Spud 3: Learning to Fly

Name: Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2014-12-16
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6
Cast: John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Caspar Lee, Sven Ruygrok, Byron Langley

2014·Movie·15·89 min·★ 6.0(30)

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As Spud Milton continues his awkward stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: When dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. "I'm practically a man in most areas," writes Spud confidently on his sixteenth birthday. The year is 1992 and, in South Africa, radical change is in the air. The country may be on the bumpy road to an uncertain future, but Spud Milton is hoping for a smooth ride as he returns to boarding school as a senior. Instead, he discovers that his vindictive arch enemy is back to taunt him and that a garrulous Malawian has taken residence in his dormitory, along with the regular inmates and misfits he calls friends. Spud's world has never seemed less certain; he attempts to master Shakespeare, wrestles constantly with his God, and the power of negative thinking, and develops an aversion to fried fish after a shocking discovery about his grandmother, Wombat.

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About Spud 3: Learning to Fly

Spud 3: Learning to Fly is a 2014 English-language comedy film directed by Johnny Barker. The cast is led by John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Caspar Lee. It has a runtime of 1h 29m. In United States, it is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

Spud 3: Learning to Fly was produced by Rogue Star Films, Times Media Films, and The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa and made in South Africa. It was released on December 16, 2014, and carries a 15 certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Johnny Barker
Writers: John Van De Ruit
Release date: December 16, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: 15
Status: Released
Country: South Africa
Box office: $0 million
Production: Rogue Star Films, Times Media Films, The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa

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Spud 3: Learning to Fly cast & crew

Spud 3: Learning to Fly was directed by Johnny Barker and written by John Van De Ruit.

The cast features John Cleese as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly, Troye Sivan as John 'Spud' Milton, Caspar Lee as Garlic, Sven Ruygrok as Robert 'Rambo' Black, Byron Langley as Simon Brown, and Blessing Xaba as Sidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jon Savage, cinematography is by Willie Nel, and it was produced by Ross Garland.

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At 1h 29m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

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