Sweet 'n Short

Sweet 'n Short

Infobox Film
name = Sweet 'n Short


caption = Sweet 'n Short DVD Cover
director = Gray Hofmeyr
producer = Carl Fischer
André Scholtz
writer = Leon Schuster
Gray Hofmeyr
starring = Leon Schuster
Alfred Ntombela
Gerrit Schoonhoven
Ivan Lucas
Gordon Edwards
Rufus Swart
Sean Higgs
music =
distributor =
released = flagicon|South Africa 13 December 1991
flagicon|Hungary 22 January 1993
runtime = 90 minutes
country = South Africa
language = South African English
imdb_id = 0471251
awards =
budget =

"Short 'n Sweet" is a 1991 Leon Schuster movie made in South Africa. It was directed by Gray Hofmeyr.

Tagline: "Oh Schucks...it's the New South Africa!".

Plot

This South African slapstick comedy shoots political barbs while chronicling the adventures of a politically incorrect sportscaster who learns about life the hard-way. The story begins in 1989, "before the changes". Sweet is an all around nasty guy; he drinks too much; lives too hard; and is a sexist and he often mistreats his girlfriend. He is just about to lose his job to another sportscaster.

On the day he wins a lot of money, he is hit on the head and falls into a three year long coma. When he finally wakes up, Sweet learns that Mandela is president, De Klerk leads the opposition, and the Afrikaners live in white townships. Sweet is assisted by Alfred Short, a small black boy who helps him reclaim his life, including his money and his girlfriend. At one point, Sweet enters a rugby match disguised as an African man and does everything he can to ensure that his team wins.

Cast

* Leon Schuster - Sweet Coetzee
* Alfred Ntombela - Alfred Short
* Gerrit Schoonhoven - Savage
* Ivan Lucas - Bossie
* Gordon Edwards - Doc
* Rufus Swart - Longdrop Botha
* Sean Higgs - Cowboys Scrumhalf
* James Borthwick - Shawn Raymond
* Jamie Bartlett - Spookie Simpson
* Hannes Muller - Cowboys Lock
* Chris Olley - Makulu Lock
* Derik Giessing - Makulu Scrumhalf

External links

*imdb title|0293625


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