Jamie Uys

Directing

Jamie Uys

Born May 30, 1921 · Boksburg, South Africa

Died January 29, 1996 · aged 74

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jacobus Johannes Uys (30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Uys, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Gods Must Be CrazyThe Gods Must Be Crazy · 1980
The Gods Must Be Crazy
★ 7.31980
MovieActionComedy
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
The Gods Must Be Crazy IIThe Gods Must Be Crazy II · 1989
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
★ 7.11989
MovieActionComedy
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
DirkieDirkie · 1969
Dirkie
★ 7.21969
MovieAdventureDrama
An 8-year-old boy and his dog are left to face a vast desert wasteland alone after a plane crash, while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them. Based on true events.
Animals Are Beautiful PeopleAnimals Are Beautiful People · 1974
Animals Are Beautiful People
★ 7.41974
MovieComedyDocumentary
Animals Are Beautiful People (also called Beautiful People) is a 1974 South African nature documentary written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, about the wildlife in Southern Africa, presented with comedic elements. It was filmed in the Namib Desert, the Kalahari Desert and at the Okavango River and Okavango Delta. It was the recipient of the 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film. The film, a critical and commercial success, was independently made by Uys, also known for his later African comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980).
DingakaDingaka · 1964
Dingaka
★ 7.31964
MovieDramaAction
An African tribesman seeks revenge against the people who murdered his daughter.
Funny PeopleFunny People · 1976
Funny People
★ 6.01976
MovieComedy
What would you do if you were walking along the street and a cute little lady rushed up to you and gave you a smashing kiss, as if you’d known each other for years? And how does one remain cool as a cucumber when you’re busy with an important audition and the chair you are sitting on gets hotter and hotter until you have to jump up in discomfort to save your behind?
Hans en die RooinekHans en die Rooinek · 1961
Hans en die Rooinek
★ 9.01961
MovieComedy
Hans and Sydney are on a bus tour to the Cape. Hans is Afrikaans; Sydney is English. They chat up two pretty young women - and also quarrel between themselves all the way. Finally the tour guide kicks them off, forcing the two men to walk back to Johannesburg hoping that, despite the language barrier, they can finally get along.
The Professor and the Beauty QueenThe Professor and the Beauty Queen · 1967
The Professor and the Beauty Queen
★ 10.01967
MovieComedy
Pietergrhamesbosch has it firts beauty contest "miss south easter" with a total sum of 25000 rand.

Filmography

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Far Away in the BushveldFar Away in the Bushveld · 1951
Far Away in the Bushveld
★ 6.21951
MovieComedy
A classic South African comedy in which a young Jamie Uys plays producer, writer, director and star, and his wife Hettie Uys the romantic interest. Somewhere in the bushveld, Hans Botha is doing the usual farm rounds when his friend and neighbour comes around with an urgent request: please collect the new teacher at the bus stop. The shy Hans is alarmed, saying he does not know how to talk to women. Prevailed on nevertheless, Hans sets off in his old jalopy, which for good measure has no brakes. He eventually arrives at the bus stop, where the teacher, Martie, is waiting patiently. She is pretty and young and the already flustered Hans proceeds to flatten her hatbox, allow the car to run off with her, and dump her in the river. By the time Hans says goodbye, Martie is angry and he is in love

Director

Funny People IIFunny People II · 1983
Funny People II
★ 6.31983
MovieComedy
"Funny People" is packed with scenes which will make you double up with laughter! What would you do if you were walking along the street and a cute little lady rushed up to you and gave you a smashing kiss, as if you'd known each other for years? And how does one remain cool as a cucumber when you're busy with an important audition and the chair you are sitting on gets hotter until you have to jump up in discomfort to save your behind? Then there is the case of the bank note sticking out from under the wheel of a car. People will always be human and no-one will walk past without trying to pull it out, even if the mudguard comes off or the hooter suddenly starts blowing. The antics to get this note out will make you laugh until tears roll down your cheeks!

Director