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Sweet 'n Short
Oh Shucks... It's the New South Africa
1991 | 89m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Gray Hofmeyr |
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| Writer: | Gray Hofmeyr, Leon Schuster |
| Staring: |
| A disgraced sports presenter falls victim to an accidental head trauma and slips into a coma. He awakens months later to find that South Africa was not as he left it, he is now in the New South Africa, and his multimillion-Rand idea has been stolen from beneath him. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 13, 1991 |
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| Director: | Gray Hofmeyr |
| Writer: | Gray Hofmeyr, Leon Schuster |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | coma, amnesia, robber, apartheid, rugby, jackpot, slapstick comedy, blackface, anti-apartheid, waking from coma, temporary amnesia, slapstick |
| Production Companies | Koukus Troika, Toron Screen Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 10, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leon Schuster | Sweet Coetzee |
| Casper De Vries | George Weedle |
| Joanna Weinberg | Sandy |
| Alfred Ntombela | Alfred Short |
| Gerrit Schoonhoven | Savage |
| Ivan D. Lucas | Bossie |
| Gordon Edwards | Doc |
| Rufus Swart | Longdrop Botha |
| Sean Higgs | Cowboys Scrumhalf |
| James Borthwick | Shawn Raymond |
| Jamie Bartlett | Spookie Simpson |
| Hannes Muller | Cowboy lock |
| Chris Olley | Makulu lock |
| Derik Giessing | Makulu scrumhalf |
| Natalie Gamsu | Angel Weedle |
| Henriëtta Gryffenberg | Orphan in a storm |
| Kallie Knoetze | Big Boer |
| Jurgen Hellberg | Orange farmer |
| Marius Du Plooy Jnr | Farmer's son |
| Michal Grobbelaar | Dominees |
| Niekie van den Berg | Police file presenter |
| Mabel Mafuya | Mabel |
| Nic Potgieter | Petrol attendant |
| Ted Le Plat | Golfer |
| Douglas Bristow | Golf marshall |
| Mandy Kunene | Ward sister |
| Peter Holden | Hospital clerk |
| Kurt Egelhof | Hospital security guard |
| Charlotte Butler | Nurse |
| Warrick Grier | Doctor |
| Leslie Mongezi | Doctor |
| Joss Levine | Casino manager |
| Dominic Tyawa | Casino security guard |
| Trevor Quirk | Betting announcer |
| Riaan Cruywagen | Television presenter |
| Bettie Kemp | Television presenter |
| Alyce Chavunduka | Television presenter |
| Marius Du Plooy Snr. | Hennie Nortjie |
| Maxwell Michael Towson | Rural gambler |
| Phil McCumskey | Rural gambling manager |
| Lillian Dube | Eunice Shai |
| Sam Ngakane | Rugby president |
| Claudia Udy | Beautiful rugby girl |
| John Hussey | Steward Andrews |
| Graham Armitage | Bryce Williams |
| David Hall-Green | Master of ceremonies |
| Christel Smith | Beauty queen |
| Lizz Meiring | Bride |
| Phillip Wolfaardt | Groom |
| Billy Crauser | Taxi driver |
| Robert Travallyan | Ticket seller |
| Ann Feldman | Russian pedlar |
| Nomsa Nene | Cugel |
| Lola Ludik | Flasher |
| Mike van den Berg | Cowboys coach |
| Chris Steyn | Makulu coach |
| Dick Reineke | Team doctor |
| Joey Graaf | Referee |
| Gregory Humphreys | Leon Schuster double |
| Gray Hofmeyr | Man in hallway |
| Marvin Trump | Kane |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gray Hofmeyr | Writer, Director |
| Leon Schuster | Writer |
| Don Clarke | Original Music Composer |
| Wendy Oldfield | Original Music Composer |
| Kalla Bremer | Original Music Composer |
| Jon-Jon Lambon | Production Design |
| Johan Lategan | Editor |
| James Robb | Director of Photography |
| Charmaine Wolhuter | Production Manager |
| Graham Hickson | First Assistant Director |
| Sheila Lucy Hall | Second Assistant Director |
| Gerrit Schoonhoven | Second Assistant Director |
| Greig Buckle | Production Coordinator |
| Michele van Wezel | Production Secretary |
| Beverley Granat | Finance |
| Hugh Barrett | Production Accountant |
| Judy Norwood | Post Production Coordinator |
| Robyn Aronstam | Continuity |
| Michael Kennedy | Focus Puller |
| Brad Rees | Clapper Loader |
| Rüdiger Payrhuber | Sound Recordist |
| Ivan Millborrow | Boom Operator |
| Charl Phyfer | Key Grip |
| Warren Longmore | Best Boy Grip |
| Mark Davison | Assistant Grip |
| Lez Smith | Gaffer |
| Peter Makwela | Genetator Operator |
| Billy Crauser | Unit Manager |
| Stefan Venter | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Guy Klobbie | Production Runner |
| Ian Anderson | Production Runner |
| Vicki Driman | Set Decoration |
| Jeanne Henn | Set Dresser |
| Drew Lindsay | Scenic Artist |
| Shane Bunce | Property Master |
| Stephen Masegela | Assistant Property Master |
| Wayne Leigh | Property Builder |
| Gabriella Molnar | Makeup Artist |
| Lana Levin | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Maria Hofmeyr | Hair Assistant |
| Loli Repanis | Costume Designer |
| Vheke Pissarra | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Mercedes Hawkes | Dresser |
| Peter Grossett | Additional Editing |
| Ronelle Loots | Additional Editing |
| Hayley Morris | First Assistant Editor |
| Juli Vandenberg | Sound Editor |
| Elinor Hardy | Sound Editor |
| Sharron Hawkes | Sound Editor |
| Marcelle Mouton | Sound Editor |
| Cindy Slingsby | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Umberto Adaggi | Still Photographer |
| Kobie Richards | Publicist |
| Wally Green | Choreographer |
| Roly Jansen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tyrone Stevenson | Stunts |
| Neville Strydom | Stunts |
| Graham Press | Stunts |
| Rick Cresswell | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Jannie Wienand | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Paul Cusson | Special Effects Assistant |
| Sue Fischer | Main Title Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edgar Bold | Executive Producer |
| Andre Scholtz | Producer |
| Carl Fischer | Producer |
| Leon Schuster | Associate Producer |
| Laurie Korsten | Associate Producer |
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