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  Jamie Uys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jamie Uys was a South African film director born on 30 May 1921 as Jacobus Johannes Uys.
Uys received the 1981 Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film de Comedy Vevey for The Gods Must Be Crazy, and in 1974 he received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award for best documentary for Beautiful People.
Uys' other well-known movie was Funny People in 1978, which was a comedy in the same genre as Candid Camera in the US, putting unsuspecting people in embarrassing positions.
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 The Gods Must Be Crazy
Jamie Uys' farcical look at the simplicity of the African bushman and the complexity of modern society resonated in the early '80s, which saw a sudden boom of technological advances that only made this film's timing even more relevant.
Uys takes his camera into the Kalahari desert to observe the bushmen and their ways, and emerging from this quiet community is Xixo, who is about to set out on an incredible journey.
Jamie Uys' most popular films are characterized by a cheerful playfulness with the proceedings.
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 Jamie Uys -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jamie Uys was a (A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)) South African film director born on 30 May 1921 as Jacobus Johannes Uys.
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Jamie Uys' biggest and most best known movie was (additional info and facts about The Gods Must Be Crazy) The Gods Must Be Crazy.
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JAMIE UYS, who has died of a heart attack aged 74, was the first South African film director to gain international recognition with the serendipitous box-office success of The Gods Must Be Crazy (1981).
Uys (pronounced ace), an Afrikaner, was born in the small Transvaal town of Boksburg and studied mathematics at the University of Pretoria.
Uys decided to examine in broad comic terms the social tensions between the English and Afrikaans rather than between fl and white.
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One of South Africa's most prolific and prominent filmmakers, Uys gained worldwide attention with "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (1981), a comedy about African cultural clashes which became the highest-grossing foreign film of its time when released in the US in 1984.
Uys, who also directed the documentaries "Animals Are Beautiful People" and "Beautiful People" (both 1974), died of a heart attack in January 1996.
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 Review Jamie Uys - Computer Toaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jamie Uys has captured the best of the best in this film.
Jamie Uys' low budget comedy exploring the possible situations when a civilization's trash becomes a primitive tribe's divine object.
All I knew was that it was from Jamie Uys and I liked his other works.
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 The Gods Must Be Crazy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The establishing sequence is a series of zoom shots from a map of Africa, to the brown of desert, then to actual footage of an antelope herd at a water hole.
Uys claimed that The Gods was an accurate portrayal of the bushmen.
Uys uses the soundtrack to help the viewer keep track of the various plots.
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 Encyclopedia: List of South Africans
Pieter-Dirk Uys is a South African satirist, particularly well known for his character Evita Bezuidenhout, a white Afrikaner socialite and self-proclaimed political activist, inspired by Australian comedian Barry Humphries character Dame Edna Everage.
Paul Kruger Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger (10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904), fondly known as Oom Paul (Afrikaans for Uncle Paul), was a prominent Boer resistance leader against British rule and president of the Transvaal Republic in South Africa.
Jamie Uys Jamie Uys was a South African film director born on 30 May 1921 as Jacobus Johannes Uys.
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 wikien.info: N!xau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 1992 N!xau appeared in a documentary saying he deeply regretted appearing in the film - but nevertheless starred in a series of sequels with declining quality until 1994's Fei zhou chao ren (The Gods Must Be Funny in China).
According to director Jamie Uys, N!xau was said to have let his first $300 wage blow away because he did not see the value of money.
However, another story claims he demanded 800,000 South African Rand to appear in the sequel so he could build a house with electricity and a water pump for himself, his three wives and children.
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 Uys, Jamie --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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When Canadian pairs skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier skated a technically and emotionally compelling and nearly flawless long-program routine to the theme music from the movie Love Story, a gold medal seemed a certainty.
Although the 1998 merger created one of the country's largest banks, it performed poorly until Jamie Dimon, a former Citigroup executive, became chief executive officer and revamped operations.
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 Jamie Uys, The Gods Must Be Crazy, rare videos
This hilarious sequel to the original film, which was one of the biggest international hit films of all time, is destined to become another celestial sensation.
Plot summary: Filmed in the most dangerous wastelands, the Kalahari Desert, the film is the creation of Jamie Uys, who later went on to make the classic "The Gods Must Be Crazy" films.
LOST IN THE DESERT is a story of suspense, conflict and incredible human courage as an 8 year old boy and his dog are left to face this vast wasteland alone after an aeroplane crash while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them.
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 Culture of South Africa - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They include playwrights such as Athol Fugard, and satirist Pieter Dirk Uys, actors like Anthony Sher, Hollywood stars like Charlize Theron, and Arnold Vosloo.
This is about how life in a traditional community of Khoikhoi (also known as Bushmen) is changed when a Coke bottle, thrown out of an aeroplane, suddenly lands from the sky.
The late Jamie Uys, who wrote and directed The Gods Must Be Crazy, also had success overseas in the 1970s with his films Funny People and Funny People II, similar to the TV series Candid Camera in the US.
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 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : After You, Comrade : Plot
The South African After You, Comrade was directed by Jamie Uys, of The Gods Must be Crazy fame.
Uys himself stars as a Russian delegate to a worldwide peace conference.
After You, Comrade ends up as the usual Jamie Uys blend of satire, slapstick and social commentary.
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February 2, 1996 -- Jamie Uys, who wrote, produced and directed the film hit, "The Gods Must Be Crazy," has died after suffering a heart attack.
June 22, 1998 -- Cannock opened up a 12-point gap at the top of the table after taking full advantage of the opportunity they were presented with at Sutton Coldfield.
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 Jamie Uys - techwritingjobs.com Info and Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The funny thing is that I didn't consciously go out of my way to watch this movie.
It is from Jamie Uys, who also directed THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY and ANIMALS ARE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
This film is not the comedy that those were.
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 Animals Are Beautiful People : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Classifications : Uys, Jamie (U) Directors VHS 290347Animals169670Nature & Wildlife135Special Int Animals Nature & Wildlife Special Interests Genres VHS 466696Family Films132Kids & Family404274Genres4042 Family Films.
As various beasts, bugs, fish, and fowl appear, a soft-spoken narrator pinpoints behaviors that mirror human ones, often inventing whimsical tales meant to inspire chuckles or sighs.
The result: a richly informative, beautifully filmed lesson in the power of adaptation and the lush wildlife that inhabits the cradle of civilization.
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Uys was an internationally acclaimed film director who completed 24 films...
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Jamie Uys, Bob Courtney, Joe Stewardson, Arthur Swemmer
The South African After You, Comrade was directed by Jamie Uys, of The Gods Must be Crazy...
Unable to settle their differences through the usual diplomatic avenues, Uys and American delegate Bob Courtney agree to resolve their conflict in a winner-take-...
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 Amazon.com: Animals Are Beautiful People (1974) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
We watch it and say, "can you believe that?" "No, but we're watching it, it's real!" I think it is an absolutally marvelous production.
I intend to use this movie to show my students when we have our animal unit during the school year.
Jamie Uys DINGAKA ~ Gods Must Be Crazy Director's African Musical Drama~RARE!
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 The Gods Must Be Crazy movie posters and memorabilia at MovieGoods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cast: Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey, Jamie Uys, Michael Thys, Nic de Jager; Directed by: Jamie Uys
Cast: Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey, Jamie Uys, Michael Thys, Nic de Jager; DIRECTED BY: Jamie Uys; PRODUCER: Jamie Uys, 20th Century-Fox;
A peaceful Bushman travels into the civilized world to return a Coke bottle "to the gods." Along the way he meets a transplanted schoolteacher, an oafishly clumsy microbiologist and a gang of fanatical terrorists.
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 Amazon.ca: DVD: Gods Must Be Crazy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Writer-director Jamie Uys scoured the wilds for three months to find a tribesman who was genuinely unfamiliar with modern life.
His efforts were not in vain: Uys' lead, N!xau, is disarmingly sweet and charming as the film's hero, Xixo.
Though the white South Africans are comically portrayed as buffoons, some viewers were...
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 GreenCine | product main - The Gods Must Be Crazy (1981)
Cast: Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!Xau, Louw Verwey, Michael Thys, Jamie Uys, Nic de Jager, Ken Gampu, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Paddy O'Byrne, Joe Seakatsi, Fanyana Sidumo
Cinematographer: Jamie Uys, Robert M. Lewis, Buster Reynolds
The Gods Must Be Crazy II Featurette "Buster Reynolds Remembers Jamie Uys"
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 AMCTV.com SHOW - The Gods Must Be Crazy
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Jamie Uys' enormously popular slapstick comedy focuses on a Kalahari Bushman who tries to rid himself of bad magic, and a klutzy scientist who tries to connect with a lovely teacher.
When a Coke bottle tossed from a plane lands near their desert camp, Bushmen battle over the seemingly magical prize.
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 Buster Reynolds Remembers Jamie Uys (2004) (V)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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Plot Outline: A Tribute to the late African filmmaker, Jamie Uys, featuring behind the scenes information and footage from 'The Gods Must be Crazy' and its sequel.
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 James
But James did not become really common in England until the early 17th century, when King James VI of Scotland became King James I of Great Britain in 1603.
See also: Hamish, Jaime, Jamie, Jem, Jim, Jimmie, Jimmy, Shamus.
Winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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 Jamie Uys
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The Gods Must Be Crazy I & II
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 MTV.com - Movies - Jamie Uys
He made a follow-up documentary Beautiful People II (1983), and in 1989 directed The Gods Must Be Crazy 2.
Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas and Jamie Foxx are fighter pilots with a problem:...
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South African-born director Jamie Uys made his debut in 1965 with Dinkgaka, for Embassy Pictures.
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 The Gods Must Be Crazy VHS Jamie Uys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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