Jump the Gun (1997)
Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "rainbow nation". United by their insecurities - both physical and financial - the film follows their struggle to discover their niche in this brave new world, where opportunity beckons, but violence is always lurking.
- Released
- 1997-05-23
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Les Blair
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Baby Cele as Gugu
- Lionel Newton as Clinton van Rooyen
- Michele Burgers as Minnie
- Thulani Nyembe as Bazooka
- Rapulana Seiphemo as Thabo
- Danny Keogh as J.J.
- Marcel Van Heerden as Johnny Fouché
- Nomsa Nene as Sis Buleng
- Grace Mahlaba as Puthi
- Joe Nina as Henry
- John Simon Jones as Gun Shop Owner (as Simon Jones)
- Sam Mofokeng as Oupa (as Sam Ntshenki Mofokeng)
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