

Panic Mechanic
1996-11-29 · 101 min · ★ 5.7
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- David Lister
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- South Africa
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 262,987
- Revenue
- USD 949,678
Top Cast
Leon SchusterSchuks
Tolla Van Der MerweJakob
Nana StapelbergGloria Haasbroek
Themba NdabaBilly
Taryn SuddingAnnie / Various characters
John RobbieHimself
Sello SebotsaneHijacker
Dorette NelSaartjie
Desmond DubeSABC man
Lieb BesterGys
Ernest NdhlovuSABC boss
Tim PlewmanMinister of Transport
Coco MerckelChauffeur
Pierre van PletzenCoetzeeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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