Panic Mechanic

Panic Mechanic

When Hanky Pranky (alias Schucks), star of a candid camera TV show, loses his job to affirmative action, he applies for a job at a stress academy. It´s not long before Schucks discovers his new boss, Jack Paddaman, is as crooked as they come, but it´s too late: the employment contract is signed and sealed.A year passes, and Schucks is no better off. However, his candid camera videos, which poke fun at all sectors of post-1994 South Africa, prove a big hit with stressed-out government ministers. When the president asks Paddaman to make a movie to benefit street children, Schucks and his pals do all the hard work while Paddaman plans how he can get hold of the profits from the video sales. Add a scatterbrained secretary, a lovelorn traffic cop and a cunning street child and you have a roll-in-the aisles comedy with a distinctly South African flavour.

ZA

Made in ZA

5.7/10

1996

Comedy

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Cast

Leon Schuster

Leon Schuster

As Schuks

Frantz Dobrowsky

Frantz Dobrowsky

As Jack Paddaman

Tolla Van Der Merwe

Tolla Van Der Merwe

As Jakob

Nana Stapelberg

Nana Stapelberg

As Gloria Haasbroek

Themba Ndaba

Themba Ndaba

As Billy

Taryn Sudding

Taryn Sudding

As Annie / Various characters

John Robbie

John Robbie

As Himself

Sello Sebotsane

Sello Sebotsane

As Hijacker

Dorette Nel

Dorette Nel

As Saartjie

Desmond Dube

Desmond Dube

As SABC man

Lieb Bester

Lieb Bester

As Gys

Ernest Ndhlovu

Ernest Ndhlovu

As SABC boss

Tim Plewman

Tim Plewman

As Minister of Transport

Coco Merckel

Coco Merckel

As Chauffeur

Pierre van Pletzen

Pierre van Pletzen

As Coetzee

Andries van der Heever

Andries van der Heever

As Leader of the Opposition

Ruth Cele

Ruth Cele

As The President

Thamele Mavuya

Thamele Mavuya

As Frankie (Homeless Child)

Dick Reineke

Dick Reineke

As Schuks' Neighbour

Zukile Gqobose

Zukile Gqobose

As Mfusi

Francois Stemmet

Francois Stemmet

As Jan van der Merwe

Marga van Rooy

Marga van Rooy

As Mrs. van der Merwe

Nick Collis

Nick Collis

As Self - Actor in Audition

James Borthwick

James Borthwick

As Self - Actor in Audtion

Nick Lorentz

Nick Lorentz

As Self - Actor in Audtion

Terence Reis

Terence Reis

As Self - Actor in Audtion

Richard Carter

Richard Carter

As Camp Chap

David Hall-Green

David Hall-Green

As TV Newscaster

John Lesley

John Lesley

As Priest

Wendy Rudolph

Wendy Rudolph

As Pizza Delivery Lady

Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

As Barman

Hannah Botha

Hannah Botha

As Minibus Passenger (uncredited)

Andre Scholtz

Andre Scholtz

As Kobus Wiese's Friend (uncredited)

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

As Minibuss Passenger (uncredited)

Kobus Wiese

Kobus Wiese

As Self (uncredited)

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