Jamie Uys(1921-1996)

Director
Writer
Producer

Jamie Uys in The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

Jamie Uys was an internationally acclaimed film director who completed 24 films. Prizes for his work included the 1981 Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film de Comedy Vevey for 'The Gods Must be Crazy' and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award for best documentary in 1974 for 'Beautiful People' aka 'Animals are Beautiful People'. 'The Gods Must be Crazy' enjoyed three years of uninterrupted screening in the United States.

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Gods Must Be Crazy

7.3

Director

1980

Beautiful People

8.2

Director

1974

Daar Doer in die Bosveld

7.0

Director

1951

Hans en die Rooinek/Sidney and the Boer

7.7

Director

1961

Credits

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Director

The Gods Must Be Crazy II
6.8
- Director
- 1989
Funny People 2
5.5
- Director
- 1983
The Gods Must Be Crazy
7.3
- Director
- 1980
Funny People
6.2
- Director
- 1976
Beautiful People
8.2
- Director
- 1974
Dirkie
6.9
- Director (as Jamie Hayes)
- 1969
The Great Adjustment
Short
- Director
- 1968
We Are Marching to Pretoria
Short
- Director
- 1968
Three Wise Men of the World
Short
- Director
- 1967
The Professor and the Beauty Queen
6.8
- Director
- 1967
All the Way to Paris
6.5
- Director
- 1966
Dingaka
6.7
- Director
- 1964
Citizens of Tomorrow
Short
- Director
- 1963
Lord Oom Piet
7.0
- Director
- 1962
Hans en die Rooinek/Sidney and the Boer
7.7
- Director
- 1961

Writer

The Gods Must Be Crazy II
6.8
- written and devised by
- 1989
The Gods Must Be Crazy
7.3
- written by
- 1980
Funny People
6.2
- written by
- 1976
Beautiful People
8.2
- written by
- 1974
Dirkie
6.9
- Writer (as Jamie Hayes)
- 1969
The Great Adjustment
Short
- Writer
- 1968
Three Wise Men of the World
Short
- Writer
- 1967
The Professor and the Beauty Queen
6.8
- writer
- 1967
All the Way to Paris
6.5
- Writer
- 1966
Dingaka
6.7
- Writer
- 1964
Citizens of Tomorrow
Short
- writer
- 1963
Lord Oom Piet
7.0
- Writer
- 1962
Hans en die Rooinek/Sidney and the Boer
7.7
- Writer
- 1961
Doodkry is Min
- Writer
- 1961
Rip van Wyk
7.1
- screenplay
- 1960

Producer

Adventures in Africa
- producer
- 1992
Funny People 2
5.5
- producer
- 1983
The Gods Must Be Crazy
7.3
- producer
- 1980
Funny People
6.2
- producer
- 1976
Beautiful People
8.2
- producer (produced by)
- 1974
Dirkie
6.9
- producer (as Jamie Hayes)
- 1969
The Great Adjustment
Short
- producer
- 1968
We Are Marching to Pretoria
Short
- producer
- 1968
The Professor and the Beauty Queen
6.8
- producer
- 1967
All the Way to Paris
6.5
- producer
- 1966
Dingaka
6.7
- producer
- 1964
Lord Oom Piet
7.0
- producer
- 1962
Hans en die Rooinek/Sidney and the Boer
7.7
- producer
- 1961
Doodkry is Min
- producer
- 1961
Satanskoraal
- producer
- 1959

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Jamie Hayes
Born
- May 30, 1921
- Boksburg, South Africa
Died
- January 29, 1996
- Johannesburg, South Africa(heart attack)
Spouse
- Hettie Uys
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie

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Trivia
According to longtime colleague Boet Troskie, "the workaholic" Jamie could never remember exactly how many movies, documentaries, short films and educational pictures he had made.

Quotes
[on messages in his films - or the lack thereof] It's just slapstick comedy, with no message. I've been making comedies most of my life, and I've never put a message in - it's bad for business. It's arrogant to put messages in. You rob your audiences of putting in their own messages.