  • Robert Whitehead .... Zach Devlin
  • Jane Benney .... Laleti

Remainder of cast (alphabetically listed)

  • Fem Belling .... Helicopter Pilot
  • Fats Bookholane .... King Tsonga
  • Zack Du Plessis .... Farmer
  • Ipeleng Matlhaku .... Lindiwe
  • Jerry Mofokeng .... Sangoma
  • Craig Morris ... Future Son-in-Law
  • Septula Sebogodi .... Young King Tsonga
  • Muso Sefatsa .... Boy Tsonga
  • Keketso Semoko .... Laleti's Mother
  • Kyle Van Zyl .... Bones' Son
  • Adam Woolf .... Young Bones

References

  1. ^ Saks, Lucia (2010). Cinema in a Democtratic South Africa: The Race for Representation. Indiana University Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780253221865. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fEKo8c84xNsC&lpg=PA215&ots=-ddaBjwFsQ&dq. 
  2. ^ "The world's most loved movies". The Guardian. 2009-06-05. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/05/box-office-records-world-cinema. Retrieved 2011-04-22. 

External links

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