Jump the Gun

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.

Baby Cele

Gugu

Lionel Newton

Clinton van Rooyen

Michele Burgers

Minnie

Thulani Nyembe

Bazooka

Rapulana Seiphemo

Thabo

Danny Keogh

J.J.

Marcel Van Heerden

Johnny Fouché

Nomsa Nene

Sis Buleng

Grace Mahlaba

Puthi

Joe Nina

Henry

John Simon Jones

Gun Shop Owner (as Simon Jones)

Sam Mofokeng

Oupa (as Sam Ntshenki Mofokeng)

Fana Mokoena

Man in shacks

Michael Ketoa

Boy in Gunshop

Themba Ndaba

Jewellery shop robber

Patrick Ndlovu

Sello

• Les BlairWriter · Director
• Seamus McGarveyDirector of Photography

Release date

May 23, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Comedy