Crazy Monkey Presents Straight Outta Benoni (2005)

Director:

Trevor Clarence

Writers:

Brendan Jack
Trevor Clarence

Release Date:

1 August 2005 (South Africa)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A Story About Two Guys Living On The Edge... Of Benoni.

Plot:

Brendan and Gavin have got twenty-four hours to achieve overnight success, and nothing can stop them... Except maybe themselves.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Fired From The Job | Family Relationships | Satire | Teen

Cast

Brendan Jack	...	Brendan Jack
Gavin Williams	...	Gavin Williams
Tanit Phoenix	...	Megan Alba
Colin Moss	...	Chad Keiser
Brett Goldin	...	Brett
Trevor Clarence	...	Trevor
Louw Venter	...	Cop
Kagiso Lediga	...	Dirk Holden
Danny K	...	Danny K
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kathleen Anderson	...	Mother at fast food joint
Carl Beukes	...	Male model
Herman Botha	...	Hippie
Douglas Bristow	...	Lenny
Corrine Broomberg	...	Mrs. Mitri
Schalk Burger	...	Himself
Tony Caprari	...	Deon Mitri
Terrence Chimbuya	...	Manziman
Gabriella Cirillo	...	Casting director
Leon Clingman	...	American reporter
Ben Crossman	...	Male model
Bevan Cullinan	...	The man-beast
Morne du Toit	...	Fast food joint manager
Alistair A. Duff	...	Advertising executive
Andrew Eland	...	Assistant director
Thomas Ferreira	...	Male model
Chris Forrest	...	Security guard
Mariska Heunis	...	Child at fast food joint
Ben Horowitz	...	Casting assistant
Henk Hugo	...	Hugo
Olive King	...	Bowls lady
Nadia Kretschmer	...	Carmen
Heather Leite	...	TV presenter
Delia Leopold	...	Gavin's mother
Ilse Lotz	...	Dale
Annelie Mare	...	Babe at the bar
Saki Missaikos	...	Benoni general manager
Riaad Moosa	...	Advertising executive
Joe Parker	...	Police chief
Juanita Pienaar	...	Hippie
Thandi Puren	...	Local reporter
Gabriel Rybko	...	Gavin's brother
Jonathan Santana	...	Male model
Ron Smerczak	...	Priest
Bradley Seaton Smith	...	Stroppy kid
Stanimir Stoykov	...	The pupper master
Given Stuurman	...	Manziman's brother
Jessie Thobias	...	Gospel singer
Kate Tilley	...	Arabella Mitri
Shaeleen Tobin	...	Advertising executive
Rob van Vuuren	...	Hippie
John Vlismas	...	Himself
Francois Weber	...	Male model
Billy White	...	Megan's assistant
George Worthmore	...	Director

Directed by
Trevor Clarence

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Trevor Clarence
Brendan Jack

Produced by
Ronnie Apteker	....	producer
Thomas Ferreira	....	co-producer
David Frankel	....	executive producer
Tendeka Matatu	....	co-producer
Jeremy Nathan	....	executive producer
Joel Phiri	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joe Arthur

Cinematography by
Clive Sacke

Film Editing by
Richard Starkey

Casting by
Gabriella Cirillo

Makeup Department
Lyn Kennedy	....	key makeup artist
Jonathan Walton	....	chief hair stylist

Production Management
Nerissa Black	....	post-production supervisor
Craig Morton	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Horowitz	....	first assistant director
Alex Kyriakides	....	third assistant director
Philie Naughten	....	second assistant director
Adrian Suckow	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Dylan Jowett	....	stand-by dresser
Katherine Ross	....	property master
Morne van der Merwe	....	set dresser
Francois Weber	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Charlotte Buys	....	dialogue editor
Nicky De Beer	....	supervising sound editor
Akbar Ali Goolam	....	foley engineer (as Akbar Goolam)
Ivan Milborrow	....	sound
Juliet Phillips	....	foley artist (as Juliette Phillips)
Jeremy Saacks	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Cyril Schumann	....	visual effects compositor

Stunts
Natasha Introna	....	stunt double
Aubrey Lovett	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Brown	....	clapper loader
Houston Hadden	....	focus puller
Linda Mabasa	....	best boy
Goodwill Madihlaba	....	assistant grip
Peter Modise	....	video tape operator
Willie Nel	....	epk camera operator
Robertson Nkwana	....	key grip
Clint Stone	....	gaffer
Muzi Tshabalala	....	camera trainee
Jennifer Wheatley	....	still photographer

Animation Department
David Hiller	....	animator
Robyn Jephson	....	animation sequence producer
Gina King	....	animator
Michael Robertson	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pierre Du Plessis	....	wardrobe assistant
Sara Nordlöf	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Desmond Allan	....	digital post-production coordinator
Jason Basson	....	lustre editor
Wiggie Ellenberger	....	telecine operator
Brett Manson	....	digital intermediate colorist
Pat Munnik	....	color timer
Phindiwe Nongwe	....	editor trainee
Carina Steyl	....	post-production coordinator
Nicci Van Niekerk	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Julian Hester	....	music crew
Adrian King	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Shimmy Ntsoseng	....	crew driver
Hodges Sibeko	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Jason Basson	....	dust busting
Ben Crossman	....	tattoo artist
Greg de Chasteauneuf	....	technology consultant
Kobus Estherhuizen	....	location scout
Greg Hamburger	....	legal department
Aubrey Khumalo	....	location scout
Greg Kirby	....	spirit datacine operator
Axel Kompat	....	scanning QC engineer
Gerhard Kriel	....	systems engineer
Maston Kwenda	....	assistant caterer
Alex Kyriakides	....	location scout
Myrto Makrides	....	script supervisor
Kevin Mann	....	epk unit
Mic Mann	....	epk unit
Shayne Mann	....	epk unit
Brett Manson	....	lustre virtual cinematographer
Joe Matlou	....	genie operator
Ishmael Maupe	....	location scout
Mark McIntyre	....	programmer: flash
Johnathan McKay	....	title sequence creator
Tenant McKay	....	opening film sequence
Kate Michalaro	....	marketing
Pravesh Mistry	....	Benoni point man
Malebo Mokoena	....	production trainee
Andrew Murray	....	web master
Natalie Mycielski	....	production accountant
Philie Naughten	....	production co-coordinator
Vincent Thuso Paneng	....	production assistant
Ziggy Pillay	....	marketing
Fiona Ramsey	....	dialogue coach
Gerhard Roets	....	systems engineer
Ma Rosie	....	craft service
Mark Rosin	....	legal department
Gerard Savenije	....	location manager
Rosalind Smith	....	production coordinator
George Stylianou	....	technology consultant
Thandi Zwana	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• IMG Productions

Distributors

• Ster-Kinekor Pictures (2005) (South Africa) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Go-Casting  casting

Runtime:

South Africa:89 min

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Africa:PG

Filming Locations:

Benoni, South Africa

Company:

IMG Productions

Trivia:

The Crazy Monkey team started out as four guys having fun with a video camera, making fun of extreme culture.

Some good, but doesn't quite cut it...

The movie is about two South African chaps, living in the suburban limbo that many young South Africans find them in a post-Apartheid era where Affirmative Action has cut their options down. The actors are mostly accomplished at their art, the cinematography is quite good, but the script and editing lets the whole thing down. Although supposed to be a comedy, the chuckles can be counted on one hand. Wry smiles are the best that I could generate. Extensive use of slow motion slows the movie down to a crawl at times, and it somehow never gets going. This may be deliberate, reflecting the lives of our protagonists who also never seem to get going, but it does not compel the viewer used to fast paced Hollywood action.

Low budget? Definitely. But low budget is a challenge to film makers, and should not be a death knell.

On the bright side, their are no cheap politically correct themes, and no pie-in-the-face scenes a la Schuster to get cheap ratings.

A huge pity that the actor who plays Brett was recently killed in a senseless killing. This will probably give the movie undeserved cult status. Judged on it's own merits, it does not deserve cult status.