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Jamie Uys

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Also known as Jacobus Johannes Uys

South African film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • The Gods must be crazy
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy II

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Film & TV

Directing · Boksburg, South Africa

​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

  • In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid — Self1994
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy II — Bob (voice) (uncredited)1989
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy — The Reverend (uncredited)1980
  • Funny People — Himself / Various voices (uncredited)1976
  • Jamie '211973
  • Dirkie — Anton1969
  • The Professor and the Beauty Queen — Professor Hans Botha1967
  • All the Way to Paris — Igor Strogoff1966
  • Dingaka — Witch Doctor (voice)1964
  • Lord Uncle Pete — Oom Piet1962

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Poland

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
45
Total plays
80

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Quotes

  • I've had people working for me who are film-school graduates and honestly, if they had been clapper boys or tea boys they probably would have learned more.
  • Editing makes or breaks a movie, you know.
  • Sex is not necessary to make a movie sell. It's enough to have a pretty girl in the movie.
  • I often sneak into the cinema and watch how the audience are reacting to my movie. It teaches me so much.

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Key facts

Born
Jacobus Johannes Uys , ( 1921-05-30 ) 30 May 1921, Boksburg , Transvaal , Union of South Africa
Died
29 January 1996 (1996-01-29) (aged 74), Johannesburg , South Africa
Years active
1951–1989
Spouse
Hettie Uys

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johannes
Gender
male
Citizenship
South Africa
Place of birth
Boksburg
Place of death
Johannesburg
Occupation
cinematographer
Languages spoken
English language
Work location
South Africa
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date of birth
1921-05-30
date of death
1996-01-29
name in native language
Afrikaans
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1951-00-00
end of work period
1996-00-00
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacobus Johannes Uys (/eɪs/ ayss; 30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for directing the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its 1989 sequel The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Uys also directed the 1974 documentary film Animals Are Beautiful People.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jamie Uys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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