You Must Be Joking!
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You Must Be Joking!
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Overview
In a series of short skits, Leon Schuster uses candid camera and several disguises to stitch up the general public of South Africa. Such sketches include: The watermelon pulse test, where Leon shows that a watermelon is only ripe when it does not have a heartbeat, much to the confusion of the seller. Cooking on the bonnet of a car, while upsetting the traffic police. Supposedly killing a cow in a butcher's shop.
Release Date
1986-01-01
Average
3.8
Rating:
1.9 startsTagline
The "skelm" camera at its' funniest
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Languages:
AfrikaansEnglish
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