You Must Be Joking! (1986 film)

You Must Be Joking! is a 1986 South African candid camera comedy film, directed by Elmo De Witt who also produced it with Hermann Visser in collaboration with Johan Scholtz. It stars Leon Schuster in his first feature role, Mike Schutte, Kallie Knoetze, Golda Raff, Martino and Janine Pretorius. It became popular with South African audiences and gave rise to the sequel, You Must be Joking! Too.

You Must Be Joking!
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Directed by	Elmo De Witt
Written by	Leon Schuster Fanus Rautenbach
Produced by	Elmo De Witt Hermann Visser
Starring	Leon Schuster Mike Schutte Kallie Knoetze Golda Raff Janine Pretorius Martino
Narrated by	David Blood Tony Sanderson
Edited by	Gerrie Van Wyk
Music by	Johan Van Rensburg Leon Schuster
Distributed by	Elmo De Witt Films Kavalier Films Ster-Kinekor Home Entertainment
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	South Africa
Languages	English Afrikaans

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Leon Schuster
• Mike Schutte
• Kallie Knoetze
• Golda Raff
• Janine Pretorius
• Martino

External links

• You Must Be Joking! at IMDb