Spud 3: Learning to Fly

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Johnny Barker

Writers

John Van De Ruit

Language

English

Country

South Africa

Release date

16 December 2014

Box office

$327,791

Ensemble

Cast

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  Troye Sivan

  John 'Spud' Milton

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  John Cleese

  Mr. 'The Guv' Edly

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  Caspar Lee

  Garlic

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  Sven Ruygrok

  Robert 'Rambo' Black

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  Byron Langley

  Simon Brown

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  Blessing Xaba

  Sidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott

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  Tom Burne

  Vern 'Rain Man' Blackadder

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  Travis Hornsby

  Alan 'Boggo' Greenstein

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  Genna Blair

  Debbie 'The Mermaid'

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  Alex McGregor

  Christine

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  Aaron McIlroy

  Mr. Milton

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  Julie Summers

  Mrs. Milton