Mama Jack

Leon Schuster, South Africa's king of slapstick comedy, is back with another big screen release, Mama Jack. It was filmed in and around Cape Town. The film is produced by Anant Singh and Helena Spring, and directed by Gray Hofmeyr. Schuster's previous film, Mr Bones, is the highest grossing South African film to date. In Mama Jack, Schuster plays Jack Theron who works on a film set. The producer can't stand him and in a bid to get rid of Jack, he spikes his drink at a function. Soon Jack unwittingly offends the dignitaries, ruins the function and gets into trouble with the law. On the run, Jack turns to his friend Shorty, a make-up artist, for help. He emerges disguised as a black woman, Mama Jack, who soon finds herself employed by the producer's fiancee and falls in love with her. Deceptions and misunderstandings lead to mayhem. Mary-Anne Barlow, Egoli's Coreen Edwards, plays love interest Angela, while Alfred Nthombela plays Shorty. Sharleen Surtie-Richards also features as the mayor of Cape Town.