{"id":714,"date":"2013-10-29T12:48:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T10:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=714"},"modified":"2013-10-29T12:49:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T10:49:28","slug":"schuster-brings-it-to-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2013\/10\/29\/schuster-brings-it-to-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Schuster Brings It To The People"},"content":{"rendered":"

just over 1 month until Leon Schuster\u2019s latest candid-comedy caper, Schuks! Your Country Needs You<\/i><\/b>, hits cinemas on 29 November nationwide. Now, with the full-length trailer playing in cinemas and whetting appetites nationwide, SA\u2019s favourite prankster brings an announcement that is sure to galvanise many followers into action.<\/p>\n

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Lare Birk, Leon Schuster, Alfred Ntombela, Rob van Vuuren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The search is officially on to find SA\u2019s best prankster! Leon is looking for the best, stomach-achingly funny pranks that his fans can produce. As of this week, fans can submit their pranks\u00a0by logging on to the official Facebook page, www.facebook.com\/SchuksYourCountryNeedsYou<\/a>, until 26 November.
\n(T\u2019s and C\u2019s apply; see the Facebook page for full terms and conditions.)<\/p>\n

Through a series of public votes over December, together with Leon\u2019s input, the winner will be selected in January 2014. In addition to being crowned the King (or Queen) of all Pranksters, the winner will also have their prank included in the Special Features of the Schuks! Your Country Needs You<\/i><\/b><\/a> DVD and Blu-ray, to be released in the first half of 2014 \u2013 forever memorialising their contribution to making the nation laugh. With lots of prizes and special giveaways, there is more than enough motivation to stake your place as a prankster!<\/p>\n

Say\u2019s Schuster, \u2018I can\u2019t wait to see what fun my fans will have for us and I am certainly looking forward to having a great laugh with all of South Africa.\u2019 On whether he has any advice for the would-be-pranksters, Leon adds, \u2018keep it safe, keep it clean, don\u2019t get hurt and remember \u2013 laughter is the best medicine!\u2019<\/p>\n

To get some inspiration fans can view the full-length trailer<\/a> from Schuks! Your Country Needs You<\/i><\/b> that delivers some insight into the non-stop laughs that cinema-goers can expect this holiday season.<\/p>\n

A side-splitting candid camera comedy, Schuks! Your Country Needs You<\/i><\/b> co-stars long-time Schuster collaborator Alfred \u2018Shorty\u2019 Ntombela, stage and screen comic icon Rob van Vuuren as well as newcomer Lar\u00e9 Birk. Together, the awesome foursome create havoc across South Africa, testing people\u2019s patience in traffic, swindling them at shops and scaring them by the side of the road \u2013 all for a good cause: laughter! Transformed by elaborate costumes and special effects makeup, Schuks and the team also tackle some of the country\u2019s biggest names \u2013 will they take the bait and see the funny side of it?<\/p>\n

Directed by Gray Hofmeyr, and Produced by Andre Scholtz, Schuks Your Country Needs You<\/i><\/b> is set for release on Friday 29 November 2013 and will be distributed by The Walt Disney Company Africa under the Touchstone Pictures banner.<\/p>\n