Sweet 'n Short (1991)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1991-12-13
South Africa
90 Min.
PG-13
Comedy
Overview
In South Africa, Sweet Coetzee wins an award for 20 years service as a sportscaster on his 40th birthday, beating his rival, pompous George "The Weasle" Weedle. After Sweet gets drunk one night at his birthday party, he misses a sportscast and his boss, Bryce Williams demotes him to interviewer and promotes Weedle. A subplot of the film are two robbers, "Bossy" and "Savage" who the main characters remain remotely unaware of as they are just a comic theme. Sweet pulls a prank on Weedle during a golf game and is suspended for six month. Sweet also records Weedle having humorous intercourse with a prostitute, "The Orphan in a Storm". Sweet then decides to drown his sorrows in a casino at the slot machines, where he tricks a small boy, Alfred "Shorty" Short into thinking he is a genie. Bossy and Savage try to rob the casino when they accidentally break the disco ball and it knocks Sweet unconscious just as he hits the jackpot.
Cast
Sweet Coetzee
Alfred Short
George Weedle
Longdrop Botha
Sandy
Shawn Raymond
Savage
Bossie
Doc
Cowboys Scrumhalf
Spookie Simpson
Cowboy lock
Makulu lock
Makulu scrumhalf
Angel Weedle
Orphan in a storm
Big Boer
Orange farmer
Farmer's son
Dominees
Police file presenter
Mabel
Petrol attendant
Golfer
Golf marshall
Ward sister
Hospital clerk
Hospital security guard
Nurse
Doctor
Doctor
Casino manager
Casino security guard
Betting announcer
Television announcer
Television presenter
Television presenter
Rural gambler
Rural gambling manager
Eunice Shai
Rugby president
Beautiful rugby girl
Steward Andrews
Bryce Williams
Master of ceremonies
Beauty queen
Bride
Groom
Taxi driver
Ticket seller
Russian pedlar
Cugel
Flasher
Cowboys coach
Makulu coach
Team doctor
Referee
Leon Schuster double
Man in hallway
Kane
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