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Mr. Bones

Mr. Bones

Comedy · 2001

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.

Movie details

Mr. Bones

“You'll laugh till your bones hurt”

2001 Comedy 1h 50m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gray Hofmeyr

Written by

Leon Schuster · Greg Latter · Gray Hofmeyr

Leon Schuster

Leon Schuster

Mr. Bones

David Ramsey

David Ramsey

Vince Lee

Faizon Love

Faizon Love

Fats Pudbedder

Robert Whitehead

Robert Whitehead

Zach Devlin

Jane Benney

Jane Benney

Laleti

Fats Bookholane

Fats Bookholane

King Tsonga

Seputla Sebogodi

Seputla Sebogodi

Young Tsonga

Court is in session

Put Mr. Bones on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.