Mr. Bones is the sole survivor of an airplane crash who grows up in Kuvukiland and becomes the kingdom’s bone-throwing prophet. King Tsonga sends him to find the future prince, leading him to Vince Lee. He guides Vince’s luck, abducts him, and later helps defeat the casino owner before revealing the mistaken prophecy.
Owner of a farm shop in Nambabwe who scams foreign tourists by faking lion kills. He falls in love with Inge, rescues her from guerrillas, and orchestrates a series of deceptions to sabotage the incompetent UN platoon's inspection, ultimately tricking Mackay's soldiers and accidentally killing Mackay and Zapman with a cannon.
In the first film, Mr. Bones is the sole survivor of an aircraft crash who grows up to serve as Kuvukiland's bone-throwing seer. He seeks the king's son and mistakenly identifies Vince as the prince. The second film follows his great-great-grandfather, also called Mr. Bones, as he tries to free King Hekule from a cursed gem; in the third, the elderly seer aims to guide his son Mathambo into manhood.
Mr Bones is the central problem-solver and the great-great-grandfather of the character from the first film. He must cure Hekule after Kunji's spirit possesses the king, then eliminate the cursed gemstone. His journey takes him 130 years into the future, where he seeks clues and a way to return the gem to Ataram.
A veteran South African sportscaster who wins an award for 20 years of service on his 40th birthday. After missing a broadcast, he is demoted, then suspended for pranking George Weedle. A casino accident leaves him in a coma, and he later wakes in a changed South Africa with amnesia. With Shorty and Sandy, he tries to reclaim his jackpot and outwit Weedle; after another blow to the head, he believes he is a cowboy named Raymond.
Leon Schuster has 42 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Their work is anchored in the Mr. Bones Collection universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Yankee Zulu, Mr. Bones, Mr. Bones 3: Son of Bones. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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