Jump the Gun
Jump the Gun
1997, English. Directed by Les Blair.
Living In Hell and Loving It.
Set in Johannesburg, JUMP THE GUN follows the tangled lives of six very different working class characters, formerly kept apart by apartheid and now all striving to succeed in the new "rainbow nation". United by their insecurities - both physical and financial - the film follows their struggle to discover their niche in this brave new world, where opportunity beckons, but violence is always lurking.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Les BlairDirector
- Baby CeleGugu
- Lionel NewtonClinton van Rooyen
- Michele BurgersMinnie
- Thulani NyembeBazooka
- Rapulana SeiphemoThabo
- Danny KeoghJ.J.
- Marcel Van HeerdenJohnny Fouché
- Nomsa NeneSis Buleng
- Grace MahlabaPuthi
- Joe NinaHenry
- John Simon JonesGun Shop Owner (as Simon Jones)
- Sam MofokengOupa (as Sam Ntshenki Mofokeng)
Details
- Released
- 23 May 1997
- Country
- South Africa
- Written by
- Les Blair
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Jump the Gun runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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Which OTT platform is Jump the Gun on?
Jump the Gun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1997. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Jump the Gun?
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Who directed Jump the Gun?
Jump the Gun (1997) was directed by Les Blair and stars Baby Cele, Lionel Newton, Michele Burgers.