Jacobus Johannes Uys (30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

He made his debut as a film director in 1951 with the Afrikaans-language film Daar doer in die bosveld. He directed 24 films in total, including: 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

• Dingaka (1965)
• After You, Comrade (1967)
• Lost in the Desert (1971)
• Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)
• The Gods Must Be Crazy (1979)
• Funny People II (1983)
• The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

Uys received the 1981 Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film de Comedy Vevey for The Gods Must Be Crazy, and in 1974 he received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award for best documentary for Beautiful People. Dingaka is a 1965 film by South African director Jamie Uys with the soundtrack by Bertha Egnos, Eddie Domingo and Basil Gray. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Animals are Beautiful People or just Beautiful People is a 1974 nature documentary about the wildlife in Southern Africa. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Gods Must Be Crazy is a film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gods Must Be Crazy is a film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gods Must Be Crazy is a film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The two Beautiful People films were documentaries about the plant and animal life in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana (and even Zimbabwe), especially desert creatures. A highlight was some elephants, warthogs, monkeys and other animals staggering around after eating rotten, fermented marula fruit. There was some criticism that some of the scenes were staged, for example the burning of a social weaver nest, as well as the marula scene mentioned above. The Marula (Sclerocarrya birrea) is a medium-sized dioecious tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa and the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa. ... The Marula (Sclerocarrya birrea) is a medium-sized dioecious tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa and the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa. ...

Jamie Uys' biggest and best known movie was The Gods Must Be Crazy. In this movie he used a bushman called N!xau in the lead role. This was a comedy in which a Coke bottle that was thrown out of an aeroplane, fell in the Kalahari desert and was found by the San tribe. As this was the only "modern" object in their world, it led to strife and it was decided that the bottle had to be returned to the Gods, who must have sent it in the first place. The character played by N!xau was given the task to return it. The Gods Must Be Crazy is a film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys. ... The Bushmen (also known as Basarwa in Tswana, or San in Nama) are an indigenous population of the Kalahari Desert, which spans South Africa and neighbouring Botswana and Namibia. ... N!xau (or earlier G!kau; December 16, 1944 - July 1, 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer who was made famous by his roles in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in which he played the Kalahari Bushman Xixo. ... The Kalahari Desert is a large, arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Africa that covers about 500,000 km². It covers 70% of Botswana, and parts of Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. ... The Bushmen (also known as Basarwa in Tswana, or San in Nama) are an indigenous population of the Kalahari Desert, which spans South Africa and neighbouring Botswana and Namibia. ... N!xau (or earlier G!kau; December 16, 1944 - July 1, 2003) was a Namibian bush farmer who was made famous by his roles in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy and its sequels, in which he played the Kalahari Bushman Xixo. ...

The movie generated massive word-of-mouth success in America, Japan, Europe, and other territories, spawning a less successful sequel, The Gods Must Be Crazy II. The Gods Must Be Crazy II is a sequel to Jamie Uys 1980 comedy film, The Gods Must Be Crazy. ...

Uys' other well-known movie was Funny People in 1978, which was a comedy in the same genre as Candid Camera in the U.S., putting unsuspecting people in embarrassing positions. These included a talking postbox, with the voice of a man claiming to be trapped inside, who asks a passer-by for help. When the passer-by returns with his friends, the 'talking' postbox is silent, and his friends accuse him of being drunk. The sequel, Funny People II was released in 1983, and features a young Arnold Vosloo, who has since found fame in Hollywood. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially appeared on radio as Candid Microphone in the 1940s, then screened in the United States in the 1950s, with local versions produced around the world. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arnold Vosloo (born June 16, 1962 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African actor, now a naturalized American, best known for playing the title role in the 1999 film The Mummy, and its sequel, He began his acting career in the South Africa theatre where he won several Dalro...

External links

• Jamie Uys at the Internet Movie Database