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{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Bones
| name = Mr. Bones
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| caption = DVD cover
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Gray Hofmeyr]]
| director = [[Gray Hofmeyr]]
| producer = Anant Singh<br />[[Helena Spring]]
| producer = Anant Singh<br />Helena Spring
| writer = [[Leon Schuster]]<br />[[Gray Hofmeyr]]<br />[[Greg Latter]]
| writer = [[Leon Schuster]]<br />[[Gray Hofmeyr]]<br />Greg Latter
| starring = Leon Schuster<br />[[David Ramsey (actor)|David Ramsey]]<br />[[Faizon Love]]<br />[[Robert Whitehead (actor)|Robert Whitehead]]<br />[[Jane Benney]]
| starring = Leon Schuster<br />[[David Ramsey (actor)|David Ramsey]]<br />[[Faizon Love]]<br />Robert Whitehead<br />Jane Benney
| music = [[Julian Wiggins]]
| music = Julian Wiggins
| distributor = [[Videovision Entertainment]]<br />[[Distant Horizon]]
| distributor = Videovision Entertainment<br />Distant Horizon
| released = {{start date|2001}}
| released = {{Film date|2001}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = South Africa
| country = South Africa
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'''''Mr. Bones''''' is a 2001 [[slapstick]] [[comedy film]] made and set in [[South Africa]]. [[Leon Schuster]] 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Saks|first=Lucia|title=Cinema in a Democratic South Africa: The Race for Representation|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn= 978-0-253-22186-5|year=2010|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEKo8c84xNsC&pg=PA215}}</ref>
'''''Mr. Bones''''' is a 2001 South African [[comedy film]] directed by [[Gray Hofmeyr]]. [[Leon Schuster]] 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Saks|first=Lucia|title=Cinema in a Democratic South Africa: The Race for Representation|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn= 978-0-253-22186-5|year=2010|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEKo8c84xNsC&pg=PA215}}</ref>


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 surpassed by ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' in South Africa's box-office history.<ref>{{cite news|title=The world's most loved movies|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2009-06-05|access-date=2011-04-22|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/05/box-office-records-world-cinema}}</ref>
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 surpassed by ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' in South Africa's box-office history.<ref>{{cite news|title=The world's most loved movies|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2009-06-05|access-date=2011-04-22|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/05/box-office-records-world-cinema}}</ref>
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At the same time golf star Vince "The Prince" Lee, along with his coach, The Wild Boar, arrives in Sun City for a golf tournament. A local casino owner, Zach Devlin, places a huge bet on Vince Lee winning the tournament, but just before it begins, Wild Boar is injured in a freak accident when a passing plane [[Word play|drops a wild boar on him]]. He quickly recovers, but is held against his will in a local hospital. Without his coach, Vince Lee plays terribly, until he meets the eccentric Mr. Bones, who believes him to be the actual prince, and gives him a lucky streak. Vince nearly wins the game until Mr. Bones remembers his mission and stops a perfect putt. Vince retires in disgrace, but meets a local singer, Laleti, afterwards, whom he is stricken with. Mr. Bones notices this, and by impersonating her, he kidnaps Vince.
At the same time golf star Vince "The Prince" Lee, along with his coach, The Wild Boar, arrives in Sun City for a golf tournament. A local casino owner, Zach Devlin, places a huge bet on Vince Lee winning the tournament, but just before it begins, Wild Boar is injured in a freak accident when a passing plane [[Word play|drops a wild boar on him]]. He quickly recovers, but is held against his will in a local hospital. Without his coach, Vince Lee plays terribly, until he meets the eccentric Mr. Bones, who believes him to be the actual prince, and gives him a lucky streak. Vince nearly wins the game until Mr. Bones remembers his mission and stops a perfect putt. Vince retires in disgrace, but meets a local singer, Laleti, afterwards, whom he is stricken with. Mr. Bones notices this, and by impersonating her, he kidnaps Vince.


The next day, Wild Boar manages to escape from the hospital and goes on a search for Vince, along with Laleti and her mother. Enraged by Vince Lee's performance, and by the fact that everyone had gone missing, the casino owner mounts a search for them in a helicopter, along with two of his henchmen. After a series of comical mishaps, they all meet near Kuvukiland. Mr. Bones introduces Vince to King Tsonga, but after discovering that Vince is terrified of animals, King Tsonga disowns him, and prepares to die. The casino owner quickly locates Vince and Laleti, and attempts to kill them both, but Vince escapes. He finds Laleti tied to a tree with a lion about to eat her, and overcoming his fear, he chases the lion away. King Tsonga sees this, and decides that he doesn't want to die. Soon after, the casino owner reappears, but Mr. Bones, with the help of an elephant, causes the helicopter to crash. King Tsonga proclaims that Vince is his son, but asks Mr. Bones to throw his prophecy bones once more just to be sure. As Mr. Bones does this, Wild Boar arrives upon the scene, and it is confirmed that he is the actual prince.
The next day, Wild Boar manages to escape from the hospital and goes on a search for Vince, along with Laleti and her mother. Enraged by Vince Lee's performance, and by the fact that everyone had gone missing, the casino owner mounts a search for them in a helicopter, along with two of his henchmen. After a series of comical mishaps, they all meet near Kuvukiland. Mr. Bones introduces Vince to King Tsonga, but after discovering that Vince is terrified of animals and hitting King Tsonga in the face with a stick, King Tsonga disowns him and prepares to die. The casino owner quickly locates Vince and Laleti, and attempts to kill them both, but Vince escapes. He finds Laleti tied to a tree with a lion about to eat her, and overcoming his fear, he chases the lion away. King Tsonga sees this, and decides that he doesn't want to die. Soon after, the casino owner reappears, but Mr. Bones, with the help of an elephant, causes the helicopter to crash. King Tsonga proclaims that Vince is his son, but asks Mr. Bones to throw his prophecy bones once more just to be sure. As Mr. Bones does this, Wild Boar arrives upon the scene, and it is revealed that he is the actual prince.


The film closes with Mr. Bones, King Tsonga, and Wild Boar watching from Kuvukiland as Vince Lee, now married to Laleti, wins the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]] golf tournament.
The film closes with Mr. Bones, King Tsonga, and Wild Boar watching from Kuvukiland as Vince Lee, now married to Laleti, wins the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]] golf tournament.


==Credits==
==Credits==

===Writing credits (in alphabetical order)===
===Writing credits (in alphabetical order)===
*[[Gray Hofmeyr]]: screenplay
* [[Gray Hofmeyr]]: screenplay
*[[Greg Latter]]: screenplay
* Greg Latter: screenplay
*[[Leon Schuster]]: screenplay
* [[Leon Schuster]]: screenplay
*[[Leon Schuster]]: story
* [[Leon Schuster]]: story


===Cast (in credits order)===
===Cast (in credits order)===
*[[Leon Schuster]] as Mr. Bones
* [[Leon Schuster]] as Mr. Bones
*[[David Ramsey]] as Vince Lee
* [[David Ramsey]] as Vince Lee
*[[Aldrovandra Cotton]] as Trader Viking
* Aldrovandra Cotton as Trader Viking
*[[Faizon Love]] as Pudbedder
* [[Faizon Love]] as Pudbedder
*[[Robert Whitehead (actor)|Robert Whitehead]] as Zach Devlin
* Robert Whitehead as Zach Devlin
*[[Jane Benney]] as Laleti
* Jane Benney as Laleti


===Remainder of cast (alphabetically listed)===
===Remainder of cast (alphabetically listed)===
*[[Fem Belling]] as the Helicopter Pilot
* [[Fem Belling]] as the Helicopter Pilot
*[[Fats Bookholane]] as King Tsonga
* Fats Bookholane as King Tsonga
*[[Zack Du Plessis]] as the Farmer
* Zack Du Plessis as the Farmer
*[[Ipeleng Matlhaku]] as Lindiwe
* Ipeleng Matlhaku as Lindiwe
*[[Jerry Mofokeng]] as the Sangoma
* [[Jerry Mofokeng]] as the Sangoma
*[[Craig Morris]] as the Future Son-in-Law
* [[Craig Morris]] as the Future Son-in-Law
*[[Seputla Sebogodi]] as the Young King Tsonga
* [[Seputla Sebogodi]] as the Young King Tsonga
*[[Alfred Ntombela]] as unnamed Kuvuki youngster
* [[Alfred Ntombela]] as unnamed Kuvuki youngster
*[[Muso Sefatsa]] as Boy Tsonga
* Muso Sefatsa as Boy Tsonga
*[[Keketso Semoko]] as Laleti's Mother
* [[Keketso Semoko]] as Laleti's Mother
*[[Ryan Joel Govender]] as Bones' Son
* Ryan Joel Govender as Bones' Son
*[[Adam Woolf]] as Young Bones
* Adam Woolf as Young Bones


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Amg movie|272395}}
* {{Amg movie|272395}}
*{{IMDb title|0302819}}
* {{IMDb title|0302819}}


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Latest revision as of 05:42, 19 June 2024

For other uses, see Mr Bones (disambiguation).

Mr. Bones
Directed byGray Hofmeyr
Written byLeon Schuster
Gray Hofmeyr
Greg Latter
Produced byAnant Singh
Helena Spring
StarringLeon Schuster
David Ramsey
Faizon Love
Robert Whitehead
Jane Benney
Music byJulian Wiggins
Distributed byVideovision Entertainment
Distant Horizon
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3,900,000

Mr. Bones is a 2001 South African comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr. Leon Schuster 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 surpassed by Titanic in South Africa's box-office history.[2]

Plot

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The film begins in Kuvukiland, a kingdom somewhere in Southern Africa. Mr. Bones arrives as a baby, the sole survivor of an airplane crash that happens nearby. He grows older and becomes the bone-throwing prophesier for the kingdom. King Tsonga, ruler of Kuvukiland, longs for a male child to be heir to the throne. After having seventeen children, all of them girls, he gives up hope, until he remembers fathering a boy decades before in Sun City. He immediately sends Mr. Bones to find the future prince.

At the same time golf star Vince "The Prince" Lee, along with his coach, The Wild Boar, arrives in Sun City for a golf tournament. A local casino owner, Zach Devlin, places a huge bet on Vince Lee winning the tournament, but just before it begins, Wild Boar is injured in a freak accident when a passing plane drops a wild boar on him. He quickly recovers, but is held against his will in a local hospital. Without his coach, Vince Lee plays terribly, until he meets the eccentric Mr. Bones, who believes him to be the actual prince, and gives him a lucky streak. Vince nearly wins the game until Mr. Bones remembers his mission and stops a perfect putt. Vince retires in disgrace, but meets a local singer, Laleti, afterwards, whom he is stricken with. Mr. Bones notices this, and by impersonating her, he kidnaps Vince.

The next day, Wild Boar manages to escape from the hospital and goes on a search for Vince, along with Laleti and her mother. Enraged by Vince Lee's performance, and by the fact that everyone had gone missing, the casino owner mounts a search for them in a helicopter, along with two of his henchmen. After a series of comical mishaps, they all meet near Kuvukiland. Mr. Bones introduces Vince to King Tsonga, but after discovering that Vince is terrified of animals and hitting King Tsonga in the face with a stick, King Tsonga disowns him and prepares to die. The casino owner quickly locates Vince and Laleti, and attempts to kill them both, but Vince escapes. He finds Laleti tied to a tree with a lion about to eat her, and overcoming his fear, he chases the lion away. King Tsonga sees this, and decides that he doesn't want to die. Soon after, the casino owner reappears, but Mr. Bones, with the help of an elephant, causes the helicopter to crash. King Tsonga proclaims that Vince is his son, but asks Mr. Bones to throw his prophecy bones once more just to be sure. As Mr. Bones does this, Wild Boar arrives upon the scene, and it is revealed that he is the actual prince.

The film closes with Mr. Bones, King Tsonga, and Wild Boar watching from Kuvukiland as Vince Lee, now married to Laleti, wins the Masters golf tournament.

Credits

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Writing credits (in alphabetical order)

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Cast (in credits order)

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Remainder of cast (alphabetically listed)

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References

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  1. ^ Saks, Lucia (2010). Cinema in a Democratic South Africa: The Race for Representation. Indiana University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-253-22186-5.
  2. ^ "The world's most loved movies". The Guardian. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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