Spud (2010) ( Spud Milton )

Spud (2010) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$22.99

Alternate Title: Spud Milton
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
South Africa ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Donovan Marsh

Written By:
Donovan Marsh
John Van De Ruit

Actors:
John Cleese ..... Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
Troye Sivan ..... John 'Spud' Milton
Jamie Royal ..... Henry 'Gecko' Barker
Sven Ruygrok ..... Rambo
Blessing Yaba ..... Fatty
Tom Burne ..... Vern 'Rain Main' Blackadder
Josh Goddard ..... Charlie 'Mad Dog' Hooper
Travis Hornsby ..... Boggo
Byron Langley ..... Simon Brown
Jason Cope ..... Sparerib - Mr Wilson
Genna Blair ..... Debbie 'Mermaid'
Charlbi Dean Kriek ..... Amanda
Julie Summers ..... Mom
Aaron McIlroy ..... Dad
Tanit Phoenix ..... Mrs. Eve Wilson

Synopsis:

It's 1990, Nelson Mandela is being released from prison, and 13-year-old John Milton has just won a cricket scholarship to a prestigious private school in South Africa. Nicknamed Spud because of his small size, the boy lives in a dysfunctional home with a senile grandmother and a father who thinks Mandela's release means an imminent Communist takeover. Somehow, Spud's not quite prepared for his new life in an elite boarding school full of rich kids with cool monikers like Rambo, Boggo, and Mad Dog. Bullied by two older boys, Spud seeks solace in the school's production of Oliver! He wins the lead role-and the hearts of both Mermaid and seductive Amanda. Luckily, Spud can always get advice from his friend Gecko; his hero, the head of house Luthuli; and his eccentric, alcoholic English teacher, The Guv. Based on the popular comic novel by John van de Ruit, Spud marks the welcome return of John Cleese as The Guv, while Troye Sivan (young Logan in X-Men: Wolverine) is perfectly cast as Spud. This affectionate, sometimes embarrassing, and oft-hilarious coming-of-age story opens the viewers' eyes to strange worlds, first love, and true friendship.

It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. John Milton is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home. Along the way Spud takes his first tentative steps along the path to manhood. (The path it seems could be a rather long road). Spud is an only child. He is cursed with parents from well beyond the lunatic fringe and a senile granny. His dad is a fervent anti-communist who is paranoid that the family domestic worker is running a shebeen from her room at the back of the family home. His mom is a free spirit and a teenager's worst nightmare, whether it's shopping for Spud's underwear in the local supermarket, or sneaking food into her handbag at school functions. Armed with only his wits and his diary, Spud takes us from illegal night swimming to the red-hot furnace of the cricket pitch, from ghostbusting to a catastrophic family vacation. He also invites us into the mind of a boy struggling to come to terms with a strange new world, a boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship and complete insanity.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 28 May, 2021.

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