Project Detail

Don't Push Your Granny While She's Shaving

Synopsis

We meet Mel, a young attractive blonde, on her wedding day. Within the hour her new husband, Fred, is dead. She must quickly find a husband to present to her grandmother, who is dying of cancer. In a stable relationship Mel stands to inherit Granny's money. Sipho, the photographer at her wedding, quickly steps into dead Fred's shoes.

When, a few weeks later, Granny dies and the Will is read Sipho is announced the benefactor! It is now up to Mel to find a way to get her hands on what she considers to be rightfully hers. This involves finding another dead body to pull off her plan.

Set in the new South Africa, this film is a black comedy, and while every scene ends with an amusing twist, it is a film that provokes 'thoughtful' laughter.

Details

Year
2002
Type of film
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
DV
Director
James P Parker
Producer
Doria Hart
Executive Producer
Doria Hart
Editor
Paul E Railton
Screenwriter
James P Parker
Director of Photography
Andre J Smith
Sound
Neil Campbell
Principal cast
Sipho Mzobe, Melanie Merle, Prof E Sneddon, Edwin Khumalo, Surekha Singh

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Free Range Productions

228 Bradford Road
Otley
LS21 3LT
UK

jamespparker@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Free Range Productions

228 Bradford Road
Otley
LS21 3LT
UK

jamespparker@hotmail.com

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