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Yankee Zulu

Yankee Zulu

1993Movie⏱️ 1h 40mPG
ComedyDrama
6.4
IMDB Rating
2,108 votes

Childhood friends Rhino and Zulu reunite as adults. Zulu, a wanted criminal after years in the US, drags Rhino into a wild chase with racist group T. U. R. D and lots of money.

Director
Gray Hofmeyr
Writers
Leon Schuster, Gray Hofmeyr, Craig Gardner
Stars
Leon Schuster, John Matshikiza, Wilson Dunster
Release Date
February 16, 1996
Language
English, Afrikaans
Country
South Africa
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Leon Schuster
Leon Schuster
as Rhino Labuschagne
John Matshikiza
John Matshikiza
as Zulu Mashabela
Wilson Dunster
Wilson Dunster
as Captain Diehard
Terri Treas
Terri Treas
as Rowena Labuschagne
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Michelle Bowes
as Tienkie
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Skye Svorinic
as Prince William
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Ruan Mandelstam
as Young Rhino
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Bobo Seritsani
as Young Zulu
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Mari Michael
as Young Rowena
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Mbali Dladla
as Thandi

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby SR
Color
Color
Filming Location
South Africa
Production
Distant Horizon, Toron Screen Corporation, Koukus Troika

🏷️ Keywords

villainessporcupinemarriageanti racisminfantile comedy

🎯 Categories

Buddy ComedySlapstickComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Very Funny
by bookertkilla2005-03-03
9/10

"Although I'm not South African I found this movie very funny.This is based on real facts in South Africa.This is black people come from poor backgrounds and white people come from much richer background.This has got African humour that mostly I don't think Americans and British people will understand it.But overall it was a great movie.Its a classic African comedy movie.Although a lot of people complained about the acting skills, I disagree.I thought they were great because this was like the actors first official movie.The ones before were made from a very low budget.This was Leon Sc..."

💡 Did You Know?

Though a success in its home of South Africa, the film also became a massive audience favorite in post-communist Eastern Europe, where it was frequently shown on television all throughout the 90s and 2000s. While the film's lengthy comedy scenes that poke fun at racism with a heavy reliance on blackface and whiteface were a target of criticism to Western viewers, such gags were more accepted in Eastern Europe, where blackface is still practiced in public media in the 2020s.

📖 Synopsis

Childhood friends Rhino and Zulu reunite as adults. Zulu, a wanted criminal after years in the US, drags Rhino into a wild chase with racist group T. U. R. D and lots of money.