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Mr. Bones

2001 · 110 min

A silly, fast-moving comedy full of slapstick and broad jokes that keeps you laughing without asking much of you.

Directed by
Gray Hofmeyr
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
You'll laugh till your bones hurt
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Gray Hofmeyr
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • class
  • race
  • greed
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour9
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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  2. Mr. Bones 2: Back from the PastMovie · 2008

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Gray Hofmeyr
Written by
Gray Hofmeyr, Greg Latter, Leon Schuster
Starring
Leon Schuster, David Ramsey, Faizon Love, Robert Whitehead, Jane Benney, Fats Bookholane, Seputla Sebogodi, Fem Belling
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
South Africa
Languages
English, Zulu

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