Sweet 'n Short
1991, English. Directed by Gray Hofmeyr.
Oh Shucks... It's the New South Africa
A disgraced sports presenter falls victim to an accidental head trauma and slips into a coma. He awakens months later to find that South Africa was not as he left it, he is now in the New South Africa, and his multimillion-Rand idea has been stolen from beneath him.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gray HofmeyrDirector
- Leon SchusterSweet Coetzee
- Casper De VriesGeorge Weedle
- Joanna WeinbergSandy
- Alfred NtombelaAlfred Short
- Gerrit SchoonhovenSavage
- Ivan D. LucasBossie
- Gordon EdwardsDoc
- Rufus SwartLongdrop Botha
- Sean HiggsCowboys Scrumhalf
- James BorthwickShawn Raymond
- Jamie BartlettSpookie Simpson
- Hannes MullerCowboy lock
Details
- Released
- 13 December 1991
- Country
- South Africa
- Written by
- Gray Hofmeyr, Leon Schuster
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Sweet 'n Short runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Sweet 'n Short isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 December 1991. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sweet 'n Short?
If you liked Sweet 'n Short, try And Now for Something Completely Different, Yankee Zulu, The Gods Must Be Crazy II.
Who directed Sweet 'n Short?
Sweet 'n Short (1991) was directed by Gray Hofmeyr and stars Leon Schuster, Casper De Vries, Joanna Weinberg.