The "skelm" camera at its' funniest

You Must Be Joking!

5.5 (5 votes)• 1986• 96m•Released

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In a series of short skits, Leon Schuster uses candid camera and several disguises to stitch up the general public of South Africa. Such sketches include: The watermelon pulse test, where Leon shows that a watermelon is only ripe when it does not have a heartbeat, much to the confusion of the seller. Cooking on the bonnet of a car, while upsetting the traffic police. Supposedly killing a cow in a butcher's shop.

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Production Details

Languages: Afrikaans, English

Director: Elmo De Witt

Starring Cast: Leon Schuster, Kallie Knoetze, Mike Schutte, Janine Pretorius, David Blood, Tony Sanderson

Cast

Leon Schuster

Himself

Kallie Knoetze

Himself

Mike Schutte

Himself

Janine Pretorius

Jealous wife in pub

David Blood

Self

Tony Sanderson

Self

Golda Raff

Shoe store assistant

Martino

Self

Rina Hugo

Self

Carike Keuzenkamp

Self

Lucas Maree

Self

Fanus Rautenbach

Self

Die Troebadoer

Self

Edwin van Wyk

Self

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