Set in Cape Town, South Africa Mama Jack is the story of Jack Theron, an ordinary person working on a film set. However, his movie producer boss hates him and wants to remove him from the production of the film. In a bid to get rid of Jack, the producer spikes his drink with a drug at a glamorous function, and before long Jack has got himself on the wrong side of the law. While on the run, Jack turns to his friend, a make-up artist, who turns him into "Mama Bolo". Mama Bolo soon finds “herself” employed by the producer’s fiancée, Angela. A series of deceptions and misunderstandings pile up and comic mayhem ensues with Jack Theron becoming another character, Doctor Donald, a tramp from Scotland.
Acting
Schuster juggling three roles with unhinged commitment
Practical Effects
Makeup transformations that somehow still work
Director
Gray Hofmeyr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schuster dominated South African box offices for decades with prank and disguise comedies that rarely traveled internationally.
The triple-role structure was a Schuster signature—he'd played multiple characters in most of his hits since the 1980s.
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