Jacobus Johannes Uys (/eɪs/; 30 May 1921 â€" 29 January 1996), better
known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for
directing the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its 1989
sequel The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Uys also directed the 1974
documentary film Animals Are Beautiful People.Before his foray into
film, Uys was a mathematics teacher in his hometown of Boksburg. He
then married Hettie, a fellow mathematics teacher and the couple
started farming and opening trading posts along the Palala River. He
was later appointed local magistrate and Justice of the Peace. In an
interview, he stated, "Every Tuesday I crossed the wildest country and
swam through rivers to get to the police post where I could hold
court".He made his debut as a film director in 1951 with the
Afrikaans-language film Daar doer in die bosveld. He directed 24
films. He founded a company with Tommie Meyer but later they split up.
known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director, best known for
directing the 1980 comedy film The Gods Must Be Crazy and its 1989
sequel The Gods Must Be Crazy II. Uys also directed the 1974
documentary film Animals Are Beautiful People.Before his foray into
film, Uys was a mathematics teacher in his hometown of Boksburg. He
then married Hettie, a fellow mathematics teacher and the couple
started farming and opening trading posts along the Palala River. He
was later appointed local magistrate and Justice of the Peace. In an
interview, he stated, "Every Tuesday I crossed the wildest country and
swam through rivers to get to the police post where I could hold
court".He made his debut as a film director in 1951 with the
Afrikaans-language film Daar doer in die bosveld. He directed 24
films. He founded a company with Tommie Meyer but later they split up.
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